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    No Spark in No. 2 after replacing coil - 1987 6 HP Evinrude

    Second hand motor, uncertain history. No 2 cylinder appears to not be firing (pulled plug wire, no change, no spark- swapped plugs plug okay.). No. 2 cylinder has modest rust on outside implying maybe overheating at some time? Runs on No. 1 cylinder just fine. Replaced No 2 coil- appears to...
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    Where is model number on 6 HP Evinrude, ca. 1980?

    E6RCU, 1388009 on port side of transom bracket. These numbers don't match anything on the FAQ "how to identify your motor" lists. Don't see a number on top of transom bracket or other side. Someone know where to find the numbers (and therefore the manual, which will tell me how to fix the...
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    '89? Force 50. Please identify this part!

    I cooked what I think is a coil, but haven't been able to track down a replacement. I'm not certain what year the engine is. 1987-1992? Force 50. Photos attached. Looks like a black rectangle, with with mounting screws at right and left. Four 14-guage wires and one spark plug wire emerge...
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    Coil caught fire.... 89 Force 50 HP

    its a long story but I had to rewire the motor tilt mechanism and was cleaning up some dirty contacts on wiring. Deadman switch wires were really loose, so I cleaned them and re-installed. Deadman now tests open and closed with VOM, so I expected ignition switch would not work properly. Got...
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    Force 50, where to mount tilt switches?

    I swapped a working Force 50 with my unworking one, putting the good one on my tilt/trim transom mount. The old motor had the relays and switches for tilt/trim mounted on the base of the motor cowling, right under the terminal block.. its very inconvenient tight space to be drilling and tapping...
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    Scoring or head gasket? Force 50- 1986

    Engine very weak. Pulled head. Top cylinder (140) thick black carbon, dry. cylinder looks good, but piston looks deformed (melted?). Lower cylinder (125) very clean (no carbon) but wet with oily residue. Piston top looks perfect. Cylinder walls show tiny diagonal scratches (?) at 10 and 2...
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    Tightening up the exhaust leg on '86 Force 50

    A puddle of black oil collects under the cowling aft of this motor. I suspect gasket between upper and lower motor (exhaust manifold?) is leaking. <br /><br />I thought I'll just crank those 6 little bolts down a bit to see if they're loose. (Separating upper and lower engine is a lot of...
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    Cylinder/rings replace on '86 Force 50

    Compression is down to 140/ 120. The manual shows pulling EVERYTHING off to get the head/pistons out. <br /><br />Is there any trick to minimizing the teardown to remove and replace piston rings, possibly hone the cylinders? (e.g. don't want to pull rotor stator etc, drains etc if not...
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