I picked up a 90's tohatsu 9.9 longshaft as-is with no history (same basic engine as M15, and also nissan 9.9hp, 15hp, 18hp) and did a tune up incl. new plugs, impeller, gear oil, and a full carb cleaning.
I am running 50:1 quicksilver semi-synthetic oil and new gas. The oil is measured...
Hello I picked this motor up as-is, previous owner broke the upper shift shaft trying to remove the lower unit and gave up.. The rod its self broke just below where it attaches up above and fell out. I was able to salvage the brass connecting nut and lock nut, and ordered the new part...
Do I...
Purchased this outboard as is, previous owner says it ran but stopped starting, if he "jiggled some wires around" he could get it to start or run. He pulled out most of the wiring to replace it, then gave up on the project. The old wiring was pretty corroded and I still have the old wires so I...