Sears simpson motor model: 574-59660

Author Message   MR Johnson Visitor Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 12:14 pm:    could anyone give me some basic info. about this motor. it's a sears simpson(canadian mfg.)outboard, model:574-59660. thanks very much. mike johnson artsmithfield@yahoo.com   Ken Denman Advanced Member Username: ken_denman Post Number: 103 Registered: 07-2006 Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 12:41 pm:    1967, 4hp, Made by McCulloch   Joseph Sayle Visitor Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 10:26 pm:    I have a Ted Williams outbard,model:574-59950.If anyone could give me the basic info. on this motor it would be nice.Thanks   Graham Lamb Advanced Member Username: galamb Post Number: 510 Registered: 05-2007 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 08:22 am:    You have a 1967, air cooled 4 horse motor. It was built by McCulloch and marketed through Sears under their Elgin model name, with this particular one being part of the their Ted Williams line. There is still normal maintenance parts available for these from a number of souces (plugs/carb kits etc). This being an aircooled engine, I believe you should be mixing gas/oil at 25:1 - and not normal 2 stroke outboard oil, I believe they would call for general 2 cycle oil, such as used in a chainsaw or lawnmower...   Jon Michelson Visitor Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 02:58 pm:    I have a Simpson Sears canadian model#574-59841 and have been trying to I.D. the size, year and true manufacturer in hopes of finding a replacement carb or carb body(stripped threads holding the bowl in place). It would be terrific if someone could help me out. Thanks   Graham Lamb Senior Member Username: galamb Post Number: 2668 Registered: 05-2007 Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 07:52 pm:    Jon, that is a 1969, air-cooled, single cylinder, 4 horse built for Sears (Canada - formerly Simpson's Sears) by McCulloch. McCulloch sold out a few years back to MTD (who makes all kinds of small engine stuff). Some, but not all of the patents went with the sale. You could try taking the carb to a small engine place to see if they can find something that will cross match or fit or you may try finding a machine shop that could try and fix your issue. Some parts for your motor are available possibly on this site. Andrew who runs this site stocks some McCulloch parts, but a whole carb may take a bit of looking...   shelly swan Visitor Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 06:00 pm:    sanfordsgoodies.com has used parts,just ask   Ken Lee Visitor Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 09:49 pm:    I have a ELGIN-SKIPPER labelled Mod C945,59040 Ser 640087 Marked (Simpson) I believe supplied from Canada Retailer, Can anyone help me to identify Mfg -age and if it is air cooled. Mix stated 1/2 pint. to 1 gal. Casting # 4222437 and T 634-02 No shifter   S Fritz Visitor Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 02:18 pm:    Just looking for a manual for a Sears Model 574-59950 outboard motor   Steveo B Visitor Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 05:46 pm:    I also have a sears motor that I could not identify, Model #574-59840, untill now, thx for the help, glad I found the site, and my 4hp runs very strong. Its still a great little motor.   shanner Visitor Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 04:21 pm:    looking for parts for a sears simpson #582-59500 carb parts   shanner Visitor Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 04:24 pm:    looking for parts for a sears simpson #582-59500 carb parts 3.5 hp   Graham Lamb Senior Member Username: galamb Post Number: 4112 Registered: 05-2007 Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 12:36 am:    What you have is a 1965 Simpson Sears (Canada) model built by Clinton. Clinton made the 3.5 horse especially for Sears and so no direct cross reference to one of their own branded motors is possible (at least in these model years). It may have the same components as Clinton's model J350 (early 70's), but there is little to no documentation on these motors that I can look up and say for sure. While Clinton produced this model for Sears in Canada, they never produced it for Sears in the U.S., possibly due to the fact that they were cranking out engines for Mongomery Wards - Sears competition. That made this model extremely rare (but I didn't say valuable - it's still just a little air cooled generic motor worth 20-50 bucks). Your best bet may be to pull the carb and take it into a local small engine shop. Either a Briggs or Tecumseh dealer (if they are helpful/patient) may be able to find some parts to help you out...   tj russell New member Username: bethandtj Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2009 Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 10:36 pm:    i also have the sears boat motor 574-59660.the linkage is gone from the carb. to the slide dial that controls the timing it has been repainted so i dont know where to set the dial to get it to idle.can anyone help me? if i had a picture of the motor and the carb it might help. thanks..   Ted Calvert New member Username: phisherman31 Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2009 Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 04:05 pm:    have a sears motor as well model 582 6091 084816 could anyone tell me a little more about it and how to obtain an owners manual. may be a dumb question but does it take mix gas or reg gas Thanks Phisherman31   Graham Lamb Senior Member Username: galamb Post Number: 5511 Registered: 05-2007 Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 07:19 pm:    Ted, that is a 1967 Clinton built 3.5 horse. I may have an owners manual on computer - will have a dig around and see if I can find it for that particular model.   Ted Calvert New member Username: phisherman31 Post Number: 2 Registered: 06-2009 Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 06:11 pm:    i guess the main reason i wanted the owners manual is i don't know how to adjust the lean/ rich adjustments and don't want to harm the engine. if someone can give me a good explination on how to do so i would really appreciate it. thanks alot graham for that knowledge. would still be lost if it wasn't for you thanks Ted   ken hill New member Username: stopper Post Number: 1 Registered: 09-2009 Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 06:06 pm:    i have a simpson sears 3.5 elgin outboard model # is c571 593441 serial # is 593441.1104 does anybody no what year this is ? and also i have no spark how do i fix that   Curt Jensen Member Username: mnobfan Post Number: 56 Registered: 01-2007 Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 05:12 am:    1965 made by West Bend Clean or replace the points and check for a cracked coils. If the coils plastic housing is cracked replace the coil.   Eric Bates New member Username: ericb Post Number: 1 Registered: 02-2010 Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 02:16 pm:    I have a Sears 14.1 HP boat motor I just bought. The model number is 574-60130 and I was wondering who manufactured this and where I could find a general repair manual? Was type of gas connector do I need? Thanks for the responses.   Curt Jensen Advanced Member Username: mnobfan Post Number: 102 Registered: 01-2007 Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 02:51 am:    Made by McCulloch in 1961. Scott McCulloch number 61601210 shows a 14.1 with an Elgin (Sears) matching 574-60130. Try discount-marine-parts.com/index.html for a manual. Not sure about the fuel fitting. You may have to find a set and replace both sides. Try a search on this site for fuel fittings.

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