Re: 1954 Evinrude Super Fastwin

[fisherman6]

I checked the compression numbers on the ’54 Super Fastwin. I got about 90 on top and about 92 on bottom so that doesn’t seem too bad. Not much if any different than before the overheat. I put it in the tank and hooked up the fuel and gave it a tug.

It fired up on the second pull from cold. Then I saw water leaking… out of lots of places. Powerhead base gasket, exhaust cover gasket, and the head gasket. Looks like all new gaskets and probably resurfacing the head at least. I’ll check all water passages for blockage when it’s apart again. Hopefully that’s all it takes to get it back up and going again. I’ll get a better look at the cylinders while the head is off.

I’m wondering if the water intake got cowered in weeds. It was my first time on the lake I was on and it is very weedy. I may have picked up enough to restrict flow when leaving the dock and never got rid of them. 😕 It sure seems to be pumping plenty of water and now it is coming out everywhere.

-Ben

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