Initially purchased this motor, again on craigslist, for $100 as a parts motor. Previous owner said it had no spark. No gas tank or hose. Hood had received a fantastic rattle-can silver upgrade in the past. She had good compression, no leaks in the lower unit, and was mostly complete. I did use a few minor parts to rebuild the 68 Evinrude, but changed my mind, and replaced them. I them pulled the flywheel, replaced the coils, condensers, and points. Used the coil locating ring and timing tool purchased from franksoutboardtools. Very good reproductions of the OMC tools. Was able to get spark. Installed new plugs and was able to get her to run, again poorly with the choke wide open. Cleaned and rebuilt the carburetor, Was able to get her to run properly and idle very well. Dropped the lower unit, changed the impeller, impeller wear plate, impeller housing and water tube seal. Runs like a champ. Next, I cant leave it with the horrible silver paint job. Started sanding it off, and new decals on the way from discontinueddecals.com. New propeller (I acquired with a seized 1967 johnson 9.5 from craigslist for $60) installed. Just need to work out a bug with the kill switch.
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