I have a 1967 Evinrude Lightwin it has a tank on top and a fuel pump so I can switch between them, it has been running like new. Recently I went fishing in the boat and it ran well all day. A couple of days later I ran it in the bay and was heading up to a river when it began running rough, I...
I have a 1967 Lightwin 3 hp that was running like new last Saturday I went fishing and it ran great. On Monday I went out again and it ran great but after a bit it seemed to be losing power so I turned around and headed back it soon quit, I primed it again and it started but began losing power...
I have a 1951 Super 5 and was wondering about the prop hub removal, I have OMC small motors and they have rubber hubs that just pop off, does this hub screw off? The picture I see have threads inside the hub and I believe have a spring underneath, does this just screw off with a wrench? If so...
I'm just wondering it shows a impeller in the drive shaft housing and then shows one down in the gear housing in front of the prop http://www.marineengine.com/parts/mercury-mark-outboard-parts/mark-5-kf5-kf3/all/drive-shaft-housing-assembly-mk5...
I have a 1959 Johnson CD-16 5.5 hp on the front is a white high speed adjustment and in the middle is a red low speed adjustment, the high speed seems to be set and stays in the range from 1 to 6, the red low speed adjustment just seems to turn freely it is more loose, how do you set it right? I...
My little lightwin runs wonderfully but I notice black oil coming from the powerhead and falling on the lower cowling being 2 cycle it's not as serious as if it was a 4 cycle, I cleaned it and ran it in a barrel and didn't notice any leaking it does it when I take it out on the water I don't...
What is best used for cleaning off an old Mercury after years of old oil and grease deposits, used Sea Foam got a lot off but not everything, I saw a post on this topic but can't find it, thank you
I was just wanting to take my prop off and see how to change the drive pin (they call it) to see how to change it before I find out the hard way out on the water, I got the prop nut off and the cotter pin, and the vintage nut then the large washer and the prop seems stuck, I don't see anymore...
I recently ordered shear pins for my 1967 Evinrude 3706 outboard 1967 3hp, they came and are the size 1/8 x 13/16" they look very small tiny compared to the pictures and diagrams that were showed, I think sellers just put up one standard shear pin picture in the listings also they all just give...
Is one able to replace or fix the recoil anymore of a 1951 Mercury Super 5? And also is there a rope pull starter on top of the flywheel under the recoil? I was thinking about buying one always wanted one, thank you.
I recently bought a 1967 Evinrude model 3607 3 HP, it has an onboard fuel tank on top but it also has a fuel line with the OMC fuel hookup has a shut off valve there, is this something added? I wanted to take off the cowling and look inside to see if there is a fuel pump and also to clean the...
Anyone know what size or number shear pin a 1967 Evinrude 3 hp Lightwin model 3706 uses? Kind of hard to find anymore or find information on this motor, thank you...
What type of gear oil goes in the lower unit of a 1959 Johnson CD-16 5.5 hp? I used to do it years ago and it came in a tube but a lot of things have changed
