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The 1954 15 Evinrude I have has a weak throttle linkage. The horizontal to vertical gear that holds the vertical linkage to the magneto connections is damaged. There is a great deal of wear on the slot. This damaged part appears to be part of the midsection. I have an extra midsection from a few years later – probably 1956 to 1958. Is there any chance that the 1954 powerhead will fit onto a 1956 or 1957 midsection AND have the 1954 gearcase bolt up to that newer model midsection.
Seems like a long shot to me, but OMC was pretty good at interchangeability as designs advanced model to model. Maybe I should wait for a 1954 parts motor at a future swap.
The parts catalogues I have don’t cover back to 1954, and I don’t seem to be able to find any exploded view parts diagrams to check out myself.