Reply To: New to me 6hp Evinrude project

[Sam M.]

JACQUES wrote:

The green  pics were  just an example of the level of carbon found in my  green 5.5hp Johnson  which is why I still wanted to pull the PH on the blue 6hp of my post

I’ll pull it anyway to inspect everything & maybe clean out some junk in case   it  is anything  like my 5.5 Johnson

I am ok with the  6HP base gasket   I have the necessary spare  with the correct profile.  I refurbed  a 6hp years ago  and  sold it to a friend but kept the extra  spare parts 🙂

next is dropping the GC  ( on blue) for inspection and pressure testing.  If OK i’ll  just refill.     Carb will be last   paint will wait for warm temps outside in May.

 

red motor ????

 

Red motor.  Is it the blue powerhead with primer showing through?

OR

Maybe the factory missed the impeller pin, the motor had some overheating which discolored the blue paint, and warped the cylinder head which reduced your compression.  If that wasn’t just primer showing through.