Noel wrote:
I have an old 2 cyl, 4hp Evinrude motor, model E4WCNR. I am a little
confused about the transmission, or rather the apparent lack thereof.
There is no reverse gear, you just turn the motor around to go
backwords. But I can't find a neutral-forward lever on it anywhere,
despite a caution label on the top of the motor warning me to shift it
into neutral before starting it.
Or perhaps this motor has a centrifugal clutch? The prop spins when I
pull the cord, so maybe there is a clutch someplace that is rusted
together?
Or does the prop run whenever the motor runs on this model?
Thanks for any advice,
Noel.
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I have a '92 Evinrude 2 cyl. 4 HP. When I got this motor, I was
looking for the smallest twin I could find. Evinrude made a Standard
version that weighed about 10 to 12 lbs. less than the "Deluxe" version.
Since weight was important, I looked for the smaller model. The biggest
difference was that it had only neutral and forward, you turned it
around for reverse. Fine with me, but I couldn't find a dealer that
had the lesser version. The last motor I had was a West Bend 5 HP and
it was one that had no clutch-dog. You started it and you were under
way.

Hope this helps, Norm