54bobby
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Dec 12, 2010
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- 181
so, i pulled the trigger on an 87 40 hp evinrude. she has excellent compression at over 120 per cylinder, hasen't been run in 2 years but have receipts for new water pump, a rebuild on both carbs, and gear oil change. looked around quite a bit for this as i wanted a long shaft pull start tiller. questions for you guys are,
what are this engines most common trouble areas?
how does it rank among omc's better more bulletproof models or is it, (and i hope it's not) a problematic design that's always got something going on?
how are these to control with a manual start, tiller system?
and besides the impeller/ water pump general maintenance, what would be the pecking order for me to start in on after picking up the manual?
what are this engines most common trouble areas?
how does it rank among omc's better more bulletproof models or is it, (and i hope it's not) a problematic design that's always got something going on?
how are these to control with a manual start, tiller system?
and besides the impeller/ water pump general maintenance, what would be the pecking order for me to start in on after picking up the manual?