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Nice Motor 0 seconds ago hey nice motor. I have question for you. I guy wants me to work his 1955 25 hp Johnson. His say it way low on power. I have never work on a 25hp. I was wondering what compression should be. I checked and its about 88 on both wondering if that the problem before I even start. It runs and has spark in both clys. Reply

As far as i have been able to find this is the only video on youtube right now of a west bend 16hp engine running, cool stuff man i cant wait to get mine going this is such a uniquely cool engine

Can you still find parts for these

Dad had a 16 hp Scott with Bail-o-Matic. Nice motor. Mount bracket broke while on the lake and the motor went overboard. He got a piece of pipe and probed the bottom till he found it. Pulled it up - dried it off - and it ran just fine.

how do you get the flywheel off the clean the point(s)? i just dont want to jack anything up lol. also, do you happen to know what kind of compression numbers i should be looking for? great video thank you!

@GearHeadJP Where could I source a coil for one of these? I have a 1958 West Bend Barracuda 12hp with a cracked coil; I assume it uses the same ignition parts as this Elgin. I know some people swap with universal OMC coils or something like that but I'm not sure with the process or anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated! The serial number on my West Bend is S1. Model is 12802

I have the 5 hp version. That thing looks and sounds amazing!

I have a question i just got a 1974 sears gamefisher just like the one in your video about 10 months ago the top cylinder has spark and the bottom one doesn't i haven't tested the modules yet but im assuming thats what it is. Im wondering where you found the modules

having both 1998 johnson 9.9 and 15 hp engines i think cylinder porting varies between the two. the 9.9 handles a heavier load much better, runs smooth thru the mid range. the 15 on the otherhand likes to run top end but tends to stubble thru the no wake zones.

Had so much fun with one of these on a 14' StarCraft when I was a kid. Run all day on a couple bucks worth of gas.

Oh that is SWEET I have never seen the Elgin 9.9 I have only seen the tiny green little Elgins Oh it sounds so good

I have a 1965 16 hp Atwater. Thinking about putting it on Ebay. You know if they worth anything?

I’ve never seen a merc in that colour combo before!

Are you looking to see the Johnson Seahorse?

Very cool. Nice that you have the Commodore version. Those are not very common since they were only made for three years. I have the 10hp Commodore. Thanks for sharing!!

Where can i get coils for it

Where can i get parts for one

That still looks good now

Looks like something out of start trek goes like it as well

if your a member of aomci do they require you to put that in the title of any outboard related CZcams video you make?

my friend has one. but its a much rarer 9.5 variant. ran great in the barrel in all gears, got it out on the lake and it ran great until we tested reverse. reverse worked fine but as we went to put it back into forward again it would not go into gear. we had to reverse back to the dock. and that was try one. try two was much worse where it worked well and tested reverse and then all gears wouldnt engage and we had to ore back to shore. piece of crap.

I believe I just picked up this exact motor from an auction. Looks like someone painted it. Looks exactly like the one in your video. Do you know anyone that restores these? - Any help or info would be much appreciated.

Can you show me how to mix gas and oil. Thank you

Can’t believe how fast she is! Not to mention beautiful 👍

What length boat was it on when it hit 28.2 mph ?

What's the oil to fuel ratio? Old shiny motors are awesome, nothing but metal.

That ol'girl purrs like a kitten. Well done sir.

Nicest little that was ever made. Is it weedless

I have one of those. A-70 I think. I paid $30.00 for it. The handle was gone and someone welded a pipe on it. It wasn't making spark and I couldn't get the flywheel off so I got in through the top of the flywheel and cleaned up the points as best I could and that was it. Started right up.

Great motors and so well built. They sound so good. Got my 1924 A Model working last year in a barrel. Going to try on my Grumman Sport boat.

Great engines indeed. But, they must be mixed at 16:1 because of the plain rod bearings. But, even at 16:1, they don't smoke much when in proper tune

Perfect

That is a beauty for sure

Go over to Bells farm , Molly and her husband Shane are in Maine, they help/own/work onthe family farm potatoes bell’s farm thanks buddy thanks BigAl California,p.s. i love the good ol boat engines.

Great motor,i have a 1960 3horse👍

Really sucks BRP stopped making Evinrudes. They used the COVID pandemic as an excuse to stop production. And, they didn't go where the market was and is: 4 strokes.

Nice! What are all the levers/knobs on the front for?

is the motor leaking oil?

Don’t see a water stream…air cooled?

That's a sexy motor. My introduction to small outboards was when I was 5 years old, back in 1963. My father took over operation of a marina on a freshwater lake in NC. We rented fishing boats and motors. My first experience driving a boat was with a 3 hp Evinrude that looked very similar to this one. I'm not sure what model it was, but I used it throughout my entire childhood. I was introduced to many outboards over the years. I was excited every spring as the fishing season started. I couldn't wait to see who would show up with a new outboard and to check them out. I can remember when a 100hp to 150hp outboard was about the size of a 300hp nowadays.

That's a beauty

What a nice motor!!!! Thanks for the video!

Looks just like my brother's motor. Carb got plugged up and just took it into the shop. Suspect ethanol gas w/o Stabil, and/or Chinese fuel line on his new gas can. I hear the fuel line liner disintegrates and plugs up the carb. I told him to make sure he's using non-ethanol high test gas, proper 50:1 mix + Stabil and swap to rubber fuel line and a new squeeze bulb. Cheaper than another carb rebuild.

I had one of those old timers. Mine was a '48, strange carb for sure! Strange way that the plug wires wind up under the flywheel also. I did not know they made these in 1951. I have a '52 that is the newer style. You have it running great. Thanks for sharing!

Small twins so nice smooth motors. Excellent 👍 thank you

Great to see running nicely on the water and love that wooden transom extension. Looks like a vintage accessory for kicker motors you clamp on. My 3.3 Sportwin beckons but must wait its turn. Cheers!

Do these have water pumps?

Love this

These were not odd in late sixies and early seventies they were all over the lake I lived on. They were lighter, durable and easier to use than the omc and mercury products of the day. These were also rarely in my uncles repair shop. On the lake like the other brands Mc made engines for a variety of companies with different names. One of my favorites was the flying Scott and this white Elgin Chrysler marine also made a variety of engines for different companies Montgomery’s wards sea king sears game fisher ththiervown model another last attempt force before merging that branch with Brunswick mercury. A lot of engines with different names were made by Scott Mcculloch under different brands. These were wonderful engines nothing they had o over mercury and omc they were lighter and more durable speaking on engines to 18 hp range. That were across the lake during fishing openers and the fall walleye season. Nothing quite like those Watery summers.

Can i shave with it or mix drinks ? Cool motor. Salt water marine mechanic since 1976 here... These and so many other cool old motors dissolved like Alka seltzer tablets in salt water here. Sad