This is on a 1970 Evinrude 115.
Got it out of Dad's garage when we had to clean out the house to sell when Mom died.
Dad bought it in fall 1997. Died in Feb 98 before we could get it set up on his boat. Had it running then and not since. I cut the top out of a mini bulk tank and built a sawhorse of sorts to mount it on.
I hooked up a battery, a gas tank (had to go 80 miles round trip into Indiana, to get non ethanol gas just for it) and the control box, it wouldn't crank with the key so I used a screwdriver and my jump pack. Pumped up the bulb, hit the choke and it fired right away and sounds great.
Problem is with the controls. The one set I have (Evinrude selectric or something like that) is missing one side cover, the ignition switch is hanging and one of the plastic buttons is missing for the gear select. This is the set i have connected. I pushed each button and they seem to work (like a "typewriter" or push button shifting old Mopar) the Johnson set looks intact but someone cut the plug off that plugs to the engine. Just a bunch of stripped wires) so I didn't try that set.
They both came with the engine.
Problem is I can't get it out of gear. And could be something to do with why it won't crank with the key. Plans are to sell it, since I don't currently have a boat/
How can I get this thing out of gear? I don't know why the Evinrude controller is apart, we bought it that way. I was with dad when he got this engine.
When we got it I had it running on a set of muffs and it's been a long time since I last had it running, but I don't remember it being in gear, I do know I didn't run it as long back then on the muffs as I did tonight.
I'm glad I left part of the top on the mini bulk. As it did a fantastic job of keeping the water inside the tank instead of all over me.
Were these known for hanging up/ getting stuck in gear?
Got it out of Dad's garage when we had to clean out the house to sell when Mom died.
Dad bought it in fall 1997. Died in Feb 98 before we could get it set up on his boat. Had it running then and not since. I cut the top out of a mini bulk tank and built a sawhorse of sorts to mount it on.
I hooked up a battery, a gas tank (had to go 80 miles round trip into Indiana, to get non ethanol gas just for it) and the control box, it wouldn't crank with the key so I used a screwdriver and my jump pack. Pumped up the bulb, hit the choke and it fired right away and sounds great.
Problem is with the controls. The one set I have (Evinrude selectric or something like that) is missing one side cover, the ignition switch is hanging and one of the plastic buttons is missing for the gear select. This is the set i have connected. I pushed each button and they seem to work (like a "typewriter" or push button shifting old Mopar) the Johnson set looks intact but someone cut the plug off that plugs to the engine. Just a bunch of stripped wires) so I didn't try that set.
They both came with the engine.
Problem is I can't get it out of gear. And could be something to do with why it won't crank with the key. Plans are to sell it, since I don't currently have a boat/
How can I get this thing out of gear? I don't know why the Evinrude controller is apart, we bought it that way. I was with dad when he got this engine.
When we got it I had it running on a set of muffs and it's been a long time since I last had it running, but I don't remember it being in gear, I do know I didn't run it as long back then on the muffs as I did tonight.
I'm glad I left part of the top on the mini bulk. As it did a fantastic job of keeping the water inside the tank instead of all over me.
Were these known for hanging up/ getting stuck in gear?
