Reply To: 1964 Evinrude 9.5? Identify and Maintenance

[mjdoman]

Thanks fellas!

So from what I am hearing, I don’t need to pull the flywheel to clean the carb.  I had planned to remove the carb and do a total bath and rebuild just like the guy in the video does.  I bought the carb kit from Amazon, etc…

That is good news because as luck would have it, although I finally got those screws out (vice grips on sides – had to dremel a bit to get a good grip), I like an idiot cross threaded some of the screw holes when attaching the dame puller.  So now, if I want to pull the flywheel, I am going to need to retap at least one of the holes.  WHAT A MESS!

But… if I don’t need to remove the FW to clean the carb, I can return all this sh$#t and just take the top off the carb and clean from there.

The leroysramblings link is super helpful.  Thanks for that.

So here is what I am gonna do:

• I’m gonna check the jet thing mentioned above
• I am gonna clean the carb with spray carb cleaner as best I can
• I will dump a few thimblefulls of gas/oil mix into the top of the carb
• I will make sure the lower end is submerged
• And I will try to start it again.
• And I will update you good people who are so kind to assist a schlep like myself.

I am a very skilled woodworker, but engines are like foreign language.

Thanks again!