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  1. Bosunsmate

    Raw Pump Difficulty

    And one seal in there too
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    Raw Pump Difficulty

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    Raw Pump Difficulty

    Thanks but then i miss out on some good times. I ended up getting end of day frustration. I hit a socket into the wheel side of the shaft hole. That got the press fit shaft out. The shaft then freely came out of the housing. The bearings came out in the usual way with a short bolt hitting them...
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    Raw Pump Difficulty

    My friend bought a boat off someone who i definitely wouldnt buy a car from seeing the way he treats that. The bearing(s) are squealing in the raw water pump so ive taken it off to replace them and the impeller. I cant work out how to get the shaft out so i can knock out the bearings, i cant see...
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    Rpms on evinrude 115

    Motor spinning fast but not going anywhere fast normally means prop not spinning. Try it on a hose, its possibly a spun prop which is where the bushing rubber lets loose inside it
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    Carburettor oil overflow Pocket?

    Hello Im tidying up a Force 1996 120hp and the top carbs front air cover has a little bottom pocket which has oil in it. The bottom carbs one doesnt. Is this pocket to capture heavy dirt particles in the oil or is this oil a symptom of something more serious such as reed failure? If it is to...
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    Spring on Starter motor, a necessity?

    Hello Im fixing a starter motor on my friends merc as it was low powered. Ive found some carbon tracking through cracks in the washers on it so it was short circuiting and seems to power up fine now on my work bench which is my floor. The spring under the top nut that pushes the bendix down has...
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    HONDA 2HP clutch problem?

    Hello Ive a friends four stroke 2006 2hp honda here that he says is not turning the prop. Apologies i dont have a model number yet. The split pin and all that seem ok as when i turn the prop i hear the shaft turn in the head. He said he was told by a mate that the centrifugal clutch has probably...
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    Can't Slow rpms Down 1975 85 hp Johnson

    ha yes i will do, I might need to make it a road train with a double trailer! Regular normally means short, well it does here. You can measure the length of the leg, ive forgotten from where or if its the original leg then the motor code will have a S or L on it. That motor code plate is...
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    1981 Johnson 50hp Problems

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    1983 evinrude 60 hp cylinder damage and repair options

    No Title The whit stuff at the back is just thermal grease from a temp sender i installed, i ve removed that now as its cooling so well so i just dont need it as ive the horn for back up
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    3Wires on a 2cylinder, whats that about?

    Hi, just put the head back on my Johnson 1982 60hp J60tlcnm I noticed a wire was slightly cut. I fixed it and i noticed that this collection of wires were the output leads from the powerpack. At the joiner is where the wire broke. What i cant work out is that there are three wires that come out...
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    Tohatsu breaker points

    I pulled my outboard out today to get it ready for spring and it didnt start. I figured id clean the breaker points but i ended up squashing the whole breaker point part beyond repair with the flywheel bolts. When i tried to re-straighten it the little pole it swivels on broke off along with the...
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    Need to remove motor....Evinrude Johnson lift ring 1986 v4 90 hp. ..where is it?

    Re: Need to remove motor....Evinrude Johnson lift ring 1986 v4 90 hp. ..where is it? You can just see it sicking up behind the flywheel on a 90hp i rebuilt here
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    1982 Johnson Carburetor Linkage to air intake pedals

    Re: 1982 Johnson Carburetor Linkage to air intake pedals Im not good at drawing so here is a photo of it
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    81 Evinrude 25 HP - No fuel to bottom cylinder

    Re: 81 Evinrude 25 HP - No fuel to bottom cylinder Heres a photo of one i did a while back.Your set up looks like this one was ( which was correct) before dismantling to fix a crankcase seal
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    79 100Hp Johnson compression

    Re: 79 100Hp Johnson compression Heres a picture of a disassembled one. If you look on the right, on the cylinder block you will see ive removed the lower bypass port cover. Thats because this one had a low compression reading on that bottom cylinder. By removing that bypass cover i could put a...
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    rough/no idle

    Re: rough/no idle The switch in this one is closed
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    How to paint an aluminium engine?

    Re: How to paint an aluminium engine? Very pleased with the results thanks. The etch primer didnt say on the can that i needed to top coat it after spraying within about an hour or so so luckily i rang back the paint shop to check when i could paint it as i didnt want to wait over night to...
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    How to paint an aluminium engine?

    Hi Im wanting to paint an evinrude 90 hp v4 ive being rebuilding. Ive tried spray on engine paint from an auto part store before and its stuck ok on but there are a multitude of white spots coming through the black spray. What did i do wrong? This isnt my motor so i want to do it correct on...
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