1982 15 HP Evinrude Exhaust/powerhead? issue

[Evinrude1995]

Hello all,

im fairly new here, but I’m glad to be on board

can anyone tell me what’s going on with this?
was cruising and hear a slight pop so I nursed it back to the ramp and loaded her up.
also, any approximate cost if I took it somewhere or if it can be done myself? I’m pretty mechanically inclined but these older Evinrudes I’m not so knowledgeable on.

Looks like the powerhead & exhaust housing are disconnected somehow or someway but I really don’t know.

thanks and happy boating!
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[flyingscott]

You need to pull the powerhead and see if the 3 bolts fell out or broke off. Get a quality factory manual and do it yourself it is not that hard.

 

[Evinrude1995]

You need to pull the powerhead and see if the 3 bolts fell out or broke off. Get a quality factory manual and do it yourself it is not that hard.

ive been trying to find part numbers for those 3 bolts but no avail, they aren’t listed on any diagrams that I’ve looked at so far. I’m also not exactly sure how I’m going to go about removing the powerhead before. Never done it.

 

[flyingscott]

Take your model # to a dealer and get a manual. Or take the motor to a mechanic and get an estimate. The bolts are 1/4-20 I believe part # is [h=1]0324334[/h]

 

[Chinewalker]

Not a difficult job - removing the powerhead doesn't take much. Pull knobs from carb, remove the starter handle from the recoil rope and knot the rope so it doesn't get sucked into the recoil, undo the kill wires from the ground and plug, remove the three bolts/nuts that hold the belly pan in place (one forward of the recoil, one on the cylinder head, one on the exhaust cover), remove the six bolts that hold the power head on. Plan on replacing the power head base gasket.