Reply To: Help getting my 67 Evinrude 3hp started

[frankr]

The guy in the Johnson video totally missed the filter. When he unscrewed the adapter fitting from the tank (with difficulty), the filter was still in the tank. Normally, the filter is soldered to the adapter fitting. On the Johnson video, the filter is stuck in the tank outlet and he tore the solder joint loose as he removed the adapter fitting. On your Evinrude, the filter has come loose from the adapter fitting and was laying loose in the tank, and you fished it out.

Either way, those filters were never intended to be cleaned. You were supposed to replace it, filter and adapter, as a single piece. Yeah, yeah, I know, some people claim they can be cleaned. Whatever. I’m just saying how it is supposed to be.

Your Evinrude probably has crap in the carburetor, keeping it from starting. The fuel has to pass through the main metering jet (orifice plug), which is only about 0.030 inch diameter. Such a small hole is easy to plug up with goop or particles.

What I’m saying is you need to do a complete fuel system cleaning, tank to carb. And put it back together with a good filter

And while you have the tank off is a good time to check the coils. It would be very common to find them cracked.. You are wasting your time until they are replaced, if they are cracked.