Re: 1957 Evinrude Big Twin-Frozen Flywheel-UPDATE

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July 13, 2015 at 2:51 pm #20057
danblue
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    Yea, it’s a tremendous disappointment. I paid about $125.00 for the new lower unit casing/gears. I took the time to strip/sand/primer & repaint that lower, then spent $550.00 to have Dave’s Boat repair install seal kit and bolt back to the motor. What a heartbreaker.

    Now I’ve learned the likely reason the motor froze up on me recently was due to a faulty bearing on the wrist pin on these 1957 Evinrude 35hp Big Twins, so my power head is likely ruined….So much for reliability! This motor is very well taken care of, so it’s a shame.