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First I want to say thank you to everyone who has helped me over the past couple of weeks. My 1955 25 hp evinrude has gone for a paper weight to a motor. I had filled up lower unit with new oil when I started. I let it out today and it was tan and there was water. I have not had it in gear yet...
Long story short... I got a 1955 25 hp big twin recently. Read the can wrong (some of writing is missing) and mixed gas :oil at 20:1. Haven't run it much because I haven't been able to get it to run consistently and it has been smoking a lot (go figure). Did this damage anything else?
I am working on (And failing) a 1955 25hp big twin. I think I have it narrowed down to gas flow issue (see other thread). Today I changed the air and fuel lines from tank to motor. I tried blowing in air hole and couldn't. I then hooked up bike tire pump to nipple and couldn't get any air in...
I recently picked up an old evinrude I was told it had bot been started for 10+ years but it was kept in garage. It looks like it was well cared for but would not start. After some research I decided to change the coils, points, condensers, plug wires and boots. It had a spark before I started...
