1968 Evinrude Sportwin 9.5 - First Run!

I just recently purchased this 14' aluminum with a 1968 Evinrude Sportwin 9.5 outboard motor. When I brought it home, the motor had a mix of water and gas in the lower cylinder and there was no spark on either cylinder. Popped the flywheel and cleaned the points, flushed the cylinders with 2-stroke oil, fresh gas in the tank and now it runs, quite well at that!

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• evinrude
• sportwin
• 9.5
• 9.9
• outboard
• 1968
• vintage
• boat

[YellowSaturnGuy]

the fuel tank was about 60% gasoline, 40% water, and I don't think the previous owner knew that... I think he flooded it so badly while trying to start it, the water/gasoline mix stayed in the cylinders after he gave up on it.

either way, I've put about 8 tanks of gas threw it this summer and it is ran perfectly... until a spark plug wire broke :p When someone changed the coils and wires, they didn't leave enough slack in one of the wires, so it stretched and eventually broke at WOT.

[HnEhonda]

you wouldnt happen to know how to remove the powerhead?

[jims72]

congrats

[pepe713]

do you have to mix the gas with the oil im new at this boat motor thing an i ws just wondering what kind of oil if you do thanks

[cpgixxer]

Good good, so long as the head gasket is good you should be ok with that motor, they wind up pretty good but I think the 9.9 is better, I own both.

[cpgixxer]

Water in the lower cyclinder isn't normal, sure you don't have a head gasket problem