19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

[Fishr23]

I got this motor and I am curious to what year range it might be? The lower unit has been replaced before I got it. Also what would a ok fuel mix to run? I been told 25-1 but I also heard 50-1. If I ran 50-1 instead will it hurt any thing?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

look on the block for a disc like this, has model & serial # on it, what are they?

 

[F_R]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

That's an easy one. 1959. The Golden Anniversary year. It is supposed to run on 24:1. Now, the fact is that it has all needle and roller bearings. So according to that, it should be ok with 50:1. But I'm not going to tell you to do that because if it tears up you will blame it on me. It was going to tear up anyway--hey it's only 50 years old. Not only that, but a 50 year old motor is liable to have a bunch of leaks and stuff and some extra oil will probably give it an extra margin of safety. I say use 24:1. But I also say it's your choice and your risk.

 

[Fishr23]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

That's an easy one. 1959. The Golden Anniversary year. It is supposed to run on 24:1. Now, the fact is that it has all needle and roller bearings. So according to that, it should be ok with 50:1. But I'm not going to tell you to do that because if it tears up you will blame it on me. It was going to tear up anyway--hey it's only 50 years old. Not only that, but a 50 year old motor is liable to have a bunch of leaks and stuff and some extra oil will probably give it an extra margin of safety. I say use 24:1. But I also say it's your choice and your risk.

Are they good motors??? The guy I got it from redid the lower unit and rebuilt the carb. It ran pretty good and sounded good in the 50 gal drum he fired up in. Just figured i'd get a little less smoke running 50-1

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

they all smoke, use synthetic oil to reduce smoke at 24:1. they were an are fantastic reliable motors, if the proper maintenance has been done. they are easy to work on, most parts are still available. there are several people on the forum right now who are putting several of the motors back in reliable use.

 

[Fishr23]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

they all smoke, use synthetic oil to reduce smoke at 24:1. they were an are fantastic reliable motors, if the proper maintenance has been done. they are easy to work on, most parts are still available. there are several people on the forum right now who are putting several of the motors back in reliable use.

I'll run 24:1 Then. Thank you. I would like to still post the numbers just to make sure. Also its a short shaft can it be converted to long shaft?? If so how hard is it I am pretty good at wrenching. Ah one more thing I was also told I could get some kind of generator that hooked up near the pull start??? That would charge my battery. It has pullstart and electric start!


Ah another one sorry guys I am learning though. I keep seeing the term decarb? I am assuimg this is some kind of way to clean the motor out? Care to explain a little better. If not I can always use the search function. Thanks

 

[F_R]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

Unless somebody has swapped the hood, it is what I said it is. But go ahead and post the numbers. It is easy to convert to long shaft, you just need all the parts. An extension housing, a spacer that goes with it and o-rings for the spacer, a long shift rod connector, either long water tubes or extenders for the ones you have, a long bolt for up the backside, another set of bolts for the sides. Lessee, did I miss anything?

Generator kits were an accessory. It takes a generator, generator mounting bracket, special belt, voltage regulator, special cover for the junction box to mount the regulator, flywheel guard, regulator cable, fuses, and whatever I missed. Oh, and the drive pulley has to still be on the flywheel. Most of them have fallen off by now. Hey, a battery charger works mighty fine.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

for what it would cost a battery charger is the way to go. and possibly find a short shaft transom or modify yours. the down side to those motors are that the clutch dogs in the lower unit. if they have been shifted slowly, the gears get worn. you won't know until it is running, and tried on the water under load.

 

[jasper60103]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

I say keep it simple and enjoy. Less stuff to worry about. FYI. I have a '62 johnson 28hp and hope to get running this year.

 

[Fishr23]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

for what it would cost a battery charger is the way to go. and possibly find a short shaft transom or modify yours. the down side to those motors are that the clutch dogs in the lower unit. if they have been shifted slowly, the gears get worn. you won't know until it is running, and tried on the water under load.

What signs will I see?

 

[coolguy147]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

well lets not forget about water here? when was the last time it was maiteneced do u know? water pump gear oil etc.

im working on a johnson of the same year. same exact thing except that urs has different decals. but to replace the impeller u got to take off all those philips scews on the back. id suggest a day of soaking in wd-40 around then. and to take a hammer and hammer into the scrws with the screw driver or use a impact driver to loosen them up. there at the lower unit a hidden bolt to remove it.

and when reinstalling it make sure ur water tubes r both coming down and reinstall into the pump, sometimes the tube gets stuck in the pump( happened to me) u can look through the exhaust to check and see if there in or not.

did u check compression?

 

[coolguy147]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

What signs will I see?

jumping out of gear not shifting right way. lots of clanking i think??


also i would suggest a decarb to make the motor run better

 

[jasper60103]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

What signs will I see?

Please don't get paranoid about it jumping gear.
You'll know if a problem arises.
If the previous owner just replaced the lower, hopefully you
won't see that problem.

Take her for ride and report back how it goes.

 

[Fishr23]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

Please don't get paranoid about it jumping gear.
You'll know if a problem arises.
If the previous owner just replaced the lower, hopefully you
won't see that problem.

Take her for ride and report back how it goes.

Will do I will be picking the boat up tomorrow. The lowunit was replaced and resealed last summer along with a carb rebuild. The guy was using until about 3 months ago when got a bigger boat. When I went and saw it it fired right up with the electric start and with the pull start. Thanks for all the great information.

 

[K.B]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

fishr23, you have a pm!

 

[Fishr23]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

fishr23, you have a pm!

Thank you pm returned. This forum is great.

 

[Fishr23]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

Ah another quick question spark plug gap?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

35hp 1957 - 1959 Champion J6C .030 only use Champion plugs, that what it was designed to use, NAPA dealers can get them for you .

 

[Fishr23]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

I am picking the boat up today and I was thinking about changing plugs and decarbing it using seafoam although I dont have time to go out on the river to do the seafoam could I put my motor in a 50 gal drum and run seafoam through it?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 19?? Evinrude 35 HP?

you can do it, but the neighbors may not like the smoke.

i like this method.
Decarb, take a can of seafoam put 3/4 of it in the gas tank, with only 1 gallon of premixed gas. put the rest in a spray bottle. start the engine, and let it come up to temperature. then remove plugs, and them some real good shot of seafoam into the cylinders, replace plugs, let sit 15 minutes. restart, and spray the rest of the seafoam into the carbs, so the the motor almost stalls, wait and repeat until the seafoam is gone.then take for a wide open spin. then put in new plugs, ad premixed gas to the tank, and take it for a wide open throttle spin. it is going to smoke like a house on fire, during this process.

afterwards compression.recheck