Reply To: Evinrude 38 spl

[Geer Pyron]

Thanks again for all the input!
We, my friend who belongs to the motor and I, put it all back together and it runs like it should.
We followed all the advice except for replacing parts.
Var strange indeed!
I assuming at this point it was a magneto/stator/ lectrical issue that got resolved when we put it back together.
I hate not knowing fo sho tho.
But, an outboard mechanic I know and like said the problem was with the block, the raised bearing surface that the brass sleeve part of the mag plate sits around.
And a new block is in order.
Is there no other fix?
This has been good practice for me since I have just gotten a 1977 35 hp evinrude.
Var similar motors. So much so that I blurted out that we could swap mag plates. He had fishing.clients coming into town today. He didn’t take me up on the offer. Phew!
AnywY, thanks again!
Geer
I’m going to try to post a picture of the problem area.
More as practice posting pictures, but also so things can be mo betta visualized.
G
Maybe of it running before and after it got “fixed” too.

JMGP