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So I've used Frank's timing fixture that I purchased before to set points and it works awesome. On this motor though it was missing everything on one side of the ignition so I decided to replace both side coils, condensers and points and have never done that before. Everything is in place now...
I am not sure if this is normal but I took the prop off to flush the motor and noticed it when I put it back together.
I'm not sure if I did something wrong or if this is the way it's supposed to be. If anyone can shed some light, I'd appreciate it.
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So I have a 1969 6hp Johnson (6R69M) that I started to attempt to bring back to life tonight and discovered a couple things that I need to address.
Overall condition of the motor is pretty clean but it has been repainted so tough to tell.
I was easily able to get the head bolts out but now I'm...
So I am going fishing and at this point am motor less until this is running so I thought I'd ask rather than row.
I have taken this thing apart a couple times over the last couple years but haven't got it running right yet and have a few questions.
The carb has been off it and cleaned...
I have uploaded a picture with the top of the plate. I have green arrows for the screws I undid. The 2 red arrows in the middle are of what it seems to be stuck on but I'm not positive. Why would it be holding on these ?
So I am continuing to work on my kicker with some success but now have 2 new problems.
1) The tiller handle when I try to get it to rev up the motor, it won't move. It is the same in reverse, forward and neutral. I have tried to look for some kind of info on this but have found nothing so...
I am going through the upper portion of my kicker to find where it's plugged now that I can see it pumping a little bit of water at mid rpm. I figured it would be the thermostat but upon removal of the thermostat cover, no thermostat but it is a bit gooey in there. I'm now trying to get the...
So I've gone through this forum and everything else I can find but am just not getting this.
I found Joe Reeves' instructions as follows:
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I have not figured out how to search since the "Search Forum" disappeared in the board upgrade. If you can let me konw the best way it would be much appreciated.
I have a 1978 Johnson 2hp outboard. It's super clean and a fun little motor. I run my fly fishing pontoon boat on it and it clips...
I pulled the leg off of this motor because it was not pumping any water through the telltale. I attached a hose with an adaptor to the copper water feed pipe coming out of the top of the motor and water came out of the telltale good. I did the impeller and replaced some of the O-rings so it...
I have a great running 1980 Evinrude 35hp tiller that is ready for the water but the throttle is hard to turn. It does move if I turn it but it's stiff and hard to turn.
What needs to be lubed to free this up ? Is it an adjustment or just something that needs some grease ?
I am pretty new to Mercs but have been digging here and can't find anyone with the same issue. I'm probably missing it but here is the situation. I have our 8hp kicker for our boat and fogged it 2 winters ago. We didn't try to start it last year at all. I pulled it out and put it on the boat...
I watched the video from CajunCookOne which was excellent.
Evinrude Gale and Johnson ignition video part 1 of 7 - YouTube
Evinrude Gale and Johnson ignition video part 1 of 7 - YouTube
It breaks everything down clearly but I purchased a couple of new coils and decided to test one using the...
I have a 6hp Evinrude that is very clean. I started at the bottom and cleaned and greased the prop shaft, replaced the Water pump impeller and the thermostat. I then pulled the carb, cleaned it thoroughly and tried starting it. It runs but only idles and then eventually dies. I tested the 2...
