18 HP evinrude Year ?? Any Help from you experts

[bubbadog12]

I am looking at this Motor. I can't find any with this design or shape. I want to know about what year this is before i drive for hours to look at it. Thanks for your help I am waiting for the numbers to futher reseach.

[bubbadog12]

It looks like there is not a scratch on it ? hummm

[F_R]

It looks like there is not a scratch on it ? hummm

I suspect it is a 1973. They made that shape for a few years.

[bubbadog12]

Thanks I am going to look at it in the AM..

[jay_merrill]

I suspect that F R is right.

I wouldn't get too jazzed up about the paint, because it does not look like the original paint. Inspect the motor carefully for mechanical condition. A new paint job is easy to do and does not mean that the motor is worth much from a mechanical perspective.

Take some tools with you. A compression tester, spark checker, large screwdriver and a clean soda can to check gear oil, etc.