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    30 HP 1984 centerbearing outher shell

    I am going to replace the tired powerhead on my daily work motor with a used one I had in my shop. The cranck made a little noise when i rotated it, so I opened it up to have a look. The arrowshaped outher shell on the center bearing lost a small fragment of metal, and the bearing overheated...
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    Winterrizing - for how long ??

    Almost 13 years ago I bought a 1991 115 HP Evinrude for my project boat. Seller gave me 3 months warranty, and the motor was delivered winterrized, at least so he said, and there was oil visible in the carbs. Motor had at that time been sitting 3 years, due to his health. My life changed, its...
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    1998 30 HP Evinrude Crack in midsection - why

    This motor is basicly put together from what I had leftover, a 1987 powerhead with 1984 ignition on a 1998 midsection and lower. It is the one I had to hone to the limit of specs, and put a pair of used worn pistons in. From the start it was a little vibrating, more than usual. A good deal of...
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    1987 30 HP can you hear detonation ??

    Above motor was apart last year after swallowing a washer, a hone and 2 used pistons did the trick. Had trouble with ignition now and then last year. On first trip this year, it ran fine for 15 minutes, then it started having a light clicking sound, at 3/4 to full throttle. Quickly getting...
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    1985 30 HP welding driveshaft

    I got a bargain on a 1985 30hp that was on a boat that sunk. I cleaned it ud and took powerhead apart, but crankshaft, bearings and rods are shot, cylinders needs bore to oversize. Going thru my partspile i found I have a 1978 powerhead with fine compression. I can make a bracket to hold the new...
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    Evinrude 35 HP 1985 power pack question

    After repair and assembly, ( is was lying apart for a year, i had no spark at upper cylinder. I moved motor to another stand where I had easyer acces to pull rope, and started troubleshooting. After 4-5 full pulls in rope, no 1 began to spark now and then with a weak blue spark. I measured...
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    35 HP 1977 gearcase internals ?

    I am putting a motor together from different parts. I have 1 gearcase from 1984, complete, but jumping out of gear, and wobbling propshaft, one gearcase from a 1977, perfect working order, but no driveshaft. The 1984 driveshaft has different number of splines than the 1977. My question is, will...
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    35 HP 1979 carb interchangeability

    I got a bargain on a used powerhead, and i looks like I have parts floating around for another complete motor. The powerhead is missing carb, however. I have a couple of carbs from a 1973 25 HP, smaller bore and a set from a 1976 55 HP, same bore as the 1985 35 HP carb. They fit on the intake...
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    Evinrude 30 HP 1997 where does it breathe

    Ive got myself a new dighny to use with my old 35 HP, but as the new boat is for long shaft, I have to convert the motor. I got a bargain on a complete leg from af 1997 30HP, that took a swim. I now see that the air intake hole under the carb is closed from the casting on the newer ones. Where...
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    How to round portedges

    I just honed a 30 HP i have apart right now. This one sat for decades and was never apart before. The edges of the ports are sharp as a knife. What do you ude to round off them a bit ? A Dremel thru the ports ?? or is there some better tool ?
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    1985 35 HP acceptable tolerances

    I've got this 35 HP that unfortunately ate some metal piece, that got into it. One of the cylinders has 3 very small scores, a little chip on edge of a port, and head is banged a bit, one piston damaged at ringlands. I've got 2 used pistons from ebay. Bores are 2.995 and I plan to hone them a...
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    25 HP 1981 rod bearing failure

    Put a 25 HP powerhead i had in shopcorner for years on a 35 HP midsection, for my brotherinlaw. Maiden voyage showed it had a clicking sound. The screwdriveron- pistontoptrick-, showed something like 1/64" play in lower connection rod. Before I even waist time to pull everything apart: Has...
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    25 HP 1980 Bad Gasket Design

    I'm building a 35 HP from a 25 HP with a bad lower unit and a 35 leg and l/u I had in the shop. I noticed that the OEM gasket between the intake manifold and reed plate covers more than 1/8" of the outher diameter of the opening in reed plate. Cant be good, can it. I compared it to the old...
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    1981 35 HP, broken "ear"

    The 2nd new owner of a 1981 35 HP that I rebuild years ago came to me with it today. Looks like the powerhead base bolts got loose somehow and the "ear" on side of powerhead, that the stud from mid section passes up thru, broke of. The stud opporsite broke in mid section. Can powerhead gasket be...
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    leaking volvo steering rack

    The steering rack on my 1998 volvo 940 started leaking a year ago, and its only getting worse. Does anyone know where to buy a sealkit for that sort of things, and is it doable to install it myself ???
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