White Feather
Cadet
- Joined
- Oct 20, 2006
- Messages
- 14
Great site - glad I found you guys. I'll try not to be too long winded.
Up until I lost my motor cowl, I had assumed my outboard was a 1959 18hp Evinrude. That is what the serial number on the motor and frame indicate. They both read 15028-18692. The book says thats a 59 Rude.
So when the cowl blew off and sunk in the lake, I purchased a replacement cowl for a 1959 Evinrude 18HP Golden Jubilee. I was surprised to find it didnt fit. Long story short, it took a cowl from a 1967 20 HP Johnson to fit my lower pan.
What I have since learned is that I have a hybrid. Someone combined parts from a 1959 18hp Evinrude with a late 60s 18 or 20 hp electric start Johnson to make one working electric start unit out of the two.
The portion of the block bearing the 59 Evinrude serial number is dark blue-green and doesnt match any other color anywhere else on the rig. The paint on the pull-starter is white, and matches the color of the Johnson cowl I found. The rest of the outboard including other parts of the motor, frame, foot, and lower pan is aqua green. That paint all matches and looks factory, but I could be wrong.
I cant be sure how much of the internal workings of the engine are 59 Evinrude, which brings me to my first question: what fuel/oil mix do you guys think I should run? 24:1 or 40:1? I have been running 24:1 because all along I have assumed this is a 1959 Evinrude. The carb is from the later model Johnson so I imagine it would be happier with a 40:1 mixture but I dont want to scramble the motor. Short of tearing it down to see if the crank has bearings or bushings, does anyone have a suggestion?
Also, how can I identify the lower unit? The foot, frame, and lower cowling (I already know the cowling to be Johnson) are all painted the same aqua green if that helps. There are no numbers that I can discern other then the tag riveted to the frame under the tiller. That shows to be 1959 Evinrude. I have a feeling the rest of the frame and lower unit is something else.
Sorry so long. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Some links where I could see pictures of the 59 Evinrude and late 60s Johnsons would be useful. My Internet searches havent turned up much.
Thanks in advance!
Up until I lost my motor cowl, I had assumed my outboard was a 1959 18hp Evinrude. That is what the serial number on the motor and frame indicate. They both read 15028-18692. The book says thats a 59 Rude.
So when the cowl blew off and sunk in the lake, I purchased a replacement cowl for a 1959 Evinrude 18HP Golden Jubilee. I was surprised to find it didnt fit. Long story short, it took a cowl from a 1967 20 HP Johnson to fit my lower pan.
What I have since learned is that I have a hybrid. Someone combined parts from a 1959 18hp Evinrude with a late 60s 18 or 20 hp electric start Johnson to make one working electric start unit out of the two.
The portion of the block bearing the 59 Evinrude serial number is dark blue-green and doesnt match any other color anywhere else on the rig. The paint on the pull-starter is white, and matches the color of the Johnson cowl I found. The rest of the outboard including other parts of the motor, frame, foot, and lower pan is aqua green. That paint all matches and looks factory, but I could be wrong.
I cant be sure how much of the internal workings of the engine are 59 Evinrude, which brings me to my first question: what fuel/oil mix do you guys think I should run? 24:1 or 40:1? I have been running 24:1 because all along I have assumed this is a 1959 Evinrude. The carb is from the later model Johnson so I imagine it would be happier with a 40:1 mixture but I dont want to scramble the motor. Short of tearing it down to see if the crank has bearings or bushings, does anyone have a suggestion?
Also, how can I identify the lower unit? The foot, frame, and lower cowling (I already know the cowling to be Johnson) are all painted the same aqua green if that helps. There are no numbers that I can discern other then the tag riveted to the frame under the tiller. That shows to be 1959 Evinrude. I have a feeling the rest of the frame and lower unit is something else.
Sorry so long. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Some links where I could see pictures of the 59 Evinrude and late 60s Johnsons would be useful. My Internet searches havent turned up much.
Thanks in advance!
