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Good morning! This 18hp has 2x cylinders. I tested compression after a few mins of the engine running to get an accurate "wet test". Top measured 98 psi and bottom measured 90 psi. Gladly they are within 10psi of each other, so I am not too worried. I did rebuild this engine. New pistons, rings...

Hi there, new thermostat and water pump. Water shoots out the exhaust on startup and while idling but temperature is warm to the touch the entire time. Didnt feel hot/cold/hot/cold. Is this okay? How do I know if the thermostat is working? Water pump seems fine. Hard steady flow. My next idea is...

Hi there, I recently bought brand new sierra coils for my older outboard. Ran a resistance test on them with a multimeter before installing onto the magento plate- both read 10.4 ohms. Is this Okay? Does it translate to poor spark? My original coils which I thought had gotten bad still read 4.23...

Hi there, just completed a full rebuild. Has good compression. Confirmed spark. Brand new points. Brand new coils + condensers. Points set to .020. Confirmed fuel reaches carb. Here are the issues happening: - i am getting zero “chug” or “cough” when trying to start - when i pull start, fuel...

I checked with a multimeter and I have continuity from the primary and secondary windings off the coil all the way to the center electrode of the spark plug, measures about 4.5ohms, not too bad, however it still wont produce spark! Motor wont turn over. I made it pitch black in the garage and...

Hello there, please link the thread to this if it already exists. Regarding: 1962 evinrude 18hp fastwin points gap setting My evinrude service manual says set the gap .020 and so that .022 CANT fit. However ive seen many videos of people using the ohm setting (resistance check) on their...

Good morning, I have been working on rebuilding this 62' evinrude 18hp and am running into 2 issues: 1) I finished connecting the lower unit and went to connect the shifter lock. The shifter lock F/N/R dimples wont perfectly align with each gear. Did I not properly "calibrate" the shifter lock...