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  1. Dabbler_E

    How to part out a motor -- hidden gems?

    Hi all, I've acquired a nonrunning 1970 Evinrude 85 V4 electric shift with a new boat. There's no spark, and compression (measured cold) is poor in 1 cylinder: 125, 120, 110, 95. After having read many suggestions on these forums along the lines of "don't sink any $$ into one of these...
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    Evinrude Power PIlot Remote control -- reinstalling spring/ball detent

    Disassembled my remote control last night to check wiring, and a spring & ball detente mechanism popped out -- the ball engages the shift/throttle plate. They're easy to put back in place, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to keep them in place and out of the way in order to...
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    trim/tilt bleed -- leave fill cap off?

    Hi All, I may have been trying to bleed my trim/tilt the wrong way -- should the fill cap be left off, or replaced each time fluid is added? Thanks!
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    79 johnson 70 trim/tilt issues

    Just added a used trim/tilt (off an 1983 Jon 140) and am trying to get it working right. This is a 2-wire, between-the-brackets unit. The gist is that when filled w/ fluid it has very limited range of motion and zero power to the tilt cylinder. 1) I'm working with jumpers straight to the blue...
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    79 Johnson 70 tilt/trim install -- tetris anyone?

    Purchased an OMC tilt/trim to add to my 79 Jonson 70 hp. This is the unit that fits between the stern brackets. I currently have the motor (brackets attached) hanging from a come along. Is it possible to install it without taking the stern brackets off the motor? I've been trying to Tetris...
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    1970 85 hp Evinrude Starflite -- getting out of gear

    Just acquired a boat with a non-running Starflite (85093) (factory service manual is ordered). PO bought it a few years ago, and indicates that it would start back then but would quit after a few seconds, and never has done anything with it since then. We tried to get it to turn over in the...
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    79 Terry 450 transom, deck, stringers, hull -- too much?

    OK, got this a couple years ago -- first boat, steep learning curve. Work done to date includes: lots of motor work (running great now), rewire, add trolling motor, bilge pump float switch, sonar, replace plywood rear hatch, replace foredeck plywood, replace carpet, new seats, smart tabs...
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    The great debate -- epoxy vs poly layups

    Lurking for quite a while, and now gearing up for the obligatory transom, stringers, & deck job on a 79 Terry 450 cm, so I'm considering the great epoxy vs. poly debate :eek: The arguments I've seen seem to boil down to: Poly: cheaper, more than good enough given good prep, fast work time...
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    79 Terry 450 Transom rebuild: plywood "toaster" vs. skin removal vs. seacast

    79 Terry 450 Transom rebuild: plywood "toaster" vs. skin removal vs. seacast Hi all, Purchased this boat a couple years ago. Transom is soft and beginning to bow out, probably due to the 50 (yes count them 50) screw and bolt holes. The plywood (which is still mostly intact but quite soft...
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    1979 70hp johnson -- not enough throw in gearshift

    Replaced lower unit, and I've had trouble getting it to engage both forward or reverse without skipping. I can adjust to get one or the other solid but not both. Seems like the shift lever isn't throwing far enough to really seat the clutch dog both ways. Can this be fixed by...
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    1979 Johnson 70 Prop shaft seal replacement

    Gear oil was milky so I pressure tested the LU and found air and oil leaking out around prop shaft. I have the seals (and the OMC flywheel puller and manual) and am about to go ahead with replacing them (along with the bearing carrier O-ring and the water pump while I'm at it), but just wanted...
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    '79 70hp Johnson LU ugliness -- can bearings be saved?

    Hi All, A while back I posted a request for ideas on pulling the driveshaft from my '79 Johnson 70 lower unit, which was making bad noises & metal shards in the oil after the prop hit rocks. I had since replaced it with a used LU from ebay, but hoped to salvage what I can from the original one...
  13. Dabbler_E

    Manual tilt thingamee -- name and source?

    I have a 1979 Johnson 70 hp, without power tilt/trim. The motor bracket apparently came with a part that "propped" (NOT propeller!) the motor up in a tilted position, and could be flipped out of the way to let the motor back down. Anybody know what that part is called and where I could get a...
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    1979 70 hp Johnson -- pulling driveshaft from LU

    Ran into rocks, and LU starting making unhappy noise and producing metal shavings. Swapped it with a used unit from ebay a couple years ago, and am now trying to get the original back in shape. So far (prop shaft carrier and reverse gear removed), the gears look fine, so I'm thinking the...
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    1979 70 Johnson -- "dead" cyl w/ good spark -- RESOLVED

    After a frustrating (but fortunately not TOO expensive) diagnostic journey, my 1979 Johnson 70 is now running like a ..... sexually-assaulted simian. Details are HERE. After replacing fuel lines and tank and cleaning/rebuilding carbs, wouldn't run right. With just me in the boat it would...
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    1979 70 Johnson -- "dead" cyl w/ good spark

    When I took the boat out this spring, it had nowhere near full power. Squeezing primer bulb has no effect. #2 plug is consistently wet & black. Replaced coil, wire, and plug, but still no fix. Took out on the lake and ran WOT several minutes (never getting above 4000 rpm), then hooked up a...
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