Re: 1957 Evinrude 18HP ignition issues

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nobodyspecial


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Just like 1957!
Starts right up and idles nicely. 1 &1/4 turns out on the low idle screw and the same on the high idle screw, Surprised with the power this has on full throttle! I didn’t keep it there but a second but, that is some serious power in an 18hp!

I was stuck, frustrated and out of ideas and you guys figured it out! It was the wrong points and the foot rub on them was too high! You’re all AWESOME!

Now on to my 1960 Evinride 75HP Starflite( I have heard some people call it a V4?) It starts up but, wont stay running, so I put on a new OEM fuel pump and cleaned the brass port where the fuel tank line attaches to the engine. The port was almost completely occluded with 50 years of gunk. If it still has issues, I’ll be posting another question on a new thread for you guys. Thanks so MUCH!

Thank you so much!