Reply To: 1973 6Hp Evinrude Fisherman hard starting cold

[billw]

Well, 98 seems okay, especially considering that Fleetwin’s problematic 6 hp had a reported compression of 75. I know, it might be a gauge difference, but hey, you’ve got more than him! If there is any problem at all, I would be thinking now about crank case pressure and/or crank case recirculation. I’m not sure how the 6’s recirculation works….the diagram almost appears like it has none, per se. I guess it still bugs me that the needle is 2 1/2 turns out and you are getting a blackened lower plug, but not on the top.But at some point, you may have to ship it and move on.

Long live American manufacturing!