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As far as I’m concerned, for as much sense as they seem to make, the numbers on the back of the crankcase were probably phone numbers of the gals that Bess Evinrude hired, and probably stamped in as a joke by the guys on the floor, along with a hang tag that said "For a good time, call"……..
I bet, somewhere, there is one stamped 867-5309…..
The "spacer" of which you speak is actually a shock absorber sort of thingy that was not installed on Evinrude motors until 1914. Makes sense that if one has it and the other doesn’t, the one with the 1913 serial number should be the one that doesn’t.
One of your serial number tags looks like it only has 3 or 4 digits on it. Is that a lighting trick, or is it truly a tag from a pre-1913 model?
Best,
PM T2
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