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  1. guy48065

    Big differences, same power?

    Today I received a service manual I'd ordered and practically on page one I'm asking WTF? How can these different years of the same outboard with very different displacement and rpm specs produce the same "BIA" power? Looks to me like the older spec was significantly rounded UP to claim 5 hp
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    Found 1976 Evinrude 85hp with a new looking jet

    I don't understand why it won't fit on a '78. Is that the year we went metric?
  3. guy48065

    1964 Cherokee boat decals does know how to find them

    On a related note... I thought I'd be cheap & clever and reproduce a missing capacity label for my pontoon. I used a color laser printer because the ink is waterproof. Printed onto adhesive-back clear shipping label sheet. Came out perfect! Then after just one damp night... ROFL Don't try...
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    VRO delete -- replace pump?

    A few years ago I blocked the oil side of my fuel/oil pump per the service manual & suggestions on this forum. I recognized that the motor still has the mounts for the previous type pump and I've always wondered if it would be best to switch pumps? Does the VRO pump work at full efficiency with...
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    Found 1976 Evinrude 85hp with a new looking jet

    Normally the mods delete such posts before the OP notices the photo didn't attach. Lol
  6. guy48065

    New Trailer - Weird Bunks

    Looks odd on dry land but when you back that into water the boards will try to float & will level out.
  7. guy48065

    Mariner 5M no impeller?

    I have a Mariner 5M model 661S serial 035994. Some lookups don't even accept 6-digit serials for Mariner outboards but as near as I can figure this is a 1976 5 HP made by Yamaha. It has an air shroud under the cowl and some exposed cylinder fins sticking through the lower cowl so the power head...
  8. guy48065

    Want to install tach but have an unusual outboard setup

    I'm glad that worked out for you. It doesn't make sense to me that dirt bikes & lawn mowers have a universe of add-on gauges & electronics but boats need to be this difficult?
  9. guy48065

    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    Well I'll never have $12,000 to invest OR throw away on a brand new 120. What about portable outboards? Are there any 4-strokes in the 5-10hp range that are reliable and likely to still be humming along in 50 years?
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    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    Did I read that right? A $12,000 4-stroke is considered disposable? Environmentalists can suck smoke--I'm sticking with 2-stroke antiques.
  11. guy48065

    Rolling boat over

    I don't know if they ALL have an angle to the motor mounting plate but mine does. Perhaps it's to counter the sag of the weight of the engine... Perhaps to insure an engine doesn't slide out of the stand sleeve when you pull the pin. Anyways that angle would prevent two stands being used as the...
  12. guy48065

    Best fuel stabilizer for older 2 strokes

    If E10 is completely harmless why do so many owners manuals advise never to use E15? That tells me that 10% alcohol is at best "tolerable".
  13. guy48065

    Hopkins 4 pin tester

    Now that your frame is properly grounded all the way to the plug, If your trailer light assemblies are grounded by the screw that mounts it to the frame--don't trust that. Run a short ground wire from inside the housing to a separate ground bolt in the frame, and scrape/sand away the paint under...
  14. guy48065

    Eska 7.5 14038A 1977 no spark

    Just wanted to point out that the webpage I linked is also Ed Stoller. One of the commenters I've read on the YouTube of this repair said he replaced the trigger module with a Nova or Atom solid state ignition module that's meant to replace points ignition. I've been wondering if that would...
  15. guy48065

    Cruelty

    What about a stubby plug? Might there be a shorter alternate with the same reach & heat range? Or is there more to it than that?
  16. guy48065

    Eska 7.5 14038A 1977 no spark

    I'll probably try this repair soon if I don't run out of summer weather. Right now I have 3 ignition plates on my bench. 2 supposedly work, one I've marked "BAD"--probably the one from Eska #2 that quit right after I brought it home. I have had to wait several months for one of these plates to...
  17. guy48065

    Cruelty

    The little terminal at the top? I'll try--every little bit helps.
  18. guy48065

    Cruelty

    That actually might work. You're describing an O2 sensor socket and I have one I can try. It's 7/8 so it might slip, or be too big to fit between the plug & face of the head but it's worth testing to see if I can get it down in there.
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    Cruelty

    On this one it looks like the lower cowl is a one-piece 'bucket' that's sandwiched between the powerhead & upper leg.
  20. guy48065

    Cruelty

    Open end, box end, offset, crow foot, 13/16 sockets of all types... nothing will reach in there. This is not easy peasy until someone who's done it tells me how.
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