Home › Forum › Ask A Member › 1963 Evinrude oil leak › Reply To: 1963 Evinrude oil leak
The flywheel just seized up while I was running it,
The first thing to do is find out where it is seized. I’ve seen broken bearings and/or rust in the gearcase seize everything. I’ve seen broken vanes on the water pump impeller jam it up at the pump. The recoil starter could be falling apart and jamming the flywheel. It , of course, could be rings, and or a broken bearing. I’ve seen too many people start treating a motor for stuck pistons/rings right away when the problem was elsewhere. Easiest thing to take off first is the recoil starter. If that isn’t it, and it probably isn’t since it seized while running, take the gearcase off – the water pump and driveshaft will come with it. Then see if it’s still seized. Note that if your throttle is set too high, the recoil starter gets locked up so you can’t rope start it in gear with the throttle up high. There is also an electrical lockout that prevents electric start if the throttle is up too high.