1967 Evinrude 9.5 Restore / Rebuild

[Bushbeater]

I have this motor my grandfather bought new, so it has some sentimental value. It's been setting about 20 years since the pull rope broke. It has quite a bit of wear and abuse as we mostly ran it on the Meramec before jets were available. Anyway I pulled it out of the shed today, got it to turn over and removed the fly wheel. Carb, coil and points look good. My question is basically what should I look for to determine if it's worth the cost and effort to restore the motor. I,m thinking carb rebuild, water pump rebuild and all new fuel hoses and related gaskets. Most all rubber or plastic parts would need replacement. Any tips?

[fishinwrench]

There used to be a wooden boat club up in Wisconsin that would pay me top dollar for those old motors restored, they would even drive down and pick them up.  Not sure if they split up or just finally aquired all they could use, but they don't buy them anymore, so I quit messing with them.    Typically it cost 4-800 to completely restore them (that's including labor).

Refresh the ignition system, plug wires, boots, coil, points & condenser and all.

Refresh the fuel system, including the pressure fuel tank, all hoses, and the carb.

Refresh the water pump, and reseal the gearcase.

Fresh spring and rope on the starter.

And usually there'd be missing knobs, and it may need zinc-chromate primer and paint.   

I was getting 1200-1600 per motor with tank, so it was worthwhile.   Not anymore.   The cool part though is that, for Evinrude's, the parts are all still available and reasonably priced.

[Bushbeater]

Upon closer inspection I found the throttle side case, where the tiller handle attaches is cracked and will need replacement. It also appears the front motor mount must be broke as I can grab the powerhead and it kinda rattles around. Ut looks like to replace those parts requires almost complete disassembly.

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, Bushbeater said:

Upon closer inspection I found the throttle side case, where the tiller handle attaches is cracked and will need replacement. It also appears the front motor mount must be broke as I can grab the powerhead and it kinda rattles around. Ut looks like to replace those parts requires almost complete disassembly.

I've got one here you can have if you wanna come get it.

[Bushbeater]

Thanks for the offer, but that's not yhe right motor. I need one that looks like this.

[Gumboot]

Looks pretty sharp for a 53 year old motor.

[fishinwrench]

5 minutes ago, Gumboot said:

Looks pretty sharp for a 53 year old motor.

They don't build'em like that anymore.  😅

[jdmidwest]

I have one that runs.  Its on the little 1436 I am gonna sell.

Put a carb kit on it, water pump, and replaced the kill switch.  Usually starts on the second pull.  Sweet little simple motors, circa 1967.

[fishinwrench]

6 minutes ago, jdmidwest said:

I have one that runs.  Its on the little 1436 I am gonna sell.

Put a carb kit on it, water pump, and replaced the kill switch.  Usually starts on the second pull.  Sweet little simple motors, circa 1967.

Yeah you can't beat them really.  I'm really fond of the early 70's 6 - 9.9 models.   Bulletproof.   

[jdmidwest]

1 minute ago, fishinwrench said:

Yeah you can't beat them really.  I'm really fond of the early 70's 6 - 9.9 models.   Bulletproof.   

The boat came with a white one.  Kept trying to get it to run, changed fuel pump, rebuilt carb.  Got it to power up one time fully one time on Duck Creek.  Took it to the boat shop locally and he delivered the verdict.  One cylinder was full of water and cracked by overheating.

Bought this one I have now from a buddy.  Blue one like in the pic, but not as pretty.  Runs like a champ.