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  1. phillnjack2

    1989 evinrude 140hp low compression

    factory pistons will not have bridge oil holes at all. that was not done at factory.....
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    1999 Johnson 70hp not peeing

    with motor now running and peeing, make sure you are NOT getting water from the 2 holes at the back of mid section while idling, if you do then a new thermostat is needed..... these only open once warmed up and running fast, if they let water out at idle the motor is not getting cooled correctly...
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    35HP Took head off and one extra dirty and one clean

    head gasket gone bad. leaking between cylinders, can see that easy enough.... bring cylinders to top and clean off the carbon, then lower a touch wipe cylinder walls then low more and wipe again. put rag in the cyl with piston down and with some 400 grit clean up the top 1/2 inch of cylinders to...
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    New 1993 Evinrude 48spl

    take plugs out and spray inside the plug holes with some 2 stroke oil and petrol mix. try and use a straw type thing to get up and around the bores... pull the kill chord and spin it over for 10 seconds ...... take off the vro if fitted and get a normal old style pump.... remove carb bowls and...
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    What is this rusting at the end of the steering bar?

    its normal. it will take about 50 years being strappeddown and tide coming in and out before that rusts away.. best thing if you do not want to seethat is jet wash it, then give it a coat of primer then paint it....... and DO NOT WORRY about it.. I understand you do nt like to see it, but just...
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    Rebuilding 1991 120 lower unit

    put in complete new seals, never re-use seals from one case to another.
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    1984 70HP evinrude recently had heads milled .015

    old topic I know, but needs to be cleared up....most advice above is pure nonsense..... you could cut 120 thou off and it still will not hit the pistons, its impossible.. the head on these motors is flat and the pistons DO NOT go over the top of the block deck.. 15 thou is not worth talking...
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    VRO HOLDER/PLUG

    VRO was never a good idea. this was even admitted by OMC themselves in a round about way by making engines at the same time without the vro, it was the cause of thousands of engine failures due to lack of lubrication to the crankshaft journals, big ends small ends and often the rings and...
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    changing from mercury 15 spline to omc 13 spline on Ballistic prop ?

    Hi , I have a 13 1/8th x 21 ballistic propeller with the pressed in rubber hub. well I think its the old type of pressed in hub. I want to change this to omc 13 spline hub of the pressed in type. Now what I need to know is this, can I simply press out the original mercury and then press in the...
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    Omc 56 cu in oval port service bulletins ?

    Does anyone know where i can get a copy of the OMC 56 cu in OVAL PORT service bulletins for the 1992 onwards 50, 60 and 70hp engines. I know there has been a good few bulletins and it would be nice to find out what they were/are . any info would be very nice .
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    changing from 60hp to 70hp with larger carbs, question for the techs

    EVINRUDE 60HP YEAR 1995 MODEL NO E60TLEOC OVAL PORT 56 CU IN. cylinder compression with cold dry engine top 149 - middle 147- bottom149. At present I get 5900rpm with a 13x19 sst and max speed of just 42.3 mph. I make that a slip of just around 4%, that I think that is very good with a gear...
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    Johnson 140hp 1977 wire identification. ?????

    hi guys, I am hoping someone can help us out with a electrical wire fitting .:facepalm: We are working on a friends 1977 Johnson 140hp model no 140ML77S. trying to get it all back up to a good running order and things are going fine so far. Now we have found a couple of wires that we just...
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    commercial v recreational timing on 3 cylinder outboards ?

    do commercial outboards have different timing settings to normal recreational engines ? is this a way to de-tune outboard motors ? say on a 60hp 3 cylinder rude for example. my setting are 17 degree btdc for max advance timing. Would the same engine in commercial spec have the same timing or...
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    How to dissengage fast start to check wide open timing on 1995 60hp triple

    1995 Evinrude 60hp Model no BE60TLEOC Hi guys I looked at the "joe reeves " way of checking the max advance/wide open throttle timing procedure. first thing he mentions is to disengage the quick start if you have this on your engine. well yes mine has this feature. but how do I disengage the...
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    changing gear ratio's in a evinrude 3 cylinder 1995

    Ok first off I have the 1995 model 3 cylinder evinrude gear ratio is 2.42 to 1. the engine is longshaft with the newer multi spline main shaft from engine to gearbox and that will NOT be altered . I know some of the older model came with a 4 spline shaft,but this is the later version. My...
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    fitting older carbs on a 96 evinrude ?

    Model no BE60TLEOC 1995 60hp evinrude 3 cylinder. Ok here is my question. what would be the problem (if any) of fitting a SET of1987 carburettors on a 1995 engine. The engine is a 60hp 3 cylinder 920cc or 56cu in how ever you want to look at it. the only difference between my engine and the...
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    Timing at full throttle on the boat ??

    Evinrude 1995 60hp triple Model BE60TLEOC Ive seen it wrote down now loads of times about timing the engines at full throttle while running on the water. Now how on earth am i supposed to do that with a timing light while bouncing up and down in a 13ft boat ? i suppose ill have to make a...
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    Will omc 433388 fuel pump be strong enough for a 1995 60hp rude

    1995 Evinrude 60hp triple Model no BE60TLEOC Hi folks i know the fuel pump is realy bad on my engine and it has to be completely replaced,parts repair kit is not good enough for this old pump. No way am i going to pay the prices wanted for repair kit just to use fuel side of the vro pump...
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    johnson 60hp vro engine mounts

    Re: johnson 60hp vro engine mounts well all the the cables and fuel pipes will have to come off for sure. youl be better off with the engine on a stand or down on a pallet etc to be honest, but it can be done on a boat. under the bottom tray once the 2 piece panel is off you can see the 6...
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    lync and synce confusion , please help

    Re: lync and synce confusion , please help I knew to ground the black/white wire on the pack side,but did'nt know about yellow and red wire at solenoid. its definitely all starting to sound good to me (no pun intended).:joyous: this all makes a lot of sense as it lets me get the timing right...
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