Evinrude Shudders, Shakes, or Vibrates When Trolling

mikepc

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My 1967 40HP Selectric Shift Evinrude will shudder, shake, or vibrate when I'm trolling. It shakes enough to feel it and see it in the steering wheel. When I leave my seat to adjust a rod or downrigger, I will start to turn. I troll between 1.5 - 2.0 mph. I'm usually on the lake every Sunday for four hours or so trolling. After trolling I run it WOT to clean it out. It won't shudder in neutral or WOT. <br /><br />I changed my black oil covered Champion spark plugs with Champion spark plugs and it still shuddered. This has just started in the past few Sundays.<br /><br />Any suggestions?<br /><br />I thought I found the answer to my problem on this forum last week but I can't seem to find the posts I searched for.
 

R.Johnson

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Re: Evinrude Shudders, Shakes, or Vibrates When Trolling

When was the last time for a full system check on this age engine?
 

mikepc

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Re: Evinrude Shudders, Shakes, or Vibrates When Trolling

I have owned the boat/motor since June 2003, so I’m not sure if the previous owner did anything? Excuse my ignorance, what would a full system check consist of?
 

R.Johnson

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Re: Evinrude Shudders, Shakes, or Vibrates When Trolling

Spark, compression, fuel, plus a visual inspection of the ignition components.
 
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