Reply To: Evinrude 18HP 1960 low power

[salnaes]

Yes, I see there’s an o-ring on the outside of the upper bearing lying on the bench. But after some talk about this here on aomci I removed it before assembling the crankcase. There’s a topic on this matter:

https://www.aomci.org/forums/topic/seal-upper-crankshaft-bearing-evinrude-18-hp-1960/

I’m more worried about the pitted area on the crankshaft.