Question about older Evinrude 4hp motor
 

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.

Cheshire Cat Fish 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.


Common for the HP and the year. Most were "start and go".
I had a West Bend 2 HP that worked the same way. No clutch. It only
had forward and that was it.

b.

Cheshire Cat Fish 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.



You've got it. I had that same motor on a small boat for a couple of
years. When the motor turns, the prop turns. Simple, effective, but a
royal pain.

-Raf

--
Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

http://www.ralphandsue.com

Misifus wrote:
Cheshire Cat Fish 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.



You've got it. I had that same motor on a small boat for a couple of
years. When the motor turns, the prop turns. Simple, effective, but a
royal pain.

-Raf

That's how my British Seagull 40 plus works. Bit tricky in close
quarters and picking up your mooring while singlehanded.
My Sandpiper 565 came with a 2 cyl 6hp Evinrude with neutral and reverse.

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