Reply To: 1974 Evinrude 4406R 4hp

[need2fish]

Nice find — the starter alone is worth the price and likely the lower unit as well.

I’ve had 3 of them — they often suffer from driveshaft self-destruction syndrome. My latest (’73) has very low hours — I have a NOS crankshaft waiting to be installed — the driveshaft receiver is all torn up. It looks it should work, but the between the driveshaft wear and receiver wear, there isn’t enough metal-to-metal contact to get the drive train to spin.

So, it may cost you a base gasket, but it’s a good idea to replace the driveshaft top grommet whether it looks like it needs it or not, then load up the receiver with a reasonably viscus grease.