felixwankel88
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- Apr 24, 2005
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Hey, i have just picked up a 1956 evinrude 3hp twin boat motor.. it says duck twin on the back but havent been able to find much info on it.. i put new coils in it and cleaned the points and it runs like a champ..i did remove the impeller and still is very rubberry.. i did a compression test and i am geting 85 om both cylnders... what is bad?? what is like new?? what will it stop running at??.. also on the two fuel mix screws i have messed with them so much how much sould i turn them all way in and then out to get a ballpark... also is there any links to a part book with the part numbers and scematicks.. any abslootly any info on this motor would be awseome because you can never have to much info... one last question.. i have never taken it in the water and i have a 12 foot aluminum boat how fast should this motor get me going and what is the max Hp you can put on a 12ft boat safely....<br /><br />Thanx in advance for any help <br /><br /><br />Dustin