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    1996 c40 yamaha rebuild

    I looked for a motor to rebuild for a while and came across this motor. It looks nearly new and snagged it with controlls for $350. Its weird but wanted the experience of rebuilding one. I have all the resources needed. Thought it was just needing rings but it has a bad piston and a nice score...
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    Yamaha 15 4stroke vibration fixed.

    Had a vibration problem earlier. After ruling out a lot of areas on the motor I could only think of one thing. Had to be the shaft going to the lower unit. Sure enough it was. So the question is how can a motor that's never hit anything or had the lower unit off have this happen? Factory defect...
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    1994 evinrude lower unit years to swap.

    This is going on a 1994 evinrude 40hp. This motor didnt come with the lower unit. Im pretty sure the 40hp engine shaft changes in '93 and has different splines in '94. I'm replacing the lower unit and didn't know years that will work. Thanks for the help!
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    Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke vibration

    Having vibration problems out of this 2011 motor. Maybe I don't know Yamaha 4 strokes that well but seems really excessive. I havent had it on the water but i think its enough to make your hand tingle when you take your hand off. Has 119 psi exactly on both cyl. Starts and runs great. Any ideas...
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    1995 evenrude 70hp reeds

    Got this motor on a boat project. I mainly work on 25hp down but I know these can be great motors. Have it a short start and sounds like I have a miss. Doing a full tune in the morning . I noticed bottom and mid cylinder reeds had a couple that weren't completely flush. Just barely enough to...
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    1999 honda 25hp falls flat

    Just got this motor. Guy busted the prop soon after he purchased it and left it in his shop until I got it. I cleaned carbs water pump ECT. Got on the water and 20sec in it died out. Never stopped running but maybe hitting on 2 cylinders running rough. Cleaned carbs again (still spottless) and...
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    Do I keep my Yamaha or johnson

    Seeing what y'all think. I have a 1984 yamaha 25 2cyl. Came across it in someone's garage and it may have 50-100 hours. Original water impeller had no wear at all. Also have a 1995 johnson 25. Very clean and operates like new. I'm selling one to a friend and I have no idea which one to keep. I...
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    1989 Dt6 oem paint

    I was needing a small motor for creeks and small local areas. I picked it up for $200 and it runs amazing also came with fuel tank. First I was seeing it's a good of price as I think it is. I'm also wanting to paint the top because it has a few missing areas of paint. It's small spots but it's...
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    1989 Yamaha 30hp 2cyl rough 2k rpm range

    I have owned this motor for a while now. I maliciously keep the carb (single) clean and do routine checks. It has all fresh plugs cylinders have 90psi (a little low). The cly walls have no scoring and the pistons are clean enough to eat off of. Im using 50:1 mix and 93 octane gas. Around 2k rpm...
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    1994 Evinrude 40 hp shift linkage removal

    I ordered a manual for this motor yesterday. Im trying to replace the water impeller and cant find the place to disconnect the shift rod. he said it had been replaced at the beginning of the season but I don't take chances.I checked most of the places I know of. Thanks Yall !
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    1994 Evinrude 40hp wont rev

    Hello, Im new to the site and needing some help. I just purchased this motor and did all the basic tests to take care of common issues. I rebuilt the carbs, compression check(124/123), sparkplugs ect before taking it to test today. The motor starts very easy and idles smooth. The problem is in...
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