Edward,
This might be a stupid question, but it's gotten me before. Are you sure you're gear selector is in neutral? If not, it won't start. Happened to me once upon a time with my '70 Seasport...
~Scott
> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:54:49 -0700
> From: tomatu69@...
> To: omc-boats@...
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Electrical problems
>
>
> Hi, All
>
> I'm working on restoring my 68/Seasport/V6/155Hp. My problem is that I'm not able to turn the engine over using the ignition switch. I have power everywhere else. Before you tell me to get a new switch, the question is. "Are they any inline fuses between the ignition switch and the starter?"
>
> Thanks
>
> Edward
>
> --- On Sat, 6/27/09, omc-boats-request@... <omc-boats-request@...> wrote:
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> > 1. Re: Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > (BLDFW)
> > 2. Re: Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > (heavy)
> > 3. Re: Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > (rees4@...)
> > 4. Re: Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > (john faulhaber)
> > 5. 1965 Evinrude Sweet-16 (James Potter)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:27:58 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: BLDFW <bldfw@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Message-ID: <461844.62920.qm@...>
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> >
> > You might also check the points to insure you don't have
> > point float going on.? Point float usually occurs at higher
> > rpm's and is caused by a lack of adequate point spring
> > tension causing the points to sometime not close all the
> > way.
> >
> > -Bill
> > Dallas, TX
> > 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
> > http://www.photobucket/evinrude_explorer
> >
> > --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Jeff LaCoste <heavy@...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > From: Jeff LaCoste <heavy@...>
> > Subject: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 5:41 PM
> >
> > After many weeks of slower rides around the lake, last week
> > I took the 1964 Johnson Deluxe V6 155hp out into open water
> > to run it and see what would happen. Got off to a slow start
> > and steadily climbed up to 3/4 throttle for a couple miles
> > when it started to cough, once, then twice, so we slowed and
> > turned back for the dock. It seemed to be running smooth
> > once again, so we increased the speed and once again it
> > coughed and sputtered.
> >
> > We took off the cover and idled for a bit and after a while
> > it quit and wouldn't start. We waited and tried again but
> > nothing. We thought maybe over heating, or no gas. We
> > noticed the Barr exhaust manifolds were a little warmer than
> > usual, bottom hoses were warm, top were cooler. Thermostat
> > was replaced last year. We were getting good flow from the
> > back stream. Water flow seemed a little low in the large
> > water Gates hose when squeezed.
> >
> > When cranking the engine we couldn't see much fuel going
> > into the carb. Fuel was supplied by a 6 gallon tank
> > (temporary while refurbishing the old tank) connected to the
> > mechanical fuel pump.
> >
> > The other day I go out to start troubleshooting, get in the
> > boat, turn on the water to the stern drive, and it fires
> > right up! Go figure.
> >
> > Could be overheating. Maybe the float needs to be adjusted,
> > if so do I bend the tang up or down? Last year I replaced
> > the float with a new one that had a pinhole.
> >
> > anyone have any thoughts before I try it out again this
> > weekend?
> >
> > thanks.
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:36:21 -0400
> > From: "heavy" <heavy@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Message-ID: <5b39de13$5273706f$604e2b74$@...>
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> >
> > Thanks for the replies everyone. I believe we did look at
> > the Gas Cap Valve
> > and it seemed to be getting air. I will definitely keep a
> > close eye on that
> > next time out.
> > We did have an issue with the points a while back, no
> > spark, so we cleaned
> > off the contact and that did the trick. I'll pop the cap
> > and check the
> > spring tension, I wonder if there is an adjustment for this
> > or something
> > that would just need to be replaced.
> > J
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> > From: "BLDFW" <bldfw@...>
> > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:55 PM
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> >
> >
> > You might also check the points to insure you don't have
> > point float going
> > on. Point float usually occurs at higher rpm's and is
> > caused by a lack of
> > adequate point spring tension causing the points to
> > sometime not close all
> > the way.
> >
> > -Bill
> > Dallas, TX
> > 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
> > http://www.photobucket/evinrude_explorer
> >
> > --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Jeff LaCoste <heavy@...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > From: Jeff LaCoste <heavy@...>
> > Subject: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 5:41 PM
> >
> > After many weeks of slower rides
> > around the lake, last week I took the 1964 Johnson Deluxe
> > V6 155hp out
> > into open water to run it and see what would happen. Got
> > off to a slow
> > start and steadily climbed up to 3/4 throttle for a couple
> > miles when it
> > started to cough, once, then twice, so we slowed and turned
> > back for the
> > dock. It seemed to be running smooth once again, so we
> > increased the speed
> > and once again it coughed and sputtered.
> >
> > We took off the cover and idled for a bit and after a while
> > it quit and
> > wouldn't start. We waited and tried again but nothing. We
> > thought maybe
> > over heating, or no gas. We noticed the Barr exhaust
> > manifolds were a
> > little warmer than usual, bottom hoses were warm, top were
> > cooler.
> > Thermostat was replaced last year. We were getting good
> > flow from the back
> > stream. Water flow seemed a little low in the large water
> > Gates hose when
> > squeezed.
> >
> > When cranking the engine we couldn't see much fuel going
> > into the carb.
> > Fuel was supplied by a 6 gallon tank
> > (temporary while refurbishing the old tank) connected to
> > the mechanical
> > fuel pump.
> >
> > The other day I go out to start troubleshooting, get in the
> > boat, turn on
> > the water to the stern drive, and it fires right up! Go
> > figure.
> >
> > Could be overheating. Maybe the float needs to be adjusted,
> > if so do I bend
> > the tang up or down? Last year I replaced the float with a
> > new one that had
> > a pinhole.
> >
> > anyone have any thoughts before I try it out again this
> > weekend?
> >
> > thanks.
> > Jeff
> >
> > -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
> >
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> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:54:46 +0000
> > From: <rees4@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Message-ID:
> > <20090626235446.86REQ.237047.root@...>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> > Hi,
> > My 6 gal temp tank has a vent that you unscrew to let air
> > into the tank. wonder if yours is open so you don't draw a
> > vacuum on the system ?
> > Ed Rees
> >
> > ---- Jeff LaCoste <heavy@...>
> > wrote:
> > > After many weeks of slower rides around the lake, last
> > week I took
> > > the 1964 Johnson Deluxe V6 155hp out into open water
> > to run it and
> > > see what would happen. Got off to a slow start and
> > steadily climbed
> > > up to 3/4 throttle for a couple miles when it started
> > to cough, once,
> > > then twice, so we slowed and turned back for the dock.
> > It seemed to
> > > be running smooth once again, so we increased the
> > speed and once
> > > again it coughed and sputtered.
> > >
> > > We took off the cover and idled for a bit and after a
> > while it quit
> > > and wouldn't start. We waited and tried again but
> > nothing. We thought
> > > maybe over heating, or no gas. We noticed the Barr
> > exhaust manifolds
> > > were a little warmer than usual, bottom hoses were
> > warm, top were
> > > cooler. Thermostat was replaced last year. We were
> > getting good flow
> > > from the back stream. Water flow seemed a little low
> > in the large
> > > water Gates hose when squeezed.
> > >
> > > When cranking the engine we couldn't see much fuel
> > going into the
> > > carb. Fuel was supplied by a 6 gallon tank (temporary
> > while
> > > refurbishing the old tank) connected to the mechanical
> > fuel pump.
> > >
> > > The other day I go out to start troubleshooting, get
> > in the boat,
> > > turn on the water to the stern drive, and it fires
> > right up! Go figure.
> > >
> > > Could be overheating. Maybe the float needs to be
> > adjusted, if so do
> > > I bend the tang up or down? Last year I replaced the
> > float with a new
> > > one that had a pinhole.
> > >
> > > anyone have any thoughts before I try it out again
> > this weekend?
> > >
> > > thanks.
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:27:54 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: john faulhaber <jkf147@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > To: heavy@...,
> > "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and
> > 70's" <omc-boats@...>
> > Message-ID: <120361.492.qm@...>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > I had the same problem with my boat, it seems that the gas
> > lines had become soft from the gas additives of today and
> > would collapse under heavy throttle. You might want to check
> > all the rubber gas lines....jkf
> >
> > --- On Fri, 6/26/09, heavy <heavy@...>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: heavy <heavy@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 8:36 PM
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the replies everyone. I believe we did look at
> > the Gas Cap Valve and it seemed to be getting air. I will
> > definitely keep a close eye on that next time out.?
> >
> >
> > We did have an issue with the points a while back, no
> > spark, so we cleaned off the contact and that did the trick.
> > I'll pop the cap and check the spring tension, I wonder if
> > there is an adjustment for this or something that would just
> > need to be replaced.
> >
> >
> > J
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: "BLDFW" <bldfw@...>
> > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:55 PM
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > You might also check the points to insure you don't have
> > point float going on.? Point float usually occurs at higher
> > rpm's and is caused by a lack of adequate point spring
> > tension causing the points to sometime not close all the
> > way.
> >
> > -Bill
> > Dallas, TX
> > 1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
> > http://www.photobucket/evinrude_explorer
> >
> > --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Jeff LaCoste <heavy@...>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Jeff LaCoste <heavy@...>
> > Subject: [OMC-Boats] Carb Issue? Or maybe Water issue?
> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
> > <omc-boats@...>
> > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 5:41 PM
> >
> >
> > After many weeks of slower rides around the lake, last week
> > I took the 1964 Johnson Deluxe V6 155hp out into open water
> > to run it and see what would happen. Got off to a slow start
> > and steadily climbed up to 3/4 throttle for a couple miles
> > when it started to cough, once, then twice, so we slowed and
> > turned back for the dock. It seemed to be running smooth
> > once again, so we increased the speed and once again it
> > coughed and sputtered.
> >
> > We took off the cover and idled for a bit and after a while
> > it quit and wouldn't start. We waited and tried again but
> > nothing. We thought maybe over heating, or no gas. We
> > noticed the Barr exhaust manifolds were a little warmer than
> > usual, bottom hoses were warm, top were cooler. Thermostat
> > was replaced last year. We were getting good flow from the
> > back stream. Water flow seemed a little low in the large
> > water Gates hose when squeezed.
> >
> > When cranking the engine we couldn't see much fuel going
> > into the carb. Fuel was supplied by a 6 gallon tank
> > (temporary while refurbishing the old tank) connected to the
> > mechanical fuel pump.
> >
> > The other day I go out to start troubleshooting, get in the
> > boat, turn on the water to the stern drive, and it fires
> > right up! Go figure.
> >
> > Could be overheating. Maybe the float needs to be adjusted,
> > if so do I bend the tang up or down? Last year I replaced
> > the float with a new one that had a pinhole.
> >
> > anyone have any thoughts before I try it out again this
> > weekend?
> >
> > thanks.
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
> >
> >
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> > Message: 5
> > Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:13:31 -0500
> > From: "James Potter" <jepotter@...>
> > Subject: [OMC-Boats] 1965 Evinrude Sweet-16
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> > The boat is finished and purr's like a kitten. However, I
> > still need the Pontoon over this one. Email me for
> > specifics and photos, and make your best offer.
> > Jim
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