1972 Evinrude 6hp

[bktheking]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

Test whistle and bring flare gun

 

[Tim Frank]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

Bon Voyage!

 

[FixUpOld1972Evinrude6hp]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

Well looks like it is back to the drawing board. I tried it out had everything set up right and the motor wouldnt even cough. Obviously something wrong with the ignition system still. Already installed new coils, condensers, and points and made sure the points were set just right. Hmmm the spark plugs I thought looked pretty good when I looked at them but that is the only thing I can think of that could be the problem.

After some unsuccessful attempts I drained out the fuel line and still smelt gas pretty strongly in and around the engine. Is it possible the engine is flooded? To my knowledge there is not a compartment where fuel is stored in the engine itself, it is fed directly from the fuel line so would it be correct to assume that there is nothing that I would somehow need to drain in the outboard motor itself?

Anybody have any ideas?

 

[FixUpOld1972Evinrude6hp]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

Whaahooooooo!!!! Success!!!

I got it running today. I didnt let it run very long though because I was concerned that there wasnt any water coming out of the water cooling jet (**** hole). So I was concerned that the water pump was not going. I later read in the manual though that the thermometer opens the valve when it hits 145 degrees Farneheit. So I guess I didnt let it run long enough. I am going to let it run longer here in a bit to see if the **** hole starts spouting water.

Then I am going to take the flywheel off to inspect if any oil is getting onto the timing plate. When I first opened it up I noticed there was a lot of oil under it (reason why insulation on coil wires were eaten away) so I bought a new crank seal but haven't installed it yet. I dont know if I will need it yet.

Cheers!

 

[DJ]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

You are referring to THERMOSTAT, not thermometer.

If you did not replace the impeller, you are gambling. Replace it. It is $15.00 and 15 minutes. Or, rebuild the engine. Your choice.

 

[FixUpOld1972Evinrude6hp]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

Your right I am in the process of purchasing a new impeller. But for background knowledge is it not normal for an engine from a cold start not to have water immediately coming out of the exhaust/water outlet? I tried looking up some youtube videos to check for that but they were all running motors when the camera was rolling so I dont know if the thermostat on their motors had reached the optimum running temperature and the water outlet had started to spout water.


Thank you so much for all your continued advice guys!

 

[DJ]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

I do not believe your '72' has a "telltale". The only water will exit from the exhaust reliefs about 2/3 up the leg.

It will take some time for a full stream of water to exit there but there should be, at least, a healthy spray immediately after start up.

Don't gamble.

 

[FixUpOld1972Evinrude6hp]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

I got the new impeller for the 1972 Evinrude 6hp. I looked through my service manual and it is really vague and not very beneficial. Here is a play by play of what it says on how to remove the gearcase:

a.)Remove the upper motor cover, and disconnect spark plug wires.
b.) Place gear in forward position
c.) Remove four screws attaching gearcase assembly to gearcase extension or exhaust housing.
d.)Rotate propeller to align pin in driveshaft with slot in exhaust housing.
e.) Drop gearcase sufficiently to expose shift rod connector. Remove lower connector screw.
f.)Remove upper and lower gearcase assembly from exhaust housing or gearcase extension.

What I did today was open up the plastic hood and unscrewed both spark plugs. Then I placed the gear in forward and removed the 4 screws. I then rotated the propeller while applying downward pressure on the gearcase but couldn?t even get the gearcase far enough off to get access to the shift rod connector. Obviously I?m missing something.

Ive been doing some research (manuals, iboat, google, youtube) and there seems to be a lot of conflicting advice for this particular model. Some say to remove the power head and some say that you only need to do that in the 1960?s model. The manual says to rotate the propeller and some say to rotate the flywheel while applying pressure on the gear case to get it off. Could someone list out a play by play very detailed procedure on how to remove the gearcase on this outboard model. I think that it would be very beneficial for not only myself but for everyone else who reads this as well.

PS do you think by saying the upper motor cover they mean the power head?

Thank you for the help!

 

[bktheking]

Re: 1972 Evinrude 6hp

You listed it, the powerhead DOES NOT need to be removed. Step D, you need to rotate the prop until the pin lines up and the drive shaft drops down. If this is not happening it is possible that the driveshaft is stuck in the powerhead.