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    2006 90EXLPTO no compression on #1

    Neighbor has a 2006 90EXLPTO with no compression on the top cylinder. What's the typical failure mode on these and are they a bear to fix? From a quick look these don't have a removable head, so the pistons poke in from the crankcase side. (I'm an OMC handy with zero Merc skills).
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    Leg oil feed hose split

    Neighbor has an Alpha (not sure generation) stern drive with 3.0L 4. He ran it all summer at the lake but when trailering it home, all the leg oil drained out of the reservior by the top of the engine. Looked and the oil line is cracked where it bends, just forward of the leg's fitting. How...
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    '84 2hp tuneup

    E2RCRS Finally getting around to fixing the old thing. Last time I ran it, it was hard to start and would only run WOT or close to it, no matter how the mixtures were set. Got a carb kit as well as points and condenser. The carb still had a black gasket on the fuel bowl, a black tipped needle...
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    '77 115hp 'rude - gearcase

    I've never had the leg off a '77 V4. Any tips from the gurus? Neighbor wants me to do a water pump.
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    Time to reseal the gearcase

    I had a lot of milkshake in the gearcase last fall when drained, so it's time. E90/140TLCN. I've had two shops quote to do the job and both say "2 hours plus parts". Local rate is about $120/h. Good deal or DIY? I checked out a pretty comprehensive video online and the guy was using a seal...
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    '82 'rude 140 - reseal gearcase

    Dumped the oil yesterday as part of my annual pre-hardwater procedure. I'd run the boat around the lake for an hour before pulling it, and pulled the oil drain about an hour later. Nice milkshake. Last season I drained it after it had sat for a week and I got about a quarter inch of emulsified...
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    A little bummed out...

    We're running out of season up hear so I had the boat out for a burn today. The use we've had from it so far this year hasn't involved any extended WOT operation - just fishing and tubing. When I ran it solo today I found it falls down at WOT after a few seconds, then will come back on power...
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    '81 9.9 may be a basket case

    Neighbor asked me to look at his outboard. Carb still has original black gasket, water pump oulet gasket crimped and pipe bent. Shift link had the threads stripped off the screw, gearcase was half full of nasty grey oil (but passes vacuum and pressure tests), prop spun (had an o-ring crammed in...
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    Ammeter wiring revisited

    My very over-gauged boat has a +/-15A ammeter on the dash. Whoever originally wired it only wired accessory loads to it, so it's essentially useless as it only shows discharge when the running lights or lighter are in use and never charge. I'm going to re-wire it so it shows whether or not the...
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    Digital tach?

    Anybody ever try one of these on a 2-smoke outboard? They seem to only come with 5' of wire - wonder if the wire can extended so the thing can sit where it can be seen.
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    175hp BlackMax

    There's one listed for sale locally for C$800 with the following description: "Was running excellent when taken off boat Do not have Controls for it." Would you bite? I texted about controls and he dropped his price to C$700.
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    Cracked gearcase - ~91 90hp Force

    The saga of my neighbor's dad's boat continues. Went to change the leg oil (was empty) and started with a pressure test. Air coming out of the propshaft seal, and a nice crack in the gearcase. Ii suppose this gearcase is totally toast as the driveshaft turns with a nasty squawk/grind/clunk...
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    "New to me" 3.0/Alpha One on Maxum 18

    Neighbor picked this 18' Maxum up for a song. Hadn't run in a couple of years and apparently suffered a trim switch/relay malady so they removed the four hydraulic lines from the block at the bottom of the transom plate in order to manually lift the drive (grumble). The boat is really weathered...
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    Curious

    Running up the 140 in the barrel and once I blew a little water out of the barrel I noticed water pumping out of the leg where an anode had been attached. I'm assuming this is normal but have put bolts in the two holes since I would prefer not to spray the underside of the T&T whenever underway...
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    Noob question for a Force 906X91C

    Buddy's dad has this motor but can't figure out how to cold start it. I suspect there's a release button on the control that lets you throttle it out of gear. Am I right? Thanks from an Evinrude dude.
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    Fast idle control - 80's 90's Merc

    I'm not a Merc guy but a neighbor was having problems with a 80's or 90's Merc 90 last season. Says there's no fast idle lever on the control - is there one? Or is there a shift release that lets you use the main throttle lever instead? It's his dad's boat and it's located in another province...
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    Quartach?

    I remember seeing a few of these back when I was rigging boats in the '80s. Were they any good? Or were they junk? Be nice to know the exact engine speed - I don't really trust analogue gauges when they get old.
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    Need T&T box for X-flow V4

    Hi all, trying to find a 1984 or newer T&T relay box and associated wiring so I can neaten up the wiring on my rig. The box is mounted at the top of the exhaust cover on these models vs the older ones with a much larger external box.
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    Converting fuel mixed at 16:1 to 50:1 And Other Brain Teasers ;)

    I have a couple of gallons of fresh gas mixed at 16:1 and want to dilute it to 50:1 to run in another machine. Anybody know a quick way without hurting my head with math?
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    Cold starting at 2C - brrr

    Today was the day to pull the boat off the lake as they're going to lower the lake levels on Monday. (Chestermere Lake is an irrigation reservoir and they lower it in the winter to reduce the amount of ice to melt in the spring.) Weather forecast wasn't looking promising for the rest of the...
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