Re: 1963 Evinrude 10 HP running problem

[Steve D]

quote fleetwin:

So, is there a pin hole in the bottom of the coil, or was it arcing from burnt spot on the coil where the coil wire plugs in…

No pin hole in the bottom of the coil, it looks like from where the coil wire plugs in.

quote ddwilson:

Ignition will do that but if you are seeing fuel would try to find the leak before it becomes a problem

I already mentioned to the owner that I think it’s coming from the crankcase seams. I know it won’t get better by itself but he needs the motor for a trip and I won’t have the time to do that before he goes. Since the motor seemed to run pretty strong in the video except for this one problem (and also needs the lower unit seals done), I’ll get these taken care of and then clean up the motor real good and have him watch it and see how quickly it gets oily again or how bad the leak is and monitor that as we go.