Went through the entire motor. Compression was decent and equal. Changed coils, points, condensers, pug wires. Points are gapped well, .020 gauge goes, .022 will not. Thorough carb rebuild. I left out the sintered metal filter and put paper filter inline from tank. New float set nearly flat, just slightly uphill. Champion plugs J8C gapped .030. Running non ethanol gas with Johnson/Evinrude mix oil at about a 20:1 ratio.
I have read the needle adjustment procedure and understand it but it just doesn't work as advertised for me. I can get it started easily enough and can keep it running. I can get a smooth running lower rpm range by nearly closing the high speed needle but it obviously starves when you try to rev it. If I open up the high needle a bit it runs roughly and hardly idles at all but will rev up (roughly). The low needle doesn't seem to do much at all. If I crack the choke again after its warm things seem to improve but still not great.
This is my fathers motor and he got it in the 60's. I would be surprised if this motor has more than 50 hours on it. Its in really amazing condition. Will try to figure out how to put pics on here. It hadn't been started in more than 50 years. Im trying to bring it back to life and almost there but, something I did wrong, or I overlooked.
I found a 1967 14ft Starcraft aluminum V to put it on.
Looking forward to fishing with my Dad if I can get the motor happy.
I would really appreciate any info or ideas you think might help me, Lee.
I have read the needle adjustment procedure and understand it but it just doesn't work as advertised for me. I can get it started easily enough and can keep it running. I can get a smooth running lower rpm range by nearly closing the high speed needle but it obviously starves when you try to rev it. If I open up the high needle a bit it runs roughly and hardly idles at all but will rev up (roughly). The low needle doesn't seem to do much at all. If I crack the choke again after its warm things seem to improve but still not great.
This is my fathers motor and he got it in the 60's. I would be surprised if this motor has more than 50 hours on it. Its in really amazing condition. Will try to figure out how to put pics on here. It hadn't been started in more than 50 years. Im trying to bring it back to life and almost there but, something I did wrong, or I overlooked.
I found a 1967 14ft Starcraft aluminum V to put it on.
Looking forward to fishing with my Dad if I can get the motor happy.
I would really appreciate any info or ideas you think might help me, Lee.