rangerjolley
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- Mar 23, 2015
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I just acquired a 1959 Trailorboat 15 ft Sporter, with a 1959, 35 hp, Evinrude Lark. When I got the boat, the motor did not run. I have rebuilt the carb, replaced the statters/condensers/points/plugs, and have replaced all fuel lines with new clear lines. I have had it running a couple of times for less than a minute each. Each time something else has gone wrong. First it was fuel line issues, fixed those. Then I broke the throttle rod mount, fixed that. It ran for about 45 seconds, rough, then quit, it was the woodruff key sheared off, replaced that with one off another 59' Lark. Reset timing, checked plugs, one had no gap, I did them both myself, did them again. Put back together, and it ran for about 30 seconds. Broke another throttle rod mount, and sheared another woodruff key. It took forever to get the flywheel off this time. I noticed some pitting on the crank shaft where it comes into contact with the flywheel, not much, but a little, with rust. I don't have a torque wrench, so have not torqued the flywheel. I am rectifying that now. I am determined to make this work. Please help. Thanks, Matt