Re: 1950s Evinrude 7.5 hp

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quote 20mercman:

Well, I am fairly fond of our 1950 Fleetwin. We converted it to modern coils, as the originals were melted as they almost always are. After that, and some other work and an impellor, it is a very nice motor. Our 53 is back on the rack for now as I am frustrated with trying to solve a

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vibration problem.

Steve

What are your symptoms ? My ’54 rattled until I shimmed the front starter hold down screws.

Sorry to hijack this thread 🙄

60 psi is pretty low. The numbers might come up with a de-carbon, or with a 50 cent hone job.