Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 233

6-44 ELECTRICAL
Align the end cap notch or mark with the
mark on the frame and the upper cap mark
with its mark.
Slide the rubber spacer or collar into the
starter bracket, if used.
starter bracket over the starter
stall the thru-bolts through the end cap, the
frame, and thread
bracket. Tighten the thru-bolts securely.
To test the assembled starter
the next section.
To install the starter
directly to Section 6-17.
6-16 STARTER MOTOR TESTING
Clamp the starter motor in a vise equip-
ped with soft jaws, as shown, and test its
operation.
CAUTION: The armature
idly during this test.
motor MUST be well SECURED before mak-
ing the test to prevent personal
damage to the starter motor.
Firmly connect one end of a heavy-duty
jumper wire to the
battery. Firmly connect the other end of the
jumper lead to the starter motor terminal.
Connect a second
wire to the negative
tery. Now, MOMENTARILY make contact
with the other end of the second jumper
lead anywhere to the frame of the starter
to an
Hook-up test
Now, install the
motor.
them into the starter
motor, see
motor, proceed
will turn rap-
Therefore, the starter
INJURY or
POSITIVE terminal of a
heavy-duty jumper
terminal of the bat-
starter
assembled motor.
motor. NEVER make the momemtary con-
tact with the positive lead to the terminal,
because any arcing
damage the terminal
may not take to the damaged threads.
motor should turn rapidly.
motor fails to rotate,
must be disassembled again and the service
work carefully
but some phase of the rebuild task was not
performed properly.
6-17 STARTER MOTOR INSTALLATION
Mount the starter
onto the engine.
the carburetor,
In-
block about half-way.
bolts on the starboard side or start the nuts
onto the studs, depending the model engine
being serviced.
side evenly and alternately
secure.
Connect
starter motor.
to the battery.
cranking the engine with the starter motor.
DO NOT, under any circumstances,
the engine unless it is mounted in a test
tank or body of water.
CAUTION: Water must circulate through
the lower unit to the engine any time the en-
gine is run to prevent
pump in the lower
without water will damage the water pump.
Typical starter
at the terminal
threads and the nut
If the starter
the starter
checked. Sorry about that,
motor and bracket
Align the top bolt above
and then thread it into the
Align the other three
Tighten the three on the
until they are
the positive red lead to the
Connect the electrical
Test the completed work by
damage to the water
unit, Just five seconds
motor installation.
may
The
motor
lead
start