Re: just got a 54 evrinrude fleetwin 7.5hp help please
YET ANOTHER PROBLEM!!!
ok so i started tearing into the motor the last couple nights..a friend and i were trying to get to the impeller...well we entered in this circled area...
so we undid the 4 bolts from the under side...and tried to look at the shifter rods or whater is in there...i guess shifter and drive shaft...needless to say we never got to the impeller. now i went to autozone tonight to get the compression tester...excited about getting well on my way...confident that i now have an idea of what i am doing...i get it all hooked up...and give it a nice pull...yeah..the flywheel locks up...so there goes my hope to get compression tested.
a little more info on everything i have done...i have taken the spin starter off..the plate on top of the flywheel...and the teeth the starter grabs...went into the lower part that was circled in the picture above...we tried to twist it sideways (which might be the problem), to get it to disconnect the shaft...i put it all back together...we even give it several pulls...then we took off a part on the backside of the outboard...just under the engine cover...that angled metal piece...it has a gasket...which is in good condition still..we did however give it some pull starts with the lower part circled above...without tightening it down.
while spending 2 1/2 hrs tonight trying to get the darn flywheel to spin more than 3/4 turn...i notice that if i lay it on its side..leave the bottom part circled above open...spin it...while on its side...then placing the motor upside down...and spin the flywheel it doesn't lock up...WIERD I KNOW!
so i'm sittin there 2 1/2 hrs later starin (at my motor with a compression tester hangin out) like a fat kid in a heath food store....i had no idea what to do next...
ALL I NEED IS FOR MY FLYWHEEL TO SPIN WHEN I PULL IT...JUST TO GET A READING OFF MY COMPRESSION SO I KNOW IF I'M WASTING MY TIME! LOL. then my humble attempts go to work...and i end up with a motor in worse condition that i got it, lol.
sorry, i'm a little frustrated
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM ST. LOUIS MISSOURI??? I NEED HELP!!! LOL.