Hello all,

This is my first post here and I heard that it is a great site. I have had a 1966 Evinrude for the past eight years and it has been doing great. I just ran into a few problems. The biggest is that the starter gear got worn so that it does not turn the motor any longer. Upon taking apart it looks pretty good but there are shavings and a few teeth look worse than others. Motor is model 80693C and starter part number is Prestolite MGD 4001 12V A10.

I did a search online for the starter and can’t find one. I could not find a replacement armature either. Also, I don’t think it possible but, does anybody know if this could be fixed by aligning the gears better? There seems to be pretty good meat on the gear still, but I did not see a way to adjust.

Is it possible to buy a rebuilt starter or new? If so where? If not does anybody know what I could do to get my motor running again?

I can be reached at sethhg@rcn.com or here … not sure how this works?

attached are a few photos of motor… starter etc.

Thanks much,
Seth

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