Re: new (to me) motor!

[opposedtwin]

kees thanks for the link regarding the owner’s manual and parts catalog.

Lloyd, thanks for the tip on the boot. I used my wife’s hair dryer (apparently towels don’t work on women!) and it made the rubber supple enough to work the spring out and back in. but I plan to try oil in the future. the spring looks like it was not centered on the wire and so that’s where the lost connection occurred.

I learned a valuable lesson on this motor that I thought I had learned some time ago but clearly forgot. start with the simple stuff first. I got hung up on the coil and it’s path without even checking the point gap. turns out that even after all that work, the gap was set too small on the cyl that had no spark. .020 did the trick!

I ran the lightwin in a test barrel and WOW! what a nice thrill it was to see it run, respond well and pump water like a fire hydrant! (ok, a very little fire hydrant)

I really needed this experience! I have been losing my desire to work on my motors over the last few months. granted, the winter had a lot to do with that, but I do have a nice little work space in the basement. it was so much fun poking around on this little evinrude. it made me see again how FUN this hobby is. thanks ole!

and thanks to all you guys who replied and helped out on this thread!

scott