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`72 Evinrude V4 Problem
Thanks guys...
First, the motor has actually run pretty well and has been very reliable right up until it overheated. Second I cannot afford to just buy a new motor or I already would have; but I really kind of enjoy working on these old eggbeaters. From what I have been told the points are really rarely ever bad since they act as a low voltage switch (pre-coil.) I can't imagine the points going bad all of a sudden either. Now the coil and amplifier are a different matter, both of which are currently suspect. I also considered a blown head gasket, but I don't see evidence of it. -Jeff surfnturf wrote: If compression is good, my guess is that the engine is fine. Might want to try out the new plugs before making any decisions. If that doesn't help, your problem may be unrelated to the overheating. Which would put you back to coil, wires, condensor & points, and carburetor. Good luck. surfnturf "Johnny88" wrote in message ... Looks like you are not getting alot of responses. I really can't help but it is interesting to read in that I have a 72ish Johnson 4cyl 85hp but it runs fine. If it were me I'd start calling up places that repair these old motors and see what they think. Sounds scary though - like at some point it might be better to get a new engine for your nice boat. good luck - |
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