Sir,
I received a 1939 Evinrude 5.4 hp motor from a friend who obtained it from a widow several years ago. It was running at the time and has been sitting in storage since. Everything is in tac with the motor. It has good compression and I’d like to get it operating again. I have never owned a boat, etc. and know nothing about such motors. What is the best maintenance manual I could obtain to get me started. Also, do you have a tip or two to start me with. Tried to send a picture, but the file size is too large.
go to ‘Resources’ at the top of this page, then ‘Links’, then scroll down to ‘For the Old Outboard’, then Art Dekalb; on his site, look under ‘Art’s Extras’ for his ‘5 point plan’.
Art’s tips will be very helpful. Thanks.
Do you know of a general service manual for vintage Evinrude motors that can depict further, hopefully with illustrations, etc.
Art may have a manual; other members hopefully will chime in with suggestions. What is the model #, 4309, 4311, or 4312? try the search box at the top for Evinrude Fisherman.
Hi Jeff. Welcome aboard and what you have there is known as a Fisherman. Is this a two or four cylinder motor as the 5.4 horse Zephyr in 1940 was a four cylinder? If Garry sees this, he will be able to provide needed information.
One thing I’m sure of, the fuel mix should be 16:1 or maybe even richer. and the points will be gapped at .020″.
5.4 is Zephyr horsepower but the model number shows it as a Fisherman. If you remove the front cover, you’ll be able to count the number of spark plugs.
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