Blast from the past....1940 Evinrude Elto Ace

[I-R-POPS]

I was helping my dear old mom getting her place ready for winter and ran across my dads old Evinrude. When I just a little kid, we had a house boat in Boot Canyon at Conchas Dam. We used this outboard to go from the North Dock across the lake to the house boat. That was over 55 years ago.

I filed the points a liitle, cleaned the plug and poured 16:1 gas mix in the tank.
This sucker fired up on the third pull. I shut it down until I get time to drop the lower unit in water so it doesn't overheat and sieze. A whopping 1.8HP.

I know this thing hasn't been started in at least 45 years.
They don't make them like that any more.

 

[Willowbilly3]

Sweet!!

 

[bruno]

All you need now is a 55 year old boat to hang it off of.

 

[21willys]

That's awesome!

I have to wonder tho. Should a lead substitute be ran in a two cycle motor? Forgive me if that's a ignorant question lol

 

[Willowbilly3]

No valves so it shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Old Iron]

I think I'd run 91 in it to keep the alcohol out of it.

 

[Torchie]

The biggest problem with modern fuel in older outboards is the ethanol eating the carb seals and possible the float as some of these old engines had cork floats.
In my neck of the woods you can buy RV fuel at the local station and that's what I run in my vintage outboards. No ethanol= no problems.
Cool old outboard POPS. And I love the history associated with it. [cl
Torchie

 

[soltz]

Nice old outboard. [cl Family heirloom
From where it set you could have a aqua-dodge [S

 

[bob w]

I used to ski behind one of those.

 

[Old Iron]

I used to ski behind one of those.

[clA whopping 1.8HP[P [ddd

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

I used to ski behind one of those.

[clA whopping 1.8HP[P [ddd

Sure! In the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" a good number run downhill.

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[bob w]

Sure! In the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" a good number run downhill.

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North to South, man, North to South

 

[donsrods]

What a cool old motor and so great that you still have it. When I was a kid my Dad bought a wooden boat from a neighbor and then we went to Sears and bought a 7.5 hp Elgin outboard for it. We used that boat almost every weekend.

I have some pictures of it around here somewhere and will have to dig them out.

Don

 

[I-R-POPS]

I hung it over a 55 gal drum for water and ran it yesterday. It still surprises me that it runs as well as it does after all these years. A really good example of keeping it simple.

Now I guess I'll let it run out of gas and drain the fuel completely out of it, clean the oil off it and hang it on the wall till it's 100 years old and start it again if I'm still around and able.

I have two motor projects going on right now:

1. A 1940 Evinrude---1.8 HP

2. A 2002 Dodge Magnum 408 Stroker---500+HP

The Evinrude didn't cost me anything, The Dodge cost still to be determined.
Well past the zero $ mark

 

[Tripper]

Very kool! I had a client that rebuilt those to orig condition as a hobby! Looked showroom when he was done... always wanted one!

BoB