Evinrude 7 5 Test Run, Part 1
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2023
- I was helping clean out a old building and found three Evinrude outboards. These motors have not been run in years. The owner of the building ask if I could try to get them running again. This is part 1 of the journey.
Glad to see you back!
Nice to see you again………Looks like fun.
nice to see you back and that you are ok
Great to see your back!!! Learned a lot from your videos
Looking forward to some more great content!!
You have stumbled on a gem there for sure! I have always liked these engines although they have a few unforgiveable engineering flaws. First, the crank/driveshaft splines love to rust. So, it is important to get the gearcase off every year so you can clean and relube the splines/check/replace the driveshaft oring. Failing to do this will result in driveshaft getting stuck into the crank splines and possibly rusting them out. The good news is that these gearcases are super easy to remove and reinstall because they have no shift rod connector! The next flaw is the lack of a bushing between the reverse gear and the rear prop shaft seal housing. This results in wear to the housing and jumping out of gear. This is a real big problem on engines used on tenders or sailboats where reverse gear is used often. The other issue is the classic upper water tube grommet getting swelled up by salt water. Nonetheless, these engines run great and will last a long time with some extra care.
Thank You for sharing all of your knowledge with us all.
Excellent video! I’ve got a real smooth 1980 model evinrude 4.5. I sure do with I could run across one of those 7.5s too. Thank you.
Hey ! First good news for 2023, Om is back on the net !!! Those OMC 7.5 and 8 hp were (and still are) light, reliable and surprisingly torky engines. All the best to you and your loved ones !
Thank You for the good words I hope You keep giving us great information on these motors. Thank You!
Welcome back on UA-cam I’m so glad to see that you are well :-)
Good to be Back Thank You!!
Lucky find! I have a 1980 Johnson 7.5 that I got cheap and have running like a top. Its on a 12 ft jon boat. The prop hub spun so I need to get that fixed but over all, I'm really pleased with this motor.
Those are good motors. Thank You for watching and commenting!
Glad to see your back with content.
As always thank you for your videos!
Happy to be back. and Thank You for watching and commenting.
Would love to see a video running it on the water
Nice! I'm hoping to find a 1980 14hp evinrude thermostat replacement video because that year has it buried down in the cowling. If anyone knows of a video please reply.
Still haven't done anything with it, But I have an 18 hp Evinrude outboard on my Dads old 73 Monarch jon boat that I need to tend to. Dad had it running years ago and it sounded like a sewing machine then but Dad bought a Carb kit for it because he said it wasn't running right. I'd really like to get it going again but don't have a lot of time of money to invest in it.
I understand completely time and money passes us so fast. Thank You for sharing. be sure and let me know when you start work on dads motor.
Why does this one idle so well? It idled like a 4-Stroke!
The reason that this motor runs so well is I have went through it. Timing is right fuel mixture is right everything is set to OEM spec. These motor will run like new, if shaft seals and reeds are good. What happens is most people will just put up with hard start of don't idle good as long as it runs.
Good deal bud oh yeah crispy outboards almost time to fish 2 months out here in pnw
You are right! we will be out there before you know it. Time to get ready.
Well well look who got off his 💺, it's about time brother I thought I was going to have to go back up there and push you off your chair glad to see you made your video I'll call you later bye.