Reply To: 1936 Evinrude 4.4 hp Fisherman model 4148 motor

[Ed Voll]

One more comment on this 1936 Evinrude Fisherman motor. For a newbie to motor overhaul, as I am, I stretched outside my limits , me being a chemist and not an engineer. However, what really stumped me was verifying the status of the ignition system. Basically, I did not have faith that an 87 year old magneto, coil, condenser, and high tension wires could actually still be viable! In fact, all components in that system were fine except for wires from the coil to the plugs.

I could not have gotten the motor running without the invaluable expertise and hands-on repairing gotten from Art DeKalb. He is about a 2 hour drive from my home, but the trip was worth it. Art checked the coil and condenser on his testing unit, disassembled and cleaned the points and replaced the high tension wires.

When I left Art that day, we proved that we indeed did have spark going to both plugs, and the rest of the project was just cleaning and a bit of rebuilding.

So, thanks again to Art DeKalb for his kind help and experience!

Ed Voll