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    Dust Cap Woes

    I've been having nothing but trouble with my dust caps the past few years. I've gone through half a dozen of them. Either they refuse to go on and get absolutely destroyed while I try to hammer them on, even when using a PVC pipe like you're supposed to. Or I finally get them on nice and tight...
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    Overheating at idle, cool as a cucumber at speed

    Ok getting back to this. First question: Does anyone know if it's just four bolts to pop the lower unit off on my older unit? It's a 1989 90HP. I guess that's the only question. I'm watching a video for a newer mercury engine and it looks extremely straight forward. I like to buy the parts...
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    How do these spark plugs look to you?

    They look really good to me but I'm no mechanic. I don't remember when I replaced them last. Might have been a few years ago, might have been 10 years ago.
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    Overheating at idle, cool as a cucumber at speed

    For sure. But I won't be doing this until Spring. And realistically, Spring will probably turn into Summer. That said, I don't even have to uncover the boat to pop the lower unit off so who knows.
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    Overheating at idle, cool as a cucumber at speed

    It's been a solid 10 years since a mechanic has worked on this engine. He may have replaced the impeller, maybe not. If not, it's been 15+ years on this impeller. I think it's safe to assume I need the full kit. Granted I don't go out very many times these last few years. But from 2009 through...
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    Overheating at idle, cool as a cucumber at speed

    LOL I never would have found it there! Also daaaaang the repair kit (8M0113799) is shockingly expensive! I mean it's all relative but I was expecting more like $40, not $180. Oh well beats $20,000 for a new motor. Ok next question: I watched a video of how to do this yourself and it looks...
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    Overheating at idle, cool as a cucumber at speed

    Ok so I guess a new impeller is on the list for next year. Question: Is there some OTHER problem that could be causing this behavior or is this a situation where it is more or less definitely the pump? Also, since at the very least, I probably need a new impeller anyway, where do you find...
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    Overheating at idle, cool as a cucumber at speed

    Story time: To my knowledge, I was having no thermal problems before yesterday. So I went for my last ride of the year yesterday since it was about 30° above normal outside. I went up a small river which was just full of leaves. So after an hour or so, the engine starts smoking. It's a 2 cycle...
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    Draining Mystery Water

    I think you're just seeing shadows from the street lights. There is no rust there at all. Plus I trailer the boat so it's almost never just sitting in water. And the motor was removed by a professional a few years ago when I got a new steering system,he bolted and glued it all back in place and...
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    Draining Mystery Water

    Everything looks fine. The boat is pushing 40 so who knows what it's seen. But it looks like it's in pretty good shape. I'm under the boat a lot, usually fixing the trailer wiring. There's nothing obvious to me. Also what outboard mount? You can't even see any part of the motor in this video...
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    Draining Mystery Water

    I've thought about that, that would be handy to have. Still it might be tough in this case, unless the plug/plate itself was leaking. Its going to be pretty hard to 'steer' that thing around underneath the floor.
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    Cannot Get Dust Cap On!!!

    I followed the proceedure, I did use 2" PVC and a scrap of 2x4 and a hammer. The unmodified caps would NOT go on without destroying themselves. Out of the 6 caps I bought this year, 4 were unmodified and all 4 were destroyed while trying to hammer them on. There's something not right, either...
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    Cannot Get Dust Cap On!!!

    Update: So I went to autozone, grabbed another pair of caps. I went home, removed the one that had fallen out last time I was towing. I went to hammer in the new one and of course, it didn't go and eventually got deformed. Note that both were fine from the start. So now I'm down to just one...
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    Draining Mystery Water

    I've noticed lately that when I get in from a boat ride, I have water in my bilge. These are typically about 3 hour boat rides. These are days when theres minimal waves and wind, and I'm mostly on rivers anyway so I am sure no spray is coming in. The plug is nice and tight. I use a wrench...
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    Cannot Get Dust Cap On!!!

    OH BOY it's story time. So I pulled one of the caps out of the 2 pack I bought today and grabbed a nice piece of 2" PVC, a scrap of 2x4 and a rubber mallet. I beat the **** out of that thing but it would not go on. Eventually it deformed the lip and cap #3 was ruined. On to cap #4. Last...
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    What is this leaking from my lower unit?

    Unfortunately I did not give it a whiff before I put the boat away. But why would 2 cycle oil be coming out of a hole in the lower unit? And if it's gear oil, how is it coming out dirty when I just put it in clean 10 minutes earlier? Not only that but the 'dirty' oil I removed wasn't even...
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    Cannot Get Dust Cap On!!!

    It is summer and I'm back trying to deal with this. The new problem is every auto parts store around is out of stock, ugh. I looked up this post hoping I mentioned where I got the last pack from but no luck. Then I still have to deal with installing it. I do have some PVC I can use, I think I...
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    What is this leaking from my lower unit?

    I unwrapped my boat today for the first time all year. The first thing I did was change the lower unit oil. I drained the old stuff out and put some brand new stuff in. I barely used the boat the last few years so the oil that came out was super clean. I filled up the new stuff and I'm on my...
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    Lubricating Horn Air Compressor

    "Drip 4 drops of light machine oil into the compressor" What is light machine oil? I don't have any. I have plenty of WD 40 though, is that good enough?
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    Gear Oil Questions

    I usually head down to West Marine and pay top dollar for gear oil every season. But is there a gear oil I can get at an autoparts store that will work as good, or better, and cost less? Second, very related question. To change this gear oil, you have to remove two screws and these screws have...
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