1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

[166oldboat]

Ok, i have no spark at the plugs so i was going to pull the flywheel and clean the points....i cannot get the flywheel to break free, i have a harmonic balancer puller on it right now, turned down as tight as i can get it. I have sprayed wd-40 on the stud and let it sit what else can i do????

 

[F_R]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

Ok, i have no spark at the plugs so i was going to pull the flywheel and clean the points....i cannot get the flywheel to break free, i have a harmonic balancer puller on it right now, turned down as tight as i can get it. I have sprayed wd-40 on the stud and let it sit what else can i do????

C'mon, those are easy to get off. You should see a 40hp. Seriously, tighten down on that puller. If the puller breaks, get a better puller. It will come off.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

Tighten the puller good and lightly smack the flywheel with a rubber hammer. It should pop right off. Once you get 'er apart, check the condition of the coils too and make sure their not cracked. These kind of coils often get cracked on the oitside insulation and leak out.

 

[166oldboat]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

ok, will try to tap the flywheel with a rubber hammer....also is there any way to stop the flywheel from turning when tightening on the puller???

 

[166oldboat]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

well, if i had asked earlier it might be light enough to check the coils and points....the rubber hammer worked great it took me about 1 minute to get it off...a warning about the flywheel popping off like that was nice to have in that top secret file

 

[Okee Jimmy]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

Those usually come off pretty easy, could be that the flywheel nut was loose, and it sheared the flywheel key, sometimes this will make a flywheel difficult to remove. If any of the advise of the previous posters doesn't work, I'd take it to a evinrude dealer and have them pull it. This shouldn't cost much, and will save you $ and headaches.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

Ahhhhhhhh.....we're here to help keep the guys from spending money at the ...(cough cough)....Evinrude dealers What are they....about 65 bucks an hour now? Yikes

 

[freddyray21]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

Ahhhhhhhh.....we're here to help keep the guys from spending money at the ...(cough cough)....Evinrude dealers What are they....about 65 bucks an hour now? Yikes

I think 90 here

 

[Okee Jimmy]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

Hi zephyr, I agree, but when all your options are exhausted, go to a specialist, and have them do the hard stuff.

 

[Rick.]

Re: 1969 4hp Johnson seahorse

Our (one and only) Evinrude shop locally is 125.00 / hr., minimum one hour and they will not work on anything older than 1985. Kind of keeps me at arms length. 1985 should still be on warrantee. Rick.