Check the magnets on the inside of the flywheel while you have it off. I had a bunch come loose. They are only epoxied to the flywheel and can and will come loose and move out of place.
Is the timing base moving freely? It should start to move before the throttle plates open. I had one get sticky from goo leaking down from a stator once.
If it's a freshwater boat then the exhaust manifold and riser are worth a few of hundred bucks as they are NLA and the Cobra outdrive a couple too, but it's limited to just the 2.3 engine. For the rest of the boat and engine, drop it all off at the landfill.
So I found the OEM kits with floats for about the same price as the Sierra kits without and will go with them. I guess it can't hurt to replace the floats while I've got them tore down.
Hi all, I'd like to rebuild the carbs on my '96 Evinrude 200 Oceanpro during the off season. I see OEM kits with new floats and also aftermarket kits without the floats for a little less money. Should I bother replacing the floats when rebuilding if there's nothing wrong with the old ones...
I think removing the engine might be a bit much. There's got to be a way to change out the starter without removing the engine. Just because a bolt broke off shouldn't stop the starter from coming off. I'm remembering an old OMC 3.0 would have three bolts, two on the bottom.
I own a small sign shop and we do custom boat graphics a lot. Today's digitally printed vinyl like 3M Controltac will come off using a little heat and leave little to no adhesive residue. Older lettering jobs that are just applied cheap vinyl can be a challenge to remove from time to time...
Digitally printed Vinyl is the way to go. I own a small sign shop and we've done quite a lot of custom boat graphics. They will last for years and are removable if you sell the boat later on down the rd. If there's no local sign shop around you may find some stock graphics online.
I'm not sure what you're talking about. Nobody has butchered up anything on this boat. The fuel line and wires coming from under the deck and the bilge are routed up thru the factory fittings. The bilge access hatch is factory too as verified by a picture of one other outboard version of this...
