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    Installing Lower Unit

    Hello to all, I am the guy who had a lower unit leaking OIL from the weep hole in an earlier posting. After some investigation and a vacume test, I found that indeed the seals around the drive shaft (under the water pump) were bad. I went ahead and re-sealed the entire lower unit, and I can...
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    Oil From Weep Hole

    I just purchased a new-to-me 2003 Johnson 90 2 Stroke. . The motor is absolutey beautiful, great compression, and best of all in Florida....NO RUST. Motor came down from fresh water North Carolina, and it has been used very little. I will be mounting this engine on the back of a 17' McKee...
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    2003 Johnson 90

    I have found a pretty sweet deal on a very low hour Johnson 90 (Bombardier) I have experience with the older OMC JohnnyRude V-4 engines, but I am not too sure about this model. Any thoughts before I take the leap? OH! Sorry guys....its also a two stroke.
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    E-Tec 115 vs Optimax 115

    As some of you know, I blew up my older 1987 Mercury 70HP Motor a couple of months ago. This motor was mounted on the back of my McKee Craft (Cape Fear) Center Console boat that I really love. I have decided to repower with the Maximum HP rated for the boat....115 hp; although, the 90 HP...
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    Shipping a Lower Unit

    Hello again everone. I am still in the process of parting out my 1987 Mercury 70HP Motor which died suddenly last month. I listed and sold the lower unit on EBay recently. I spouted off and said I would ship the unit off for $75.00 Now, I live in Florida, and the guy who purchased the...
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    Thanks to All Who Helped

    Hello Everyone, I would like to anounce the death of my 1987 Mercury 70HP Motor which was a fixer upper for me. After the motor sat for a few years, I spent countless hours rebuilding the old beast, but it was a labor of love.....gave me something to do away from the football field which kept...
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    Quicksilver controls

    I have a brand new set of Quicksilver Top Mount controls installed on my boat. Will these controls work with other brands of motors besides Mercury/Mariner?
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    1987 70 HP Mercury (3 Cyl)

    Hello again to everyone. Football season is over, so I finally have some time to work on my rebuild project. This motor was given to me by family, so I know its history....sort of. This is going to be a fairly long post, but I will try to make it halfway readable. This motor sat for about...
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    1987 mercury 70 HP (3 cyl)

    My father in law gave me a 1987 Mckee Craft (Cape Fear) recently. It has a 1987 Mercury 70 HP on the back, and the rig has been sitting for a few years. With the motor, I cleaned and rebuilt the carbs, replaced the fuel filter, new plugs, and replaced the fuel and oil lines because they were...
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    Draining Gas Tank....Safely

    Hello to all. I am in the process of rebuilding a McKee Craft boat. The boat sat for a few years, so I needed to remove the varnish-smelling fuel from the tanks. I kept reading about the different ways of removing fuel from built-in tanks, and it seems like everyone has a horror story to...
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    1987 Merc 70 HP (3 Cyl)

    Hello to everyone. Football is taking up some time right now; however, I have managed to get into this new-to-me motor project in my spare time. Compresssion test: Top: 115 Middle: 115 Bottom: 108 What do you guys think? Am I good to go forward? I have an issue. I am replacing the...
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    1987 70 HP Merc

    Sorry to ask a dumb question. Just not too familiar with this Older Merc, and I do not have a service manual....yet. Just got this boat. I need to bleed the trim and tilt unit. I have searched the forums, and I am hearing: Use automotive Oil. Some people say use ATF Fluid. Some people say...
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    87 Mercury 70

    Glad to be back in the boating forums once again. The recession hit me hard and I was forced to dump all my play toys; however, I am once again back in the saddle. I just came across a nice 1987 16' McKee Craft with a 1987 Mercury 70 outboard. The boat has been very well maintained by the...
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    Dads Honda BF 40.......Anazing!

    Hello guys. I am the guy who was driving to Kentucky to help out my elderly father service this motor. Remember, the Pontoon has not been out of the water in nine years, so the motor has never had the simpleist of maintenance performed on it (including oil, filters, plugs, impeller, lower unit...
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    Dad's 1999 Honda 40

    Hello Honda Guys! Still have not received my service manual to for my Dad's motor. I have only worked on Johnny/Rudes and my new Merc 150 Optimax. Need to leave on Friday for Kentucky (from Florida) Can someone please answer these questions? Please don't laugh at me!!! I am not used to this...
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    Optimax 150

    I have two very stupid questions. On previous outboards I have owned, I have alway used the muffs to clean out my motor of salt residue etc... Now, the new Optimax has a very convenient water port on the back of the motor. Sure enough, when you connect a hose, it starts to **** without...
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    Sea King Outboard

    Model #: GG18801A Ser #: 36X886666 Can someone help me with this one? What is the year and what is the HP? I know it was made by Gale and distributed by Montgomery Ward, but thats about all I know. Are parts still available for this motor?
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    Johnson 4.5

    Hello to all. Could someone please help me with the age of this motor? Model #: J5RCSS Ser #: E5202298 Thanks to all.
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    1999 Honda 40 4 stroke

    Ok Honda dudes. Can you help me out? I posted someting like this several month ago, but things have changed a little. First, I have only owned and worked on Johnson/Evinrudes and Mercs, so I am not familiar with my Dad's motor. Here is the deal. I am here in Florida, my Dad's pontoon is on...
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    Honda 40

    Hello to all. Sorry to sound stupid, but I am going visit my Dad for Thanksgiving, and he has a 2000 Honda 40 (four stroke) on the back of a pontoon. Of course, the pontoon has never been out of the water, and he is way over due for service on his motor. Unfortunately, there is not a...
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