How to get parts for 89 rude, is the model/year enough?

braindead0 · Sep 14, 2003

I'm getting ready to rebuild my carb, replace thermostat and water pump impeller. Just preventative at this point, although I think the idle circuit in the carb may be a bit dirty. So, can I just go to a marine shop that deals in evinrude and order carb kit, thermo, impeller kit by the year and model of my engine? Or do I need to remove the parts and take them down? The reason I ask is my manual seems a bit vague about some of these things (carbs in particular). I used to dealing with motorcycles/small engines where model# is all you need.. hopefully that's all I need for this too.