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  1. halmc

    40hp 2stroke ID?

    I need to order a manual, impeller and carb kits for this two stroke, 3cyl, 40 hp motor but don't know how to ID it for ordering purposes. Year?
  2. halmc

    Aging float cork on alcohol -- Mythology?

    Got me a shiny, new-to-me '57 Fleetwin replete with a shellacked(?) cork float in the carbie. It'll soon be getting its first dose of heavily subsidized, midwestern methanol spiked, unleaded gasoline. Should I worry about my cork?
  3. halmc

    7.5 Fastwin newly acquired

    I have a new-to-me '58 7.5 Fastwin and have a question or two. First, I don't have a manual, will soon get one, but in the meantime, do I assume correctly that the water pump is conventionally located in the lower unit? Little oval plate removed for shift linkage access? What about the twin...
  4. halmc

    Lower unit removal, sordid tale, happy end

    As may be seen in another thread I began recently The drive shaft was stuck so badly on my Classic 45 that it ripped out of the lower unit instead of the powerhead, leaving considerable carnage in its path. Fortunately, the rather thin pinion nut that holds the pinion gear on the end of the...
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    Merc Classic 45 Lower unit compatibility

    As is evident in a thread I started this AM, I am gonna need a used lower unit for my Merc Classic 45, OB121232. Trouble is, I don't find any identifying marks on the unit -- is it there somewhere? What about other motors that used this lower unit? Any help in determining which ones are...
  6. halmc

    Lower Unit removal classic 45 #OB121232

    Cant remove the lower unit of this motor for water pump service, I have the SELOC manual for the motor. After removing the trim tab and the nut it hides, I also removed the nut from the bottom (7/16" stud) and loosened each nut ((5/8" hex) on each side of the exhaust housing. In other worlds...
  7. halmc

    '79 115 hp in line six

    Runs at moderate to full throttle like a scalded dog, idles fairly well, but when it's idling in neutral, it likes to stall when first put into gear. Carbs all thoroughly cleaned with carb cleaner. Starts easy. When making power, runs excellently on all six. In fact, on a 14' boat, it's...
  8. halmc

    '57 Fleetwin pressurized fuel tank/hoses

    Is there a source for the two line pressurized fuel system used by this engine . . . (my hose is kaput) or did I not read something about a conversion kit that converts the pressurized system to a, well, suction system as is used with modern outboards.
  9. halmc

    late 50's Fleetwin wanted

    Sorry, soliciting to sell or buy is not allowed on the boards.
  10. halmc

    Mercury control compatibility

    I have an '88 Mercury IL4, classic fifty, 45 hp. The single lever remote control, because of years of salt water use by DPO, is about to render up the ghost. Is there a range of years for which I can look on eBay? To put the question differently, it seems that there was a major change in...
  11. halmc

    '80 Mercury starter: in Line Six

    The starter on my friend's '80 Mercury (Serial #5725760, 1980-'81 inline six cylinder two stroke 115hp Mercury.) according to my favorite starter shop is "too eat up to fix". I have thus turned to eBay to get my bud back in the water. I have encountered at least one starter that looks correct...
  12. halmc

    Evinrude Light Twin: Got Fuel Vent?

    The little vent screw in the fuel cap on this motor seats against two very difficult to see 1/16" holes -- in the cap itself. When open, air can pass through the little holes only if they -- the holes -- are clear. The two holes are drilled vertical and parallel to the axis of the cap. When...
  13. halmc

    '88 45 hp controls for smaller merc?

    The lake where I keep my pontoon boat closes to the use of motors >10hp for more than two months, including Nov and Dec, two of the best months for boating in North Florida. The rational of the closing is interesting: the lake is important to migratory birds that rest there and important to...
  14. halmc

    Light Twin woes

    A little 1965 Evinrude Light Twin is haunting me. This little motor belongs to a friend. It lay in storage for a couple of years (how many tales start like that) so w/o trying to start it, I removed the Carb, cleaned it in carb cleaner, took the foot off, made sure the water pump impeller was...
  15. halmc

    Boat Rental in Biloxi?

    Heading for Biloxi next week for some R&R -- I was raised there. I'm debating whether to haul my own boat over (from North Florida) or to rent a boat there, preferably a pontoon boat. Does anyone know a source to rent pontoon boats in or near Biloxi? Thanks in advance!
  16. halmc

    1980 115 HP IL Six fuel pump kit question

    If I'm successful linking to images, there should be two. One is just for fun but the other more serious: it's the guts of my fuel pump. Looks like I'm gonna need more than the soft parts of this fp. I recently ordered and installed a fuel pump kit for my 45hp merc, but it certainly didn't...
  17. halmc

    '80 115hp IL six, trim rebuild feasible?

    Serial #5725760, 1980-'81 inline six cylinder two stroke 115hp Mercury. Among this engine's several issues is considerable water contamination (compliments of TS Faye*) of its trim system, which is of the four hose, two ram variety. The trim motor runs fine in both directions, lifts the engine...
  18. halmc

    75 HP Radial Outboard Reilly? Rilley?

    When I was a kid I'd check out the annual eddition of Popular Science Magazine's annual outboard listing, marvel at the OMC and Scott-Atwater offerings of 'big' outboards, but as I recally for several years, the largest by far (this was the '50's) was a Rilley (sp?) five cylinder radial...
  19. halmc

    Light twin ID, please

    Might I have a hand in identifying this little Evinrude motor: Model # 3502A Serial (?) B33512 It seems to have been made in Belgum.
  20. halmc

    Trim reservoir seal ??????

    This question relates to the dual ram, remote pump/reservoir trim that is found on a mid 70's six cylinder 115 hp with naturally obliterated ID/Data plate. Sorry. I disassembled this unit to find that the electric motor had been severely contaminated with oil. Cleaned thoroughly of the oil...
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