Reply To: Evinrude Sportwin Help

[Don]

Yeah, Geer’s approach is surely the best, but maybe more involved than most prefer to go, not everyone has the skills to do powerhead work. Did you pull those intake covers like someone suggested? This will give you a good look at the rings so you can determine if they are stuck. What are you soaking the pistons with, kinda looks like soapy water! Try reinstalling the flywheel and attempt to rock it back and forth ever so slightly. If that does nothing, try tapping the pistons with the heavy wooden dowel/hammer as others have mentioned. Don’t get too aggressive though. Those coils are shot, that igntion system will need to be overhauled. How did the oil in the gearcase look? Was it relatively clean? Or was it milky with water inside. The gearcase on these engines is a weak point and it is crucial that they do not leak oil.