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    cooling 1999 6hp evinrude 4 stroke

    Hi All, I have a 6 hp 4 stroke outboard which has problems cooling. Replaced the impeller ( original), the gommet and the gasket between the stainles steel plate and the housing. I got some flow from the pee hole but no where what it should be. It starts of realy strong for one second and then...
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    newer powerhead on 1957 5.5 fisherman

    Hi All, I have a realy good looking evinrude 5.5 fisherman from 1957-ish. Powerhead is totally worn out. I will not be able to find a used powerhead from the same era that I can fit here in the Netherands. However, a lot of newer style late sixties and seventies 6 hp motors/ powerheads with...
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    cooling johnson / evinrude 9.9 /15 fourstroke 1998

    Hi All, I've repaired a lot of outboard and fixed a couple of 9.9 / 15 hp fourstroke evinrudes and johnsons. And almost all of them had bad cooling after replacing the impeller. I have one now which has the same symptoms. Is there like an o-ring which is known to cause problems? I want to get...
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    df9.9 runs for 5 seconds

    Hi All, DF9.9 electric 2015, carb version remote control I got an outboard from a friend. It has sunk, they took it out of the water and gave it to me( after a week). Got the water out and got it running properly. changed the oil a few times. It ran well for a couple of hours. I let it run...
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    2015 Honda 50HP suddenly dies (sporadically)

    Hi All, A new to us honda 50 hp 3 cilinder Efi runs good and starts good. We have had it for one year now. A couple of times we had a problem that the motor suddenly dies, or suddenly does not start. Besides that it runs and starts great. This does not happen all the time but it looks like it...
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    tohatsu 30hp ecu

    Hi, I got a 2006 mfs30 tohatsu, 3 cylinder tiller hand start. It is a new to me engine. Sat for a year and the previous owner cound't get it to start over the winter. The problem with the motor is that it wont start ( no fuel in cylinders) If I put some fuel in the top cylinder it will run for...
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    water in oil 6hp evinrude 4 stroke 1999, need advice

    Hi, I have bought a cheap outboard here in the Netherlands. An evinrude 6 Hp single cylinder 4 stroke from 1999. This type: Previous owner stated that it had overheated and that it started to lose oil somewhere around the powerhead. He also mentioned that he opened the removed the...
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    evinrude 5hp 4 stroke E5R4SSB water in oil

    Hi All, I got a, new to me, 2000 5 hp 4 stroke evinrude single cylinder. Motor runs fine and cools nicely but it has water in the oil. Previous owner stated that the motor over heated because of a bad impeller and started leaking oil after the impeller has been replaced. The engine started...
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    Low compression 6 hp 2 stroke mercury, bad idle

    Hi All, I have an 6 hp mercury 2 cylinder 2 stroke. serial number 09573702. Motor was bought with the note that it would not run on low rpm. Tested is, cleaned out the carb and no avail. Compression test gave 90 psi on both banks ( pretty low in my opinion), spark is good. In order to check for...
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    Mercury 7.5 hp no start

    I have a problem with a 7.5 hp mercury. It has strong spark and strong compression but does however not start. Carb is clean. When i put Some fresh gasoline in the carbthroat it does not start up. Not even a small puff. Putting gas in the cylinder also results in nothing. Checked the flywheel...
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    swap rotor 40 hp / 20 hp

    Hi There, I am having problems with a, new to me, 1992 johnson 20 hp starter. Done some voltage drop tests. There is no voltage drop over all connections. Battery puts out 12.5 Volts. It is the battery from my car and that one starts fine so I don't suspect the battery. However, the starter...
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    Water in cylinders merc 7.5 1972

    Hi everybody, ​I have a problem with my 1972? Mercury 7.5 hp thunderbolt. (stole a picture from the internet) I got this one for a few euro's. Previous owner told me that the motor ran well some years back and then graduately began to run worse and worse. I'd figured that a good clean up...
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    Archimedes penta 90 9hp ignition timing

    Can anyone help me with the ignition timing on my 9 hp Archimedes / volvo penta? Stole a pic from the internet: It has a fixed timing plate which can be altered a little bit in timing. I know that there is a small chance anyone knows the exact timing but wat is a normal value for the points...
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    mercury 7.5 hp lower unit broken shift rod

    I got a 80's 7.5 hp sail power mercury. I bought it for a couple of euro's ( I live in the Netherlands). Previous owner bought it with the boat and never used it but has been told that the gears where not working properly. I started the engine and it worked great, not pumping water but i didn't...
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    strange coil repair 3 hp lightwin

    I have an evinrude 3 hp lightwin in to repair for a friend of mine, He said that it had a problem with the ignition. Only one cilinder had spark. Since he had no clue of the history of the outboard i have pulled the flywheel to inspect the coils and point since these are likely to fail. As I...
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    flywheel swap between 18hp 1982 and 25hp 1992

    I have an old, ugly looking 18 hp. he is pretty old, I believe from 1982. He however works like a champ and is fitted with an electric starter. The other engine is an 25 hp mercury, about ten years younger. I want to pull the electric starter from the 18 hp and mount it on the 25 hp. The...
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    Johnson 1992 40 hp lower unit seals

    Since i stored my motor last fall it has been leaking through the propshaft seals. Both where shot so i already pulled them out and bought new ones. The two seals that came out where both facing inwards, the rubber part facing towards the gears. Is that the correct way to position them ore...
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    Fuel cap johnson td20

    Hi guys, My name is Micha, i'm from the netherlands. A country full of water so a lot of boating around here. I live in the haque near amsterdam and i have recently purchased an old johnson td20. Here they are rare, you do not see them very often. I got it to run after cleaning up the ignition...
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