My local marina told me Yesterday that they just received notice that Canada will no longer allow the sale of NEW two stroke outboards as of Dec 31 2011. According to him, the Canadian government is following suit with the US EPA. Anyone know more about this? If this is true I wonder what this...
I have a 1986 Evinrude 15 hp that I need to check and/or clean out the thermostat (debris plugging). The thermostat is located at the bottom of the water jacket. I've done it before on a different motor of the same vintage by removing the cowl latch and water jacket cover bolts. Then I slid the...
I just recently finished working on a 1974 Mercury 75 7.5 hp outboard. I replaced the impeller and everything seemed fine. The shifter engaged the appropriate gears when selected.
I took it out on the lake today to test it out. I putted along in a no wake zone for about 100 ft. Once I gave it...
I've finally got back to working on my 1974 Mercury 75 7.5 hp. I bought this motor as a runner last winter. I installed a new impeller and tested the motor this spring. The motor pumped lots of water. Too much in fact as water shot out along all the gaskets (exhaust, water jacket and base) and...
Can anyone tell me the part number for the impeller for 1992 Suzuki DT-2 2 hp? I can't buy one locally and I'm having trouble finding anything smaller than a DT-4.
Anyone have an internet source for gasket material? I'm looking to make some gaskets (powerhead base, exhaust, etc) and I'm having a heck of a time finding a place locally. I've called just about every autoparts store and marina around with no luck.
Everyone always asks how to get more power out of their old Johnson/Evinrude 7.5 hp motors. As side from proper boat set-up and weight distribution correct propping is the only way to acheive better performance. It has commonly been mentioned that switching to the smaller 2 blade 8x7 prop of the...
I feel like I've either got sucker written across my forehead or I'm just too trusting. I'm 0-3 and starting to get upset.
I recently picked up a 1972 6 hp "that runs, but needs a clutch dog". I felt I knew this motor since I tried to help its previous owner fix it on a fishing board I go to...
I recently picked up an outboard motor that had been used on a sailboat. The lower unit is covered in heavy calcium build up. I've put a lot of elbow grease into it, but much of the scale is super hard and not readily coming off. Anyone have any ideas how to remove it?
I have a 1968 Mercury 39 3.9 hp outboard with a cooling issue. I replaced the impeller and checked to make sure the water passages were clear, but it still didn't pump any water. I put the lower unit in a bucket with the entire water pump underwater and turned the driveshaft with a drill. It...
I posted this before, but got no bites. I'll try it one more time.
I have a 1983 Johnson 25 hp with a bad powerhead. Anyone know if I can replace it with any 25 hp powerhead back to 1977?
Quick question. I have a 1968 Mercury 6 hp that needs a lower unit. Will a lower unit from a 1970's 7.5 - 9.8 hp fit or do I need to look for a 60's 6 hp specifically?