lester
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2008
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- 92
Found this on the ol' Craigslist and really want a two stroke 40 short shaft, but nearly impossible to find. Does anybody know about these older Evinrudes? I believe it is the 1974 Norseman 40 hp model short shaft two cylinder. I've seen it fire up on first pull and run from all standpoints as fine. It has 130 compression in both cylinder (saw this myself) and is clean inside. I also have found out I can swing it for $1000 cash. Opinions? Are these hard to get parts for?
"Rare 15" Short Shaft 40hp Evinrude, tiller steering, manual start. Many fresh repairs and new parts upgrade (September/08) including OEM driver coil, ignition points, carb cleaned/rebuilt, new driveshaft seal, new OEM complete water pump assembly, fresh drain/flush/refill of lower unit lubricant, spark advance assembly trued/balanced, and ignition/carburetion components synchronized and adjusted. Engine was also cleaned/sanded/primed/sanded/painted/wetsanded/and repainted. A very low hour engine with great compression, at over 130# per cylinder on a 'dry' test. A great looking/easy starting/excellent running engine that's currently mounted on a boat and ready for testing. (boat not included)"
"Rare 15" Short Shaft 40hp Evinrude, tiller steering, manual start. Many fresh repairs and new parts upgrade (September/08) including OEM driver coil, ignition points, carb cleaned/rebuilt, new driveshaft seal, new OEM complete water pump assembly, fresh drain/flush/refill of lower unit lubricant, spark advance assembly trued/balanced, and ignition/carburetion components synchronized and adjusted. Engine was also cleaned/sanded/primed/sanded/painted/wetsanded/and repainted. A very low hour engine with great compression, at over 130# per cylinder on a 'dry' test. A great looking/easy starting/excellent running engine that's currently mounted on a boat and ready for testing. (boat not included)"