Evinrude 5.5

[kennas dad]

I have an Evinrude 5.5 Fisherman. I'm looking for the year of the motor. The tag says 5520? Any help? Thanks everyone.

 

[Xcusme]

Re: Evinrude 5.5

Looks like a 1960....

 

[kennas dad]

Re: Evinrude 5.5

Thank you very much. I think the motor is junk though.

 

[wbeaton]

Re: Evinrude 5.5

Whoa! Before you junk it tells us what's wrong. Maybe it can be fixed.

 

[kennas dad]

Re: Evinrude 5.5

Well for starters, it laid in the bottom of a boat for a long time. It was on it's back with the head side down. It has a water ring about 6 inches up on the cover. I pulled the corroded and rusted plugs out, took the fuel pump apart, and it was full of white powdery stuff, same with the thermostat. Whatcha think?

 

[wbeaton]

Re: Evinrude 5.5

Well, that does sound bad. Is it seized? Are the cylinders rusty or was it just the plug? Salt or fresh water?

 

[kennas dad]

Re: Evinrude 5.5

No, it's not siezed up, but 2 of the head bolts broke while trying to remove them, and that's after it soaked in WD40 overnight. I'm just not sure whether it's worth fixing or not.