This is a 1970 Evinrude Mate 1.5 hp. I bought it a few months ago with very little apparent use on it. Very clean all over and was told that it sat stored in a garage for decades by the widow of the original owner.
First thing I did was drain the gear oil from the lower unit. Looked good, not cloudy. Took apart the lower unit and replaced the impeller. Put back together, filled with new gear oil.
Gas tank was dry inside, no rust, no debris. All set there. I plan to do a carb kit but decided to give the motor a test drive. Filled a 55 gal trash can with water, put a bit of 50:1 gas mixture into the tank, and it fired up on the 3rd or 4th pull. Ran good, sounded good, let it run for 2-3 minutes. I was very pleased.
A couple weeks later, I tried firing it up again and this time no luck. Pull and pull and pull, and nothing. Try the choke in, out, half way. Doesn't even begin to catch. Nothing that I know of is any different than a few weeks prior when it started right up.
So, where do I begin.... I'd like to get this issue figured out before I go on to do the carb kit.
First thing I did was drain the gear oil from the lower unit. Looked good, not cloudy. Took apart the lower unit and replaced the impeller. Put back together, filled with new gear oil.
Gas tank was dry inside, no rust, no debris. All set there. I plan to do a carb kit but decided to give the motor a test drive. Filled a 55 gal trash can with water, put a bit of 50:1 gas mixture into the tank, and it fired up on the 3rd or 4th pull. Ran good, sounded good, let it run for 2-3 minutes. I was very pleased.
A couple weeks later, I tried firing it up again and this time no luck. Pull and pull and pull, and nothing. Try the choke in, out, half way. Doesn't even begin to catch. Nothing that I know of is any different than a few weeks prior when it started right up.
So, where do I begin.... I'd like to get this issue figured out before I go on to do the carb kit.