bgares wrote: "When trying to turn over, it seemed a bit sluggish. It would turn give a good turn, then weaken up a bit, then turn again. I would describe it as more of a pulse, then a constant turn."
I just experienced the very same thing you described with an old Evinrude 135 that came on a Wellcraft V17 I just bought. The motor spun unevenly and I found that the battery negative terminal got very hot while trying to get the motor to start. I put a new set of battery cables on the motor and it spun like a top. It looks like corrosion got to the negative cable at the battery end and caused more resistance than normal in that cable.
I recommend you check your cables especially since you said they have been sitting for a few years.
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1973 Mako 20' Center Console
1984 Wellcraft V20 Cuddy
1977 Wellcraft V20 Center Console
1975 Wellcraft V17 Center Console
1964 16' Super Skeeter with 55Lb thrust Motorguide Trolling Motor
1985 Glastron HPV-175 - sold
1984 Wellcraft 180 Fisherman - sold
1973 Mako 17' Angler - sold
1972 Mako 17' Standard - sold
1972 Mako 19' Center Console - sold
Always looking for the next one.
Last edited by Redloon; 08-02-2017 at 06:23 PM.
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