Reply To: Evinrude Lightwin 3 3806A

[Dana Watkins]

fleetwin, thanks for all that. Yesterday I gapped a new set of points (two sets of course) to .022. The motor started in a barrel on the first pull, and runs smooth at high and low speeds. I am using a 24-1 non-ethanol mix, which I suppose is why there is a fair amount of blue smoke. I don’t want to look like a smoke bomb when I get out on the pond, so I am going to be thinking about a different mix, maybe like 32-1 or 40-1. Even though the motor is running good, when I get a chance I am going to fine tune the timing using an ohm meter as is explained in “1953-1967 Evinrude 3HP Litetwin Tune Up Project Ignition System Tune-Up” on the Outboard Boat Motor Repair website. After I run it some on the water I will post here the things I did and parts I bought to get the motor going good. I didn’t do a lot but there were some things like a load test for the coils and a pressure test for the gear unit which I felt were important and I’m glad I did them. Thanks again, fleetwin. You have been a great help.