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    Can bearing housing be welded

    I just snapped off one of the ears where the bolt goes in on the lower unit bearing housing. This is on a '78 15Hp Evinrude. Do you think it can be repaired? I have a feeling this is an expensive part.
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    Clutch dog wear

    I am just about ready to disassemble the lower unit in my '78 15Hp Evinrude. If the clutch dog is worn, should I be able to see the wear? Thanks.
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    TORQUE WRENCH QUESTION

    If you use a swivel type (universal) adapter with a torque wrench, is the reading still accurate?
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    Prop slipping?

    I've got a '78 15 Hp Evinrude that starts right up, idles and runs great at trolling speed but when I give it throttle, it clunks as if I hit a log or something. I've just put a carburator kit in because I thought it was backfiring. Some time ago, I read a posting in this forum that said the...
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    Rebuilding 15HP (1978) carburator

    I bought a carburator rebuild kit for my '78 15Hp Evinrude. The kit comes with a small cone shaped part made of plastic. The service manual refers to this as a bearing. When I took the old parts off the carb, I didn't see one of these down in the orifice. Would the engine have run without...
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    Should I fix this?

    This was worn by a roller in my Starcraft 14'. Do you think I should fix it. If so, what with?<br />
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    Hole worn in keel

    I have a 1970's 14' Starcraft aluminum boat that I bought used toward the end of last summer. When I took it off the trailer this fall, I noticed there was a 1" hole worn in the keel where it sits on the trailer roller. Do you think I should patch it with some J.B Weld or something similar?
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    New bearings seem tight

    I've just replaced and repacked the inners and outers as well as the rear seals on my wheels. I used marine grease and have the nut on finger tight. When I try to spin the wheel, it doesn't really spin but seems rather tight. Would this be due to the rubber on the rear seal? If so, does it...
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    Cutting water tube on 1978 15Hp Evinrude

    Hello. I am converting a 1978 15Hp Evinrude (15855) to a short shaft. I need to cut the water tube back by 5". The area where I need to cut is up inside the housing about an inch or so. Am I going to want to take the housing off or just reach up in there with a dremmel tool?
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    Cutting water tube

    I am converting a '78 15Hp Evinrude (15855) from a long to a short. I need to cut 5" off the water tube. The cut would need to be up into the housing so I can't just use a saw blade or dremmel. Any ideas how to cut it.<br /><br />Thanks.
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    1978 Evinrude 15 Hp Conversion to short

    I just bought a 1978 15 hp Evinrude (#15855) and it has the long shaft. I need to shorten it back to standard shaft. I've located a drive shaft and shift rod. Do I just cut off 5" from the copper water tube that is hanging down? I was going to use a dremmel with a disc and then deburr it...
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