Re: 1973 Evinrude starflight 135

[DAN ANDERSON]

Alright now, you guys are just testing an old guys memory now. The ’73 V-4 s were the only V-4s with the odd stroke (wrist pin location). Yes I think everyone who has worked on one of these has put wrong pistons in and wondered why it won’t turn over? Pistons could be hard to find, but the 92 cu in 85hp is the hardest being 3 3/8" bore while the 115 & 135 were 3 1/2" bore. Don, Frank, surely you still have your special tool washer to put over the crank and move the sensor gap in to make the engine fire at lower cranking RPMs? That and the #581900 timer base pretty much took care of that problem. I don’t think I will ever forget that part number! When I worked in the dealership in the 70s we had a cut off date of 1973 as to motors we would not take in. Of course we were real close to salt water.

Dan in TN