Well this one was going to be a trade in toward a 1966 18hp evinrude (and boy, I couldn’t even stall the motor out it ran so smooth…I even removed the low idle stop screw and it still wouldn’t stall out with the throttle retarded as far as it could go…love those old 18’s!!!!!). Put my test prop on the newer 25, let the customer get it going, and I put a heat gun on it to see it all the way up to 200°! Let’s just say, I didn’t want the thing, but he wants me to try and fix the cooling system, and if he’s willing to pay, I’m willing to work. Nothing like getting paid to learn a new motor (I only charge what it would cost me for a motor I’m familiar with, any extra tinkering is off the clock) 🙂

Even if I fix it, I don’t know if I’d want it. Not a desirable motor in my opinion…underpowered for its weight. Does the 3-cylinder set up give it more power at the low end or something?