gogetter510
Cadet
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- May 9, 2012
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Hello all,
I posted early about a 1964 Evinrude 40 horse on a mid 50's Crestliner. Im looking to get the boat going again while my dad is out of town for about a month. About 10 years ago the engine started to cut out at anything above idle. It was as if one cylinder wouldnt fire.... a violent cut out. Last year i rebuilt the carb, and yet the issue remained. My dad is now gone, so i looked over the engine and replaced all of the fuel lines which were loose and leaked a little. The fuel filter also was loose and leaked some, so i shimmed the plastic nut that holds the glass bowl up against the gasket. I started the boat up using the flushing pieces and it seemed to idle wonderfully. I revved it a little and it cut out like it used to. A little frustrated, but expected it, i let it idle for about 5 more minutes and gave it more fuel and it didnt sputter whatsoever. i had hoped that the new hoses and tight fuel couplers fixed the issue, but i suppose im wrong as i just went out and started it and it idled horribly and i couldnt rev the engine at all without it cutting out with the same violent sputtering. i pulled the plugs and they were both wet and black. These are some pretty simple engines, i know. Fuel, Compression, Spark. Im camping this weekend, but will have all next week after work to tinker and next weekend. Im very new on working on boat engines, so take it easy. Impeller is on order, and lower end oil will be changed as well. I do have the original tune up and repair manual. I understand that the coils crack easily. Could this be a sign of bad/cracked coil(s)? My thought is to check spark (is there a special tool for this?) check compression. then check points and coils. ANY help would be more than appreciated. What would your plan of attack, or thought process be? Thank you guys for your help.
I posted early about a 1964 Evinrude 40 horse on a mid 50's Crestliner. Im looking to get the boat going again while my dad is out of town for about a month. About 10 years ago the engine started to cut out at anything above idle. It was as if one cylinder wouldnt fire.... a violent cut out. Last year i rebuilt the carb, and yet the issue remained. My dad is now gone, so i looked over the engine and replaced all of the fuel lines which were loose and leaked a little. The fuel filter also was loose and leaked some, so i shimmed the plastic nut that holds the glass bowl up against the gasket. I started the boat up using the flushing pieces and it seemed to idle wonderfully. I revved it a little and it cut out like it used to. A little frustrated, but expected it, i let it idle for about 5 more minutes and gave it more fuel and it didnt sputter whatsoever. i had hoped that the new hoses and tight fuel couplers fixed the issue, but i suppose im wrong as i just went out and started it and it idled horribly and i couldnt rev the engine at all without it cutting out with the same violent sputtering. i pulled the plugs and they were both wet and black. These are some pretty simple engines, i know. Fuel, Compression, Spark. Im camping this weekend, but will have all next week after work to tinker and next weekend. Im very new on working on boat engines, so take it easy. Impeller is on order, and lower end oil will be changed as well. I do have the original tune up and repair manual. I understand that the coils crack easily. Could this be a sign of bad/cracked coil(s)? My thought is to check spark (is there a special tool for this?) check compression. then check points and coils. ANY help would be more than appreciated. What would your plan of attack, or thought process be? Thank you guys for your help.
