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    MC 165 with alpha 1 outdrive

    I have been looking and searching around on the site here for info on this set up. I am looking at a 1987 19 ft wellcraft cuddy/sleeper. It has a 87 MC 165 and alpha 1 outdrive. The thing I cant seem to figure out is it says 165 even the valve cover says 165 but its a inline 4 not a 6. All I...
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    buying a used zuki

    Any advice on older zuki's? I am looking at a 1982 85hp anything I should look for? Any tell tale signs that its a bad idea to buy?
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    3cyl tell tail location

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    3 cyl crankcase rubber seal

    OK does anyone know where you get the spegetti seals that would go between the two crankcase halves? They seem to be #36 on all the websites exploded pictorials but they are not listed in the parts list.They all go 32 33 34 35 37 38 no 36. I did find the part number its 309044 on the brp...
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    gearcase size

    I am looking at getting a new prop but it seams my year and hp have 2 different sized gear cases. How do you know if you have a large or small gearcase?
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    trolling prop

    I have a hunch that I might need to go to a prop with less pitch. I have turned the idle down as low as i can go but when trolling my lead slab still rides just below the water line and it is still to fast. Will prop pitch effect your speed in gear at idle?
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    power head swaps

    Could I use my 1972 65hp power head that has 150psi per hole in place of my soon to die 1978 75hp power head. i pulled the lower unit on the 75hp today for the water pump and found that the drive shaft is a 4 spline just like my old healthy 1972 65hp. Looking at the block they are identical...
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    Checking timing on a 78 75hp Evinrude

    I am reading up in the FSM for this motor and the procedure to check the timing pointer setting. I figure before you set the timing you should make sure that mark is right since it is adjustable. WTF? Anyway the procedure says to install a piston stop and adjust it to stop the piston at 26 deg...
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    looking at a 87 30hp mariner with controls

    Price is 700 bucks runs and look clean. I havent had a chance to do a compression test yet. I have a 1976 75hp evinrude that is just to heavy for my boat. I was looking to go smaller. Its just a 15ft fiberglass fishing boat. I saw this on CL and thought it sounds like a good deal. Are...
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    power tilt and trim

    I have a 1978 75n hp evinrude 75843c It did not come with tilt and trim. What doner units should I be hunting for that would have a tilt/trim unit that will fit my motor? thanks
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    78 75hp evinrude 75843c idle issue

    this thing seems to run great winds out nicely but when I start the motor. I have to pull the start lever up and leave it there. If I push it down slowly it will idle down but not low enough that I would want to engauge forward or reverse. If i push down to far it stalls out and I dont seem...
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    78 75 hp Evinrude 75843c wont stop running

    I have a motor that will not shut off when you turn the key off. Its not dieseling it like the kill switch isnt working if it has one. Shouldnt the motor die when you turn the key off? Or am i supposed to have a separate kill switch wired into the magneto?
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    test water pump with no prop

    Can you run a motor in a test tank with no prop? I just got a lower unit for my 72 65hp johnson. I got it all bolted up and want to make sure the water pump is working correctly. But I dont have the prop here. Can i run it with out the prop
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    shopping for a ski/wb boat

    I moved this from the general boating questions forum... Basically I got a bass boat and its just that a bass boat. To small to pull a skier. My wife wants to ski personally i dont care for it much, maybe that will change. I have started to look at ski boats and I dont mind tinkering and doing...
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    Whatg not to buy for ski and wakeboard boats

    Basically I got a bass boat and its just that a bass boat. To small to pull a skier. My wife wants to ski personally i dont care for it much, maybe that will change. I have started to look at ski boats and I dont mind tinkering and doing alittle work here and there. Have discovered that I/O...
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    hydro elec units

    I read somewhere that the 3 cylinder and v-4 units are interchangeable. Anyone got some input on this. I checked the numbers and they do not match. But I also have a 50hp lower unit form a year 68 that fits my 65 hp 1972 model. I am teying to get a 1972 65esl72s back in service. I have taken...
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    tiller to helm control

    I have been searching for a motor for a while and found a good deal on a 89 40ho johnson. Its tiller steer and I need helm control. Is it a PIA and waste of time to do this. does johnson make a kit for this sort of thing?
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    78 75hp lower unit lube

    What oil do I buy for servicing the lower unit on a 78 75843c motor? The guys at the local shops are being tight lipped about what to use.
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    72 3cyl to a 78 3cyl

    I have a 72 65hp esl that the lower unit is toast. Instead of dealing with finding a lower unit I found a 78 75hp to replace it. I was thinking of keeping the 72 possbly for parts. I was wanting to know are they the same block? Could I pulle the good power head from the 72 model which has...
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    1978 evinrude 75hp weight

    How hevy is this thing? I am picking it up in the morning and its just me and the guy I bought it from loading this thing. I am thinking it cant be more than 200lbs dead weight. We have to pull it off a boat with a bad transom.
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