Re: A 140 by any other name
I have an Evinrude 140 #E140TLCOA that I have been told is a 1985....but as I look at different parts and stuff I see that there are 90 degree ones 60 degree ones some called loopers and some called ficht???? in addition there appears to be v4's with "big" gearcases........how do you figure out what motor you have is and what, if any, parts are interchangeable....thanks for any help
They didn't make ficht in '85, so yours is a loop charged (looper) or a cross flow. Those terms refer to two different ways the engine takes in fuel and exhausts. Some people seem to prefer loopers, but I've never read anything that says the crossflow is "bad", just a different design.
90 vs 60 degree refers to the angle of the cylinder banks. You should be able to tell pretty readily by looking at it. The 60 degree bank is spread out more than 90. Again, I've never read anything definitive that one is distinctly "better" than the other.
Your model number tells you a lot about the engine (but not whether its a looper or cross flow or 60 or 90) There's a lot of guides to this, you can web search. One example:
http://www.usboatsupply.com/pdf/EJ/ModelNumberRefGuid2005.pdf
Yours is an evinrude 140 hp (E140) with electric start, trim/tilt and 20" shaft (TL), made in '85 (CO). Like I said, you should be able to tell if it's 90 or 60. Hopefully someone will be able to advise you whether it's a loop charged or cross flow.
