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    1956 Evinrude mechanical adventures - pics

    Hello again everyone. Another post involving the epic drama of my 1956 Evinrude big twin. After reading thru additional posts from rapunzel in Oklahoma - on this terrific forum, I noticed a few things and was hoping to ?share? with the group ? again... Question 1 ? my magneto plate has a part...
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    Checking coils. OMC Universal magneto

    Re: Checking coils. OMC Universal magneto pic of coils bottom
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    Checking coils. OMC Universal magneto

    I watched all the videos and just want to share what I found. One video specified that the ohm meter be set on the 1000 ohm resistance scale - which my meter does not have. REgarding the SECONDARY windings - ground wire and spark plug wire spike. What I got was as follows: 200 scale - no...
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    1956 - timing marks and throttle position

    Re: 1956 - timing marks and throttle position Ok, Few items to address. Firstly, thanks to one and all for spending valuable personal time on this project that I am determined to make as complicated as possible. (wife accuses me of this regularly) I understand the point gap method. Was...
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    1956 - timing marks and throttle position

    Re: 1956 - timing marks and throttle position Is this what needs to happen? Key ligned up with point set felt. Here's my point gap.
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    1956 - timing marks and throttle position

    Re: 1956 - timing marks and throttle position I have the lobe marked top as hown in the pic. My plan is to use the multimeter - ohm meter method to set the points
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    1956 - timing marks and throttle position

    Hi again guys. Was doing some poking around and..... I was expecting the timing marks to be more obvious. ( I also went on a snipe hunt as a kid) Pic one ; FOund the two hatch marks that were shown in many pics and video - but my flywheel mark is just a small dimple on the aluminum. Oh well. I...
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    1956 30hp timing question

    Re: 1956 30hp timing question couple more pics. put the cover on for pic but not screwed down. water intake port exposed for tank test - as directed by owners manual.
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    1956 30hp timing question

    Re: 1956 30hp timing question couple pics. Its "open" so it aint as pretty as it can be! New 6 volt battery is doing fine. Napa commercial. group 1. No re wiring desired here. We wont worry about the funky mercury switch on the throttle. Ordered new coils just now. Napa will have them in...
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    1956 30hp timing question

    Hi all, Yep, I'm new to the forum so be gentle with me. My question is about setting the timing on my 1956 evinrude big twin 30 hp. Yeah, I read all the posts and feel comfortable with the process but I have a question.... In an earlier life when I was tuning my 2 stroke twin motorcycle, I set...
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