1969 evinrude acting up!

[quinones_p]

i own a 1969 evinrude out board motor and it starts and rides fine if i dont add speed to it! i can only basically troll speed thats it ..its 75 hp it doesnt stall out when i add some gas to speed up it keeps shifting into neutrol!what can this be? please help im out of options!this happens everytime i try to speed up i can only go about 5mph!!!

[rickdb1boat]

No 75 HP in 69'... 65 or 85HP maybe...Mechanical shift?

[DJ]

Something does not add up, "69" all were electric shift.

[quinones_p]

65hp,mechanical

[quinones_p]

i really dont know enough about out boards its my first boat and im just a rookie..i know its got a lever that shifts fowrad and backwards thats all i know.will it make a diffrence if its electrical or mechanical?everything on this old motor seams to be mechanical!all i know is that it runs great on slow speeds as soon as i try to speed up,it kicks into neutral,but it doesnt stall out i just slow the motor down and manualy shift it back to foward

[quinones_p]

im still in need of help with my out board!evrytime i run it it shifts into neutral it only does it when i speed up

[F_R]

Can I assume you mean it slips as being different from actually jumping out of gear? Slipping is usually the result of a slipping propeller hub. Make a mark on the prop nut and another on the propeller, aligned. Run the motor till the suspected slippage occurs, stop and look at the marks. Are they still aligned? No? Then the hub slipped. Replace the propeller or send it to a prop shop for re-hubbing.

[ledgefinder]

im still in need of help with my out board!evrytime i run it it shifts into neutral it only does it when i speed up

You'll have to at least give us the year, or serial number, if we're to help you out. Lots of different models.

[quinones_p]

yeah its ok at low speeds when i speed it up it kicks into neutral.

[F_R]

Aha, re-reading your older posts, you said that you have to manually put it back into gear. So it actually is moving the gearshift lever from forward to neutral??? If that is the case, you have a manual shift and the clutch dog and forward gear in the lower unit are worn out. Be prepared to spend some bucks on new parts.

[quinones_p]

so you think for what its gonna cost me that i should just get a new lower unit?the clutch dog's gonna cost me around 80 bucks and the foward gear is about 600!bucks....or am i better off fixing it?is there other parts that you recommend me replacing once i have it all apart?

[F_R]

Just all the seals and if you haven't done it lately, the water pump. $600?? whew, I knew it would be expensive, but......

[iwombat]

It's probably just the clutch dog that's worn. Gleaning some insight from other posts around here, sometimes you can flip them and get a little more life. Or so it seems.

[quinones_p]

thanks for all the help,im taking my lower unit off this weekend so ill be able to see in what condition my gears are and ill check my clutch dog,im hoping its just the clutch dog!!its cheaper to get a new one.i would flip it around but ill have to replace it sooner or later so i might as well do it when i have it all torn apart i appreciate you guys help.ill keep posted thanks

[quinones_p]

ok i tried to take my outboards lower assembly unit apart and now im stuck!!i found out its a 1968 not a 69 its 65hp...ive taken all the nuts and bolts visible out but i still cant seperate my lower assembly unit from my upper assembly unit i found a diagram of all the parts on the web but i cant find step by step instruction can you guys help again?where can i find these instructions?