1975 Evinrude 9.9 questions

I have 2 rookie questions about my 1975 Evinrude 9.9. Attached are 2 photos. First question?.I always read that when the coil casing is cracked, to replace the coil. Mine are cracking as shown in one photo, can I just epoxy the cracks (or ?5200? them) ? The motor runs like a top. Second question?.I winterized the motor and was going to take ?the prop off to clean and check for fishing line wrapping. When I turned the motor up (horizontal) to work on the prop, about ?+ of a cup of water came out of a ?drain? hole on the bottom of the motor. Hole is indicated in second photo. I see no hole there as shown in the service manual., so was wondering if some previous owner may have drilled this to drain bottom completely? Any thoughts are appreciated

Re: 1975 Evinrude 9.9 questions

I've used epoxy on cracking coils in the past and never had any problems after doing it , even fixed a hot start issue I had with my old 88 Johnson.

That hole is supposed to be there to drain the water out of the lower unit.

If that motor is new to you and you have not already done so, change the lower unit oil to check for water or any metal shavings.

Re: 1975 Evinrude 9.9 questions

i personally would not waste my time trying to repair those cracked coils......they will let you down at the worst possible time!

Re: 1975 Evinrude 9.9 questions

Best to just replace the coils before you get stranded some place. I've seen coils like that work for a long time but you just never know.

Re: 1975 Evinrude 9.9 questions

I taped up my friends cracked coils on his '75 15hp w/3M electrical tape about 5 years ago. They were both previously arcing to ground through the cracks. No issues since fix. I wouldn't even try to seal/tape coils on universal magneto's (coils under flywheel).. just replace that type.

You can seal yours and save $60 or so, or replace and know they're good into perpetuity. Your call.

Good luck!

Re: 1975 Evinrude 9.9 questions

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Re: 1975 Evinrude 9.9 questions

Thank you for the responses. I think I will go with replacing the coils as I use the motor in salt water in a bay, so rowing with wind and tides when the motor dies from a cracked coil would be my luck. Good little winter project anyway. I do read “Leeroy’s ramblings, but some questions are not always answered there. An excellent site though.
Was wondering if I replaced the coils, would the timing and all stay the same?
A healthy new year to all.

Re: 1975 Evinrude 9.9 questions

won't affect the timing