Topic: 1930 Elto Speedster ignition mess – Page 2 – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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May 20, 2018 at 2:30 am #76375
jimross
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The mag plate is from a 1929 Johnson V-45 with 1 coil and point Assy removed. remove the set screw and pull it off , you probably want to replace with the missing Atwater Kent battery ignition set up with knob start. Or, you can drop a complete 1931- up Evinrude Speeditwin Assy. on it. Don’t try "U" Speeditwin as it is different taper.JimRoss
May 20, 2018 at 2:39 am #76379
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Jim, Thanks for the information. I’d love to put the Speeditwin
back to original, but not sure of the likelyhood of finding
the parts.

Are you saying that the 1931 and up Evinrude Speeditwin
"mag plate and flywheel" are a direct swap?

What is a "U Speeditwin"?

Much appreciated!

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May 20, 2018 at 2:55 am #76380
bill-loveland
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quote jimross:

The mag plate is from a 1929 Johnson V-45 with 1 coil and point Assy removed. remove the set screw and pull it off , you probably want to replace with the missing Atwater Kent battery ignition set up with knob start. Or, you can drop a complete 1931- up Evinrude Speeditwin Assy. on it. Don’t try “U” Speeditwin as it is different taper.JimRoss

Jim – do you think he could adapt a regular Speedster’s flywheel and timer? I suspect those parts would be easier to find than the correct ones.
May 20, 2018 at 6:18 am #76382
oldelto
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U Speeditwin is 1928-1930.
May 20, 2018 at 11:57 am #76387
Buccaneer
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quote oldelto:

U Speeditwin is 1928-1930.

With a "handle" like OldElto, you may become my best friend, lol.
Thanks for that information.
I’m obviously "clueless" on this vintage of outboards, so now
I now know that a "U Speeditwin" is 1928-30 vintage, and have
heard of, and seen photos of a Senior Speedster, but
have no clue as to what a "Regular Speedster" is, and it’s
differences.
Photographic examples also greatly appreciated.

Schooling most appreciated!
Thanks!

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May 20, 2018 at 12:03 pm #76389
PM T2
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Do you not have any model-year guides?

He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...
May 20, 2018 at 12:18 pm #76391
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quote PM T2:

Do you not have any model-year guides?

For Evinrude "yes", Elto, "no"

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May 20, 2018 at 12:34 pm #76393
RICHARD A. WHITE
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Same guide…..

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May 20, 2018 at 12:37 pm #76394
Buccaneer
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quote jimross:

The mag plate is from a 1929 Johnson V-45 with 1 coil and point Assy removed. remove the set screw and pull it off , you probably want to replace with the missing Atwater Kent battery ignition set up with knob start. Or, you can drop a complete 1931- up Evinrude Speeditwin Assy. on it. Don’t try “U” Speeditwin as it is different taper.JimRoss

Jim, would a Speeditwin mag and flywheel from a unit even
as late as 1948, like the photo fit my 1930 Elto Speedster?
If so, amazing that something 18 years newer would fit.
Thanks.

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May 20, 2018 at 12:45 pm #76395
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quote Richard A. White:

Same guide…..

Thanks Richard. I went back through my notes, refreshed my
memory that my Elto is a model 310, and sure enough,
it shows up in the Evinrude model list, showing it
as a 1930, 14 hp, but nothing more.
What I’m really wondering is……
What’s the physical differences, say between
a regular Elto Speedster and a Senior Speedster, etc.
Thanks.

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