Re: Evinrude ’57 Fisherman Throttle / Idle Adjustment?

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quote Chris_P:

Don’t worry so much about where the arrow on the tiller grips lines up with. That is a guide at best, and not gospel. They are never lined up perfect. After running them for a while, you don’t even pay attention to that anymore.

Thanks. I was thinking the same thing but there’s a lot of grip travel between slow and stop – and I thought it should at least keep running on "slow". Maybe I’ll try to get the cam adjustment a bit closer to ideal.

One more Question:

Does the position of the magneto plate matter when checking point gap?

I used the cam to roller alignment to check them because I couldn’t find the info. I replaced coils, points and condensers some years ago and haven’t used the motor much since so I didn’t remove the flywheel this time – so I wasn’t sure if I was getting the maximum gap with the limited access of the inspection hole.