Re: 1956 15 hp Evinrude Model 15016

[Buccaneer]

I took the points apart and cleaned them this afternoon. ( I hate those little
clips that hold the points on the post!) It had good spark after the cleaning,
so I did a quick timing job and threw the rest back together. Normally I’d
take the carb off an unknown engine and clean it, but I wasn’t sure when
I’d get a chance to work on it again and I wanted to see if it would run to
burn the engine "tuner" out of it. After a few pulls in the test barrel off
and away it went. Sure did smoke for a while with that tuner in the cylinders!
My pressure tank was literally on fumes, so I had to pump it every once in a while.
It ran pretty good for a compression imbalance of 18 psi. The rings on the top
piston still appeared to be stuck when I put the port covers back on.
Hopefully after a few running cycles they’re free up. I didn’t attempt to
tune in the carb. My test barrel won’t handle a 15 hp very well! I did
run it for about 10 minutes until it quit smoking bad, so I assume the
"tuner" is gone. When I get a chance, I’ll put it on my little Alumacraft
and give it a work out.
I assumed this "Froze up" Evinrude would be "parts", but it was a nice
surprise that it turned into a runner.

Prepare to be boarded!