Just finished getting my 1968 Evinrude 3hp folder up and running. Starts on the first or second pull and runs smoothly. All new ignition, impeller, carb cleaned, timing and jets dialed in.
Great little motor.
That said, this afternoon after a length test run in a barrel, I noticed one of the new coils - a new OMC factory coil - was scraping against the flywheel slightly. This coil had shifted on me once before last week, after being installed properly.
Ive pressed this coil as far back against its holding screws as it can go. I even took a set of clamps and gave both coils a slight squeeze before tightening things up. They do seem to be lined up just behind the bosses. So I’m stumped.
Is it possible for these coils to shift? Did I get a bad one? The only other remedy I can think of widening the screw hole with a drill bit, to set it slightly farther back from the flywheel.
Great little motor.
That said, this afternoon after a length test run in a barrel, I noticed one of the new coils - a new OMC factory coil - was scraping against the flywheel slightly. This coil had shifted on me once before last week, after being installed properly.
Ive pressed this coil as far back against its holding screws as it can go. I even took a set of clamps and gave both coils a slight squeeze before tightening things up. They do seem to be lined up just behind the bosses. So I’m stumped.
Is it possible for these coils to shift? Did I get a bad one? The only other remedy I can think of widening the screw hole with a drill bit, to set it slightly farther back from the flywheel.