Reply To: How to : Evinrude Speeditwin ..

[Samuel Phelps]

1937 speeditwin wrote:

What luck!! I have one of these motors trying to get running also!! Mine is a 22.5hp and it was run about 45 years ago. The motor turns over easy but there is no spark. Does the condenser go bad?

Points might need cleaning or what about the magneto? Any suggestion would be great. Sam, where are located? State?

I’m new to these outboards myself so not much help with diagnosis.. I couldn’t get spark with mine also but I guess I was checking the wrong way .. But I got it running so the spark was there … I guess any part could go bad . I would clean the points really good and check the gap . I’m not sure on your motor but I was told to set it at .020 .. Get some fresh plugs clean the tank ,lines , and carb .. Fresh fuel /oil mix , put it in the tank and see if it lives …
I live in Northeast Florida …