Cap'n Chaos
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Jun 4, 2010
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Hello ALL - and sorry for such a LONG first post.
I've been lurking and reading here for a week now and decided to join.
(BTW - some of the links in the stickys do not work.)
I just purchased a "broken" 1965 Evinrude 6HP Fisherman Model 6502 that left a man and his wife stranded in the middle of a lake one too many times.
"It ran great and just died one day, couldn't get it started again so I bought a new motor". Thats all the history I have on it.
Good news:
Motor turns freely, has compression, has spark, prop turns in both forward and reverse when cord is pulled. It looks to be in great shape for being so "old".
Bad news:
Somebody attempted to rebuild the carb from the new gasket I can see
... and could not get it back running again.
Fuel pours from the carb when fuel line is connected ...I think by the amount of rust flakes and debris in the tank that came with it the needle is not seating/ jets are probably blocked and or the carb float assembly is not adjusted or rebuilt properly.
I haven't looked at the oil in the gearcase, honestly I'm not sure which screw(s) I need to remove until the service manual I bought arrives.
I wanted to ask about the proper procedure for removing the carb. It appears that I can remove the "starter cord recoil assembly" and access the carb. (There are only 2 nuts holding the carb on once I get the linkage apart, one of which is perfectly concealed by the "starter recoil assembly".)
P.s. does anyone have a diagram of a wooden motor stand I can build that works? (The sawhorse I've got it on just isn't sturdy enough.)
Many thanks for your reply!
I've been lurking and reading here for a week now and decided to join.
(BTW - some of the links in the stickys do not work.)
I just purchased a "broken" 1965 Evinrude 6HP Fisherman Model 6502 that left a man and his wife stranded in the middle of a lake one too many times.
"It ran great and just died one day, couldn't get it started again so I bought a new motor". Thats all the history I have on it.
Good news:
Motor turns freely, has compression, has spark, prop turns in both forward and reverse when cord is pulled. It looks to be in great shape for being so "old".
Bad news:
Somebody attempted to rebuild the carb from the new gasket I can see
... and could not get it back running again.
Fuel pours from the carb when fuel line is connected ...I think by the amount of rust flakes and debris in the tank that came with it the needle is not seating/ jets are probably blocked and or the carb float assembly is not adjusted or rebuilt properly.
I haven't looked at the oil in the gearcase, honestly I'm not sure which screw(s) I need to remove until the service manual I bought arrives.
I wanted to ask about the proper procedure for removing the carb. It appears that I can remove the "starter cord recoil assembly" and access the carb. (There are only 2 nuts holding the carb on once I get the linkage apart, one of which is perfectly concealed by the "starter recoil assembly".)
P.s. does anyone have a diagram of a wooden motor stand I can build that works? (The sawhorse I've got it on just isn't sturdy enough.)
Many thanks for your reply!
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