Re: 1977 evinrude 85hp time bomb
Cricket,<br /><br />Apparently these were only used in 77, 78, 79. Then apparently they went away from this design because of the high failure rate. This mechanic, who has been working on OMC's for 30+ told me that OMC was even fixin this problem, beyond the warrantee period, if you barked loud enough, cause they knew it was a bad design. True, my motor has been a champ. I have to check to see if the entire power headhas ever been replaced. The only place where this motor was ever split is the port cover on the #1 cylinder. that is what got our attention.<br /><br />Boatbouy...This was on V4's, not 2cyl's. Sorry I should have been clearer.<br /><br />Yater, Some of the guys considered Guru's on this site have been mechanics with OMC for a long time. Guys like me, are just trying to learn a little about our motors.