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    6 HP won't troll??????

    I have had a lot of issues with my Evinrude, 6 HP E6REIA -1991 model motor recently, and you guys helped me out immensly. It is now starting good and idling good at a few more RPMs than I would like for a slow, slow troll. (it trolled great last season). I did all that everyone suggested that I...
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    Gas filter

    Another quick question or two: I have a 6 H.P. Evinrude, 1991, model E6REIA. It has a 3/8" fuel line. No in line filter under the cowl other than the fuel pump screen. I have a glass in line filter I am thinking about installing on the fuel line outside of the motor cowl First of all, should i...
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    Service manual

    One really quick question: I have a 1991 Evinrude, 6 H.P. Model # E6REIA. I purchased a used OMC service manual that the ad stated was for a 1991 Evinrude, 2.3-8 H.P. When I received it, I discovered it is for the 1990 models and NOT the 1991's. The 6 H.P. model # in this manual is...
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    Shopping cart??

    I do not know if this is where I should ask this, however, I do not see any where else to post this. About a year ago, I was going to purchase two fenders for my boat trailer, and I no longer have that trailer. I do not know how to remove the items from my shopping cart now. I tried to change...
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    Motor stalling at low idle

    Same motor, same problem after making some changes. I have an Evinrude, 1991 model E6REIA, 6 H.P. Not many hours on her at all. Had a new fuel pump put in last year and had the carb rebuilt at the same time. I was running it off of a water separator with my main motor, but I took it off...
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    Air in gas line???

    I have a 1991 6 H.P. Evinrude outboard motor, model # E6REIA. I am having a problem keeping it running this season. Last year after having the carb rebuilt and a new fuel pump added, it was still VERY hard to start, but once it started, I can troll all day long at idle speed, and if I shut...
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    air in gas line

    I have a 1991 6 H.P. Evinrude kicker motor on my boat. When the boat sits over night, there is a lot of air in the gas line. I can hear the air when i am squeezing the primer ball. I actually have to disconnect the line from the motor, push the pin in, and squeeze the ball several times until...
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    70 H.P.Nissan NO SPARK

    I had a 1991 70 H.P Nissan motor for the past three years. Runs great, absolutely no issues, until today. Went fishing and motor started up great as usual. Anchored up for a few hours, then went to move and motor cranked and cranked but no start. Got in with my kicker motor and check when i got...
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    Windshield help please

    I have a 1994 Smoker craft, open bow, aluminum hull. I have a very loose windshield on the passenger side of the boat. I lifted the windshield up enough to allow me to pull a bolt of out of the boat directly straight down beneath the windshield. This bolt appears that it was connected to the...
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    How to check tilt trim oil level

    I had a clump of some kind of fluid in my garage from the rear end of my boat. I checked my Nissan 70 H.P. motor lower unit oil and it is fine, and i checked my 6 H.P kicker motor lower unit oil and it is also fine. Both motors have clean oil in them with no water at all. The oil I saw on the...
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    Shutting off a small outboard motor

    I have a question that I simply cannot find an answer to on line or anywhere else for that matter. It may be in the manual for my outboard, but I do not have one currently. I have a 6 H.P. Evinrude motor. It is a 1984 model. It has a kill switch with a tether on it that will shut the...
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    Help with idle adjustment

    I have a 70 H.P. Johnson motor I believe is a 1984 model (??) and it has two year old controls cables for the throttle and the gears. The control box is next to the driver and goes back to the motor. The model number for the motor is: J70ELCNB. I have the lever on the controls that you raise up...
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    What prop to get

    I have a Nissan outboard on my boat. It is still in storage here in Mich., so I do not have the model number on me, but I really don't know if my question would need the model number or not. It is a 1992 model, 70 H.P. motor. I am thinking about getting a new prop for it, and I was wondering...
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    Fuel pump re-do

    Hi guys, Looking for an answer to what I hope is a simple question. I have a 6 H.P Evinrude motor, 1991 model year, and the model number is: E6REIA. I need to rebuild the carb in the spring time here in Michigan, and I thought while I was at it, I would also rebuild the fuel pump since the...
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    Plugged carb?

    Hi guys, I had a water problem earlier in the year with my motors but installed a water separator that solved that problem. My motors have been running great, then I had a problem with the gas lines changing the fuel a very dark color in the water separator. I changed hoses to a hose that is...
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    Window repair on boat

    Hi guys, I have an open bow boat (Smoker craft, 1992 Magnum) and I have a windshield going across the boat with the walk thru windshield in the middle. One entire side of my windshield became very loose and there seems to be only one screw thru the bottom along the edge of the hull holding...
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    Converting pull start to electric start?

    Hi guys, I have a 6 H.P. Evinrude kicker motor on my boat, model #6BALCR 1984 model. It has a pull start on it, and I would love to convert this excellent running motor to an electric start motor. I do not see any room however where the starter would go under the shroud on the motor...
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    Electric 24 volt trolling motor

    Hi guys, I am going to look at a Motor Guide 24 volt electric bow mount trolling motor made by Motor Guide. The seller told me it is a 24 volt motor but it has a toggle switch to operate it off of 12 volts if I want to/ Question: If I do this, would I lose power or time or both on the 12...
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    Gas turned brown??

    I had something really wierd happen out on the lake yesterday. My large motor ran perfect all day, but I had trouble starting my little trolling motor. I looked at the bowl on my new water separator that I put in and the gas in the bowl looked like pepsi or cke! It was brown. I drained some...
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    Water separator installed

    I put a water separator in my boat today. I hooked it up with one line coming into the filter from the gas tank beneath the floor, and two separate lines going to my 70 H.P. motor and the second line going to my 6 H.P. kicker. I put the primer ball in line before the filter. (Between the gas...
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