Congratulations! You got a nice boat. Best ski boat I ever had and I wish I
had it back ( it burned up due to a gasoline leak in the bilge - boom!) I
was just a kid back then. I could only find Rogues when I went to get
another Evinrude boat back in 1982 and I like them too. The motor/ outdrive
stuff is fairly easy to find on ebay and various dealers, don't be afraid to
call or email them. The parts for the boats are harder to find so think
before you throw anything away.We are here too. A SELOC or CLYMER repair
manual is always a good investment. Don't start any big projects the week
before boating season or you will loose interest. Just some ideas off the
top of my head.Good luck and let us know how it's going. We collectively
have most of the knowledge you will need. Tom Klauber----- Original
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> [omc-boats] New member
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> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 09:34:20 -0600
> From: "Joel Truog" <truogj@...>
> Subject: [omc-boats] New member
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> <P>I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Joel, I just purchased a
> 1966 Evinrude sportsman with the buick 225. It's been sitting for
> about 4 years and will be quite the project. My biggest question is
> where to start. How do I find out if the engine will ever run before
> I put too much money into it. I have a good start on cleaning up the
> interior excetera. Any and all help will be greatly
> appreciated. I'll keep everyone posted.
> <BR></P></DIV></div></html>
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> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 10:00:52 -0800
> From: David <odin@...>
> Subject: Re: [omc-boats] New member
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> Hi Joel,
> I suggest the first thing you do is change the oil, then remove the
> spark plugs and turn the engine over by hand several times to get
> lubrication started again - it is not uncommon for it to be frozen a bit
> and may require a breaker bar and socket on the drive shaft pulley to
> get it moving. once it is free and moving easily you can put a battery
> on it and spin it over - at this point you need to get a compression
> gauge and check the compression in each cylinder - each should show from
> 140 to 160 lbs. If any cylinder is under 100 lbs you need to consider
> having a valve job done on it. Next you need to look at the gas,
> carefully inspect the fuel tank and lines - you can pull the top of the
> fuel tank and probe the bottom of the tank - you may find a thick sludge
> - - it will need to be cleaned out. Often the old rubber fuel lines crack
> and can leak - not a good thing - be sure to replace any such lines.
> Now, once the fuel system is ok, I suggest you add one quart of "Sea
> Foam" engine cleaner to the fuel, and another quart to the engine's oil
> - - with Sea Foam, you do not need to change the oil - you can leave it in
> - - Sea Foam does a great job of cleaning varnish etc. from valves,
> carburetors etc. - The 155 hp. V6 is a great engine - if compression is
> up you should be fine. You may have a hose connection on the sterndrive
> so that you can start the engine without putting it in the water - be
> sure before starting that the hose runs a while to get water to the
> impeller - running it without water after it has sat a dried out will
> damage it fairly quickly. Good Luck Joel. Dave
>
> Joel Truog wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Joel, I just purchased a
>> 1966 Evinrude sportsman with the buick 225. It's been sitting for
>> about 4 years and will be quite the project. My biggest question is
>> where to start. How do I find out if the engine will ever run before
>> I put too much money into it. I have a good start on cleaning up the
>> interior excetera. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
>> I'll keep everyone posted.
>>
>
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> Hi Joel,
> <br>I suggest the first thing you do is change the oil, then remove the
> spark plugs and turn the engine over by hand several times to get
> lubrication
> started again - it is not uncommon for it to be frozen a bit and may
> require
> a breaker bar and socket on the drive shaft pulley to get it moving.
> once it is free and moving easily you can put a battery on it and spin
> it over - at this point you need to get a compression gauge and check the
> compression in each cylinder - each should show from 140 to 160 lbs. If
> any cylinder is under 100 lbs you need to consider having a valve job done
> on it. Next you need to look at the gas, carefully inspect the fuel tank
> and lines - you can pull the top of the fuel tank and probe the bottom
> of the tank - you may find a thick sludge - it will need to be cleaned
> out. Often the old rubber fuel lines crack and can leak - not a good
> thing - be sure to replace any such lines. Now, once the fuel system is
> ok, I suggest you add one quart of "Sea Foam" engine cleaner to the fuel,
> and another quart to the engine's oil - with Sea Foam, you do not need
> to change the oil - you can leave it in - Sea Foam does a great job of
> cleaning varnish etc. from valves, carburetors etc. - The 155 hp. V6 is
> a great engine - if compression is up you should be fine. You may
> have a hose connection on the sterndrive so that you can start the engine
> without putting it in the water - be sure before starting that the hose
> runs a while to get water to the impeller - running it without water after
> it has sat a dried out will damage it fairly quickly. Good Luck
> Joel.
> Dave
> <p>Joel Truog wrote:
> <blockquote TYPE=CITE>
> <div style='background-color:'>
> <div class=RTE>
> <p>I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Joel, I just purchased
> a 1966 Evinrude sportsman with the buick 225. It's been sitting for
> about 4 years and will be quite the project. My biggest question
> is where to start. How do I find out if the engine will ever run
> before I put too much money into it. I have a good start on cleaning
> up the interior excetera. Any and all help will be greatly
> appreciated.
> I'll keep everyone posted.</div>
> </div>
> </blockquote>
> </html>
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