Recently acquired a 1980ish 25hp evinrude outboard and I'm unsure of the the water intake. Is it the 3 little holes on the port side in line with the propeller?
Those are Water Inlets, for when the Engine running in Reverse. In reverse, the Prop is pulling Water Away from the Regular Water Inlets, which are on the Front of the Exhaust Snout
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Intakes are on either side of the gearcase.
The black rectangle in the picture above the prop and below the anti-cavitation plate. View attachment 402219
Those are Water Inlets, for when the Engine running in Reverse. In reverse, the Prop is pulling Water Away from the Regular Water Inlets, which are on the Front of the Exhaust Snout
I went to Marine Engine dot Com, and looked the Part Listings, and it showed the 1986 25 Gearcase as the Non Hub Exhaust and the 87 with the Hub Exhaust
Are there ----" commercial "--- models that use a different gearcase.------Those often have a W in the model number.-----Did you look at the 1985 model year ?
