just wondering

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i ran my 85 evinrude with no oil. i was wondering if it would be better to just replace the rings or have it bored and pos elimnate any other posible probs... and if so how much does that normaly run?
 

wilde1j

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Re: just wondering

Compression test should tell the story. How long did you run w/o oil? Does motor make a metallic tinkling noise when running?
 

JB

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Re: just wondering

What Wilde1 said. It makes no sense to fix anything until you know it is broke.

It is amazing how much abuse some outboards can survive.
 
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Re: just wondering

i took it out three times so about mabie 5 hrs of run time. i can get it to crank over two or three times then it locks back up . it wont crank long enough to do a compression test. do yall know if any way to lube it up so i can get a good test? i put oil in the cylinders but that really didnt help at all... im stuck lol. if it was a car truck or combat vehicle i would have had it going by now . i wanna get back on the watter . i havent been fishing sense i killed it and im going through withdraw
 
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Re: just wondering

lol i just noticed where yall are from... wilde1j ocean pines md isnt to far from where i grew up... salisbury md and now i live in the same state as jb
 
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