Reply To: Evinrude 38 spl

[Geer Pyron]

Thanks for all the input.
Pulled the flywheel.
Key is in good shape.
The “mag plate” (I put in quotes cause it’s called something else on these newer motors) is very loose.
And laminates of the stator are shiny, even scored, as are the magnets in the flywheel. There is a fine black powder on everything under there.
Could the stump strike (at WOT) have jarred the motor so much to have damaged that mag plate causing it to wobble enough to interfere with the electrical system causing the motor to die at anything more than idle?
Long sentence!
One more question, is it possible for the strike to damage the lower crank seal enough to cause the motor to die at anything more than idle?
Would a damaged lower crank seal prevent the motor from running?
Thanks.
Y’alles knowledge never ceases to amaze me.
Geer

JMGP