Reply To: 1938 Evinrude Sportfour fuel line connection

[Buccaneer]

Tubs, I believe the fitting on the end of the fuel line is brass, so perhaps
it will conform to seal. With this banjo set up, there’s a tiny amount of
metal on each side of the fuel line fitting that makes contact, hence, I suppose there’s a lot
of contact, pressure in the sealing area, which hopefully makes it leak proof!
Will soon find out. I finished up the mag and adjusted the points this afternoon.
Just need to check the gear lube and I can see if it will fire up….. oh yeah,
I better put the tiller handle back on.

New Bowden cable on order, but not sure if it will have a tight enough bending
radius to route the cable under the front cover….. it will have to made a tough
“S” curve…… which is why I’m guessing someone previous / devious drilled
a hole thru the front cover for the cable.

It will probably have to be a quick test start on the stand. Don’t think I can lift
it in my test barrel, and even if I did, a 16.2 hp is going to blow all the water out
in about 2 seconds!
If it starts and shows promise, I’ll put it on my boat and wait until I can
find someone to ride up front for ballast for a real test.

Prepare to be boarded!