Reply To: 1961 40hp Evinrude difficult to turn under compression

[frankr]

Tell us more about yourself.  Are you a big strong person or a skinny teenager, or what?  Is the motor mounted on a boat, or on a stand?  It would be very difficult for an average person to pull it over if  on a stand, or whatever if not securely held down.  Even if mounted on a boat, you would have to stand ahead of it, grab the rope with both hands, and haul on that rope. I’ve seen skinny teenagers able to start them and a mom that can pick up a 50 pound kid with one arm, but just can’t rope over even a small outboard. No insult intended, just say’n.