Reply To: 1955 Evinrude 25hp sparker/slow crank question

[MHarrington]

My battery was starting other motors just fine, it’s from 9/24 so pretty new.  I removed the lower last night and tried it still no change.  But before I called it a day, I had a thought.  When you go through an engine and use engine assembly lube (as you should) and you let it sit I have heard and seen times where the lube/grease they used will harden and make the engine hard to turn or not turn at all.  I am out of aft at the moment, so I mixed up some sae30, acetone, and some penetrating oil and I poured it down the carb right into the block.  and I have let it sit to try and turn the engine assembly lube I used back into lube if that was the case.  I haven’t heard of that happening to the lube I use but it is worth a try, I use Permatex ultra slick engine assembly lube.  I thought I ran it long enough to break it down/run it through and replace it with 2 stoke mix but I might not have.

I just went out to see if that fixed it and it works perfect, I have tried it 5 or so times now and turns over better than ever!