Double-Eh
03-27-2017, 08:28 PM
I have a 60 HP Evinrude from the late 70s I believe outboard that has a couple of problems. But I'll address them one at a time, unless someone has the patience to help a guy out by PM or what have you.
The first issue is the starter. When I turn the key to start the motor it engages and cranks the motor no problem. The motor then almost starts, (sputters or what have you) and the starter disengages despite the key still being turned. The gear which popped up to crank the motor drops and decelerates (making a hell of a whirling racket I might add), and due to the motor/carb not being tuned to perfection (a future thread) the motor then fails to start. I then have to wait for the starter drive gear to stop spinning (0.5-1.0 seconds) and do the dance again. The motor is a real pain to start because of the tuning it takes 5+ tries to get it to go. Or you need a second person with pinpoint timing on the choke.
The carb issue aside, i feel as though if I could get the starter to stay engaged and spinning as long as I held the key turned, I would get it to start. even just one extra second of cranking might do it.
Again, I get that tuning my carb is the ultimate solution. But envision that old crappy car that you've owned or heard that requires a long crank from the starter, nearly catches a couple times, then finally does. If the starter in that car disengaged automatically when it "almost" started, the old beater would never get enough in cranks to fire up.
Is this a starter problem, or are they designed to disengage automatically when they feel the engine take over?
The first issue is the starter. When I turn the key to start the motor it engages and cranks the motor no problem. The motor then almost starts, (sputters or what have you) and the starter disengages despite the key still being turned. The gear which popped up to crank the motor drops and decelerates (making a hell of a whirling racket I might add), and due to the motor/carb not being tuned to perfection (a future thread) the motor then fails to start. I then have to wait for the starter drive gear to stop spinning (0.5-1.0 seconds) and do the dance again. The motor is a real pain to start because of the tuning it takes 5+ tries to get it to go. Or you need a second person with pinpoint timing on the choke.
The carb issue aside, i feel as though if I could get the starter to stay engaged and spinning as long as I held the key turned, I would get it to start. even just one extra second of cranking might do it.
Again, I get that tuning my carb is the ultimate solution. But envision that old crappy car that you've owned or heard that requires a long crank from the starter, nearly catches a couple times, then finally does. If the starter in that car disengaged automatically when it "almost" started, the old beater would never get enough in cranks to fire up.
Is this a starter problem, or are they designed to disengage automatically when they feel the engine take over?