1957 Evinrude Big Twin 35 hp exhaust leg drain

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  • May 29, 2020 at 8:30 am #204301
    fleetwin
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      Cool!

      May 29, 2020 at 3:51 pm #204388
      vintin
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        As a maintenance procedure on my 1957 35 hp Johnson I’ve used a length of thick weed eater plastic string pushed in with vice grips from the outside drain hole to clear debris that might form. A once or twice per year thing.

        June 4, 2020 at 4:06 pm #204947
        oldlure
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          Happy to report I can see the light (from a flashlight). I had cleared from the outside first with a drill bit in my hand. After long soaking and I cut the straight part off a stout wire hanger and used it as a ramrod and put it on my cordless drill I have cleared the passage.
          Thanks Buc, yes approx. 1/8″
          Thanks Dan great maintenance tip with the trimmer string.

          June 4, 2020 at 5:42 pm #204951
          Buccaneer
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            Glad you got that drain open!

            Prepare to be boarded!

            June 8, 2020 at 5:59 pm #205150
            Bob Wight
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              Just finished clearing the drain on my ’57 Fastwin restoration. Soaked with vinegar for 2 days, then alternated between drilling with a piece of stiff wire and using the jet fixture on the pressure washer – that stuff hardens like concrete in there!

              Bob

              1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
              1954 Johnson CD-11
              1955 Johnson QD-16
              1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
              1958 Johnson QD-19
              1958 Johnson FD-12
              1959 Johnson QD-20

              “Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
              "Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

              June 8, 2020 at 7:33 pm #205160
              Buccaneer
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                Bob Wight wrote:

                Just finished clearing the drain on my ’57 Fastwin restoration. Soaked with vinegar for 2 days, then alternated between drilling with a piece of stiff wire and using the jet fixture on the pressure washer – that stuff hardens like concrete in there!

                You must have gotten a little wet with the power washer!

                Prepare to be boarded!

                June 8, 2020 at 8:52 pm #205167
                Bob Wight
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                  Buccaneer wrote:
                  Bob Wight wrote:

                  Just finished clearing the drain on my ’57 Fastwin restoration. Soaked with vinegar for 2 days, then alternated between drilling with a piece of stiff wire and using the jet fixture on the pressure washer – that stuff hardens like concrete in there!

                  You must have gotten a little wet with the power washer!

                  Yes, but it was 97 degrees here today so just put on some swim trunks and it felt great!!

                  Bob

                  1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
                  1954 Johnson CD-11
                  1955 Johnson QD-16
                  1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
                  1958 Johnson QD-19
                  1958 Johnson FD-12
                  1959 Johnson QD-20

                  “Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
                  "Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

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