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I am looking for an alternative part for cowl mount 90435. Cheapest I have found them is $43 a piece. McMaster Carr has very similar mounts for less than $10. Has anyone ever used something like that?
I am trying to change the lower unit seals on my 71 evinrude 50 hp 50173s. I have removed the impeller housing and impeller and I am down to the upper driveshaft bearing housing. Do I need a special tool to pull the housing out? It seems to be stuck in there pretty good. Please help I dont want...
I have a 1971 Evinrude 50 hp outboard motor. The carburetors look like they are off of a 1979 model with 3 fixed jets with no adjustment. I have been through the carbs and they are clean and freshly rebuilt. Cleaned jets, blew compressed air through passage ways, checked floats, tested floats...
I have a '71 Evinrude 50 hp and it came with a newer set of carbs on it and I can not find a year or a rebuild kit for them.
I am looking for a stock set of carbs for it. Any help would be appreciated.
I have a `71 Evinrude 50 hp model number 50173s. I have a service manual and parts catalog for my specific motor. I am in the process of rebuilding the carburetors and when I went to remove the slow speed needle valves it was not a needle valve, it was just a screw with a rubber o-ring. I also...
