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    Are these two blocks the same???

    Hoping I can tap into all the expertise here... I found a cheap cylinder block on ebay off of a 1984 Evinrude 150 XP....My question is...can I use this for my rebuild on my 1985 Evinrude 150 XP? Are they the same for those years? It is only $200 w/ shipping. It has been bored .030 over on one...
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    Re-Jetting Carbs

    I am in the process of rebuilding my carbs for my 1985 Evinrude 150HP XP E150STLCOS. I thought I read somewhere that you should rejet because of the difference in fuel today. Is this something to consider? I also will have to get a cylinder or two bored probably .030" over(haven't taken block...
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    Expert Opinion Needed, Rebuild or buy Rebuilt

    I have a 1985 Evinrude 150 XP E150STLCOS that needs a complete rebuild(GOT MOTOR FREE). I have it in pieces right now and it will need bored on at least 1 cylinders probably to .030. I do not currently have any money into the powerhead. I have found a rebuilt powerhead locally that I could...
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    Water pump issue

    I just installed a new water pump assy' and it isn't seated all of the way around the housing against the metal base plate. It is only in one spot. Could this be caused by the metal cup insert not being fully seated against the housing? Also, how difficult should it be to spin the driveshaft...
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    Water Pump Repair Kit (Shift Rod Grommet)

    I just installed a new water pump on my 1985 Evinrude 150HP XP E150STLCO and notice that I was left with an exta grommet. I took a look at the parts breakdown for the gearcase and it shows the grommet going to the shift rod linkage. When I took the lower unit off, this grommet was not installed...
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    Lower Unit Paint Job

    I just finished a lower unit paint job and thought the information could be useful to someone. Here are some pics. I used Moeller Zinc Chromate primer(yellow) 1 Can, 1 can Tempo (Evinrude Sea Drive Silver 1983-1986) Part No. 020462, and 1 can Moeller Clear Coat. I cleaned it up with a wire...
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    Intake Manifold

    I am having some difficulties getting the intake manifold off. Does anyone have some suggestions? Thank you.
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    Help finding carb part!!

    Is it possible to purchase the elbow fitting on the carb float chamber seperately or would I have to get the entire float chamber assy'. Index 8 on the parts breakdown. It broke off inside the fuel hose during removal. E150STLCOS 1985 EVINRUDE 150h. Thanks all!
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    Vro

    Can someone please tell me if it is possible to rebuild a VRO? Or, do I need to purchase a regular fuel pump and pre-mix. I don't have any known problems with the VRO system but, I am doing a complete rebuild on an engine with a bad piston and I don't have a lot of history on the motor and would...
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    1985 Evinrude 150 XP Project

    Hello all, I am new to the whole forum thing, so if I post in the wrong section or something please don't shoot me. I have been reading up on a lot of the posts on here and have gotten a ton of great info from you guys here. Hopefully you guys can help me out here...I recently...
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