1954 Evinrude Super Fastwin 15

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  • May 16, 2015 at 2:08 am #16079
    jake11
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      I am at least going to try it and see how it does.

      May 16, 2015 at 2:12 am #16080
      jake11
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        Pappy that’s a sweet looking gheenoe by the way. There was a bait/tackle/archery shop in Newport news that sold them and that was the first I had ever seen of them. Was always curious how they handled in the water and for fishing.

        May 16, 2015 at 6:12 pm #16118
        jeff-register
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          Put a piece of wood on the bottom of the boat as a straight line & check how close it is to the anti cav plate. Shhould put it even or a little below. remember as the water passes under the boat the boat makes an imprint in the water as it runs lower than the top. As the water passes out the back it quickly comes back up to the lake level & the cav plate will be underwater even if it is equal to the bottom of the boat. I use a 1" x 3/4" piece of wood under the motor to raise the motor a little but be sure the clapms still get a good bite on the transom & not go too high. Use a chain to keep the motor to the boat even if it falls off, cheap insurance!!

          May 16, 2015 at 7:46 pm #16131
          jake11
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            Thanks for the tip! I’ll try it out. Got the carb rebuilt and found the the female end fuel connection is leaking. Ordered some new o rings. Hopefully they don’t take forever to get here!

            May 16, 2015 at 8:52 pm #16139
            jake11
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              Well I found an o ring and must have done something wrong. After the carb rebuild I had it running good at high rpms but still didn’t want to idle very well and now it barely wants to stay running. Back to the drawing board I guess.

              May 16, 2015 at 10:25 pm #16142
              jeff-register
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                Raise it up using small firring strips. A guy can get 3/4" higher that way. Be sure it is chained to the boat, clamps secure & still pumping water. Get it even with the bottom of the transom & cav plate for starters. There is a wave behind the transom that allows for a few inches rise in the water. Be sure you are clamped very well!

                May 17, 2015 at 6:31 pm #16233
                jake11
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                  Well I think I’ve solved part of my problem. I noticed that at the start position the cam wasn’t even making contact with the roller. Adjusted it to where the cam was contacting the roller at the timing mark and it will at least start up in neutral now (though not with the throttle at the start position, still have to crank it as far as it will go in neutral to get it to start) but still doesn’t want to idle well. I know I did the carb right. I even soaked in parts cleaner and blew all the passages out with compressed air. Changed the o rings in the connectors. No tank leak. I guess I’m just going to have to find a sweet spot in that low idle knob because I can’t think of anything else it could be. It runs like a champ in gear at wot and down close to idle position.

                  May 17, 2015 at 9:41 pm #16249
                  jake11
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                    Fixed it! Played with that cam follower positioning and got it lined up perfect, adjusted the low idle screw a bit and now she starts first pull. Had it out on the river an hour or so and it ran like a dream. Pushed my 14 footer surprisingly fast.

                    May 17, 2015 at 10:37 pm #16252
                    Casey Lynn
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                      Am betting you have a "smart" phone.
                      Find one of the speed Apps and download it then you can check your initial speed.
                      Eventually, if you want to increase it a little bit you will want to find and purchase an elusive Michigan AJC-417.

                      May 17, 2015 at 10:42 pm #16253
                      jake11
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                        I found one right after I got in off the water. I may take it back out tomorrow evening just to see what top speed is with just me in the boat. I had one of my buddies and 2 29 series batteries (just in case) along with a whole slew of other stuff in the boat today and I was still surprised how fast she pushed. What is this Michigan AJC-417?

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