1966 18Hp Evinrude Fastwin Compression

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roblj65

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I have a 1966 18 Hp Evinrude Fastwin that I am tuning up, Does anyone know exactly what the compression should be on this motor? Just ran a test and am getting 110 psi out of both cylinders. Is this adequate?
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The compression numbers are fine and they are equal as well. Usually compression number are supposed to be within 10% of each other and that they definitely are!!

Over time, some of these older motors get harden coke/carbon built on the heads and around the rings. With the harden carbon stuck on the ring and groves, it prevents the rings from moving as well, so they don't provide as much of a seal for optimal compression. Now your motor is about 45 years old, so it has a little wear in it. But 110psi is fine.

You can do a decarbing and remove help remove the old carbon from your piston rings and improve performance and maybe better compression.

The product is call Seafoam. Been around for decades, very good as an additive, to keep your motor clean and running well. The recommendation is about an ounce or two per gallon for ongoing maintenance and cleaning. I will provide information for decarbing that was written up by a marine mechanic.

Decarb, take a can of seafoam put 3/4 of it in the gas tank, with only 1 gallon of premixed gas(fuel to oil ratio is 50:1). Put the rest in a spray bottle. start the engine, and let it come up to temperature. Then remove plugs, and them some real good shot of seafoam into the cylinders, replace plugs, let sit 15 minutes. restart, and spray the rest of the seafoam into the carbs, so the the motor almost stalls, wait and repeat until the seafoam is gone. Then take for a wide open spin. Then put in new plugs, ad premixed gas to the tank, and take it for a wide open throttle spin. it is going to smoke like a house on fire, during this process.

Take it out for the wide open spin while using the one gallon with sea foam?" yes, burn the fuel use the rest in the tank, then fresh fuel/oil/ and new seafoam mixed according to maintainance schedule on the can. it will keep a clean engine clean. Also change the spark plugs, the decarb will ruin the old plugs.

The author is speaking of doing this at the lake, pond, bayou, or where ever so you can effectively run the motor. Seafoam does a great job of decarbing.

Good luck!!
 

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