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    shift problems

    have a mid 70's 888 mercruiser stern drive and am having problems getting the lower unit to shift.Took boat it worked fine going out. When we started it up to come back in for the day the engine satrted back up no problem, but we couldnt get the boat to shift into drive and had to get towed...
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    shift problems

    have a mid 70's 888 mercruiser stern drive and am having problems getting the lower unit to shift.Took boat it worked fine going out. When we started it up to come back in for the day the engine satrted back up no problem, but we couldnt get the boat to shift into drive and had to get towed...
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    888 sterndrive NO GO

    I have a mercruiser mariner sterndrive 888. the motor i think is a ford V8 302. Had problem with foamy oil and through posting at i boats fixed the problem, but now i am faced with a new one. Took the boat out, started fine, engaged fine got it up to about 25mph and stopped. Did a little...
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    67 sterndrive 888 w/ ford 302 winding

    took out today and was going down the river and suddenly the motorstarted to rev high and we lost all speed dramatically. Did we per chance strip somthing out in the lower unit. Still trying to figure out how to hook up the shift interrupt switch. Looked in seloc manuel and it said to ground...
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    67 sterndrive 888 w/ ford 302 winding

    took out today and was going down the river and suddenly the motorstarted to rev high and we lost all speed dramatically. Did we per chance strip somthing out in the lower unit. Still trying to figure out how to hook up the shift interrupt switch. Looked in seloc manuel and it said to ground...
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    888 sterndrive foamy oil and wiring problem

    i have a 888 sterndrive, cant remeber the year off hand. we took it ou fishing and foamy white oil started coming out of the breather (assuming oil waster mix). Could a hole in the exhaust manifold be the problem? Another thing i noticed is that where the thottle rod comes out by the carb...
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    888 sterndrive foamy oil and wiring problem

    i have a 888 sterndrive, cant remeber the year off hand. we took it ou fishing and foamy white oil started coming out of the breather (assuming oil waster mix). Could a hole in the exhaust manifold be the problem? Another thing i noticed is that where the thottle rod comes out by the carb...
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    1967 Evinrude 5hp Carb and points trouble

    i have a 1967 evinrude 5hp outboard i have basically taken the thing apart from head to toe and replaced everything new. New head gasket, carb rebuild, water pump and lower unit seals, cleaned the entire cooling system which was apparently non-functional prior to me getting the motor. I am...
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    5hp 1967 evinrude carb rebuild

    i am rebuilding a 67 5hp evinrude and i have got the carb rebuild kit. I have the seloc manuel for this motor and have follower the directions on rebuilding the carb. I have put in the new float, needle, and seat. I have replaced the fiber washers in the low speed needle hole. I pulled the...
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    choke problem?

    Before i start the motor i have to put it in full choke and put the throttle in the WO position. Pull the cord and it starts up and runs super duper rough at low rpm. I take the choke off and it throttles up and then slowly dies out and still runs really rough. Does anybody know if there are...
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    67 5hp evinrude fuel truoble?

    Having fuel problems? Replaced all of the fuel lines and gas line to tank including the bulb. I have to put the throttle in to the WO position to get the motor to start. I put the throttle in the WO position and in one pull of the string it starts right up and revs high. I adjust the...
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    evinrude 67 5hp fuel trouble?

    i have a 67 5 hp evinrude that i just did a complete overhaul on, when i say complete i man i remover almost every screw nut an bolt, drilled and tapped all holes, new gaskets, water pump, fuel lines, the works. The motor had the problem before the overhaul and continues to have the problem. I...
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    Has anyone used durafix on cast aluminum

    I have a 1967 5hp evinrude outboard and i made the mistake at trying to remove the exhaust manifold plate and snapped off a bunch of screws. I managed to drill out all except for one. As i was drilling this out the bit hopped off and drilled the screw housing on the block. I removed the screw...
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    67 5hp evinrude outbaord

    I am doing a complete rebuild and when i took the manifold off the motor yesterday there was a problem. the entire inisde of the manifold is caked in black stuff (carbon?. Does this mean i am running rich and if so ow do i solve the problem? It has a needle valve at the top of the carboreator...
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    Milkshake oil

    Have a 67 sterndrive 888 and the oil is 2x the volume and and looks like a milk shake. It also smells like gas. Could this be a PCV problem. I know that i need to pull and inspect the heads and have the risers pressure tested. Could this priblem be anything else? I am new to the boating...
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    888 mariner sterndrive oil problem

    The oil is milky white and i cannot find the source of the problem but have been told about a million things. I was told it could be somthing with the pcv system, i was told it could be a head gasket i was told it could be the vlave in the exhaust that keeps water from backflushing, i was told...
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    888 150hp mariner sterndrive oil problem

    Took the boat out and had problems with the oil turning milk colored. Just put a new fule filter in and overhualed the holley carb. Could this be water in the oil and if so how did it get there? I was told by someone in another post its my fuel pump but i dont understand how fuel could get...
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    Bolt extraction problem

    Does anyone have any tips for extracting bolts with broken heads. A majority of the screws, nuts, and bolts have excessive mineral deposites on them. I have tried penatrating oil, heating with a torch, hitting with a hammer, and yelling curse words at it and have had no success. I broke one...
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    Break down parts diagram evinrude 67 5hp

    I have a 67 evinrude 5 hp outboard and the previous owner was mechanically challenged and i am attempting to retun the motor to its natural state. The only good thing is that he put a new carb on it. Havin cooling problems and i think i may be missing parts. Does anyone know where i may be...
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    67 188hp mariner trouble

    I have a 1967 188hp inboard mariner w/ holley carborator. I went motoring to day and had a problem with this coffey looking oil coming out of the thing that looks like a tuna can on top of the vlave cover but only when i run at full throttle. I checked the oil and its the same color and is 5...
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