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    1st time buying old boat

    At $600 it looks to be a good deal if the motor is a 73 or newer.----Looks like that motor is older with electric shift and trouble some battery electronic ignition.
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    Info on Evinrude 115 E115TLETS

    Tested a 1990 low hr 90 HP recently at 130 PSI on my " known to be good " gauge.
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    1993 Johnson 150 -- grinding in reverse

    Shift rod adjustment will likely correct this issue !
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    1993 Johnson 150 -- grinding in reverse

    Some folks still think shifting slowly and easing these motors into gear is the best thing to do.-----WRONG.
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    1993 Johnson 150 -- grinding in reverse

    If it is grinding in reverse you need to look into shift rod height adjustment first.
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    Info on Evinrude 115 E115TLETS

    Shop carefully.----At 90 PSI / cylinder that motor would come apart for rebuild here.
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    Evinrude 1981 70hp 70tlcim - Intermittent Spark

    First thing I would do is load test the battery.----Take starter apart for inspection , cleaning and ohms check on armature.
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    Info on Evinrude 115 E115TLETS

    A crossflow model.----Not am E-TEC-----Do a compression test BEFORE you spend any $$ on this motor.
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    1993 fast strike 150 carb jets

    Explain.-----What is your motor doing / not doing ?----What elevation are you running at ?-----Which jets do you want to change and why ?----The 150 and 175 hp jets are listed together.
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    Bearing carrier removal 1989 cobra 3 litre.

    Correct----The older units ( BETTER ) used 4 bolts to hold the bearing carrier.-------In this thread the bearing carrier is positioned with 2 bolts.
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    2003 30hp Johnson Enforcer 2-stroke outboard missfire?

    Thermostat in place ?----A " new to you" motor should have a new water pump impeller installed.
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    Bearing carrier removal 1989 cobra 3 litre.

    Sorry----I was not there looking over your shoulder.----I can only go by pictures presented here.---Typical of running without thrust washer.-----On more than one occasion have I seen mystery damage done on motors.------Good luck with the repairs.
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    Bearing carrier removal 1989 cobra 3 litre.

    To me it is obvious that this lower unit was run with no thrust washer ( wrong one ?? ) and damaged the precision surfaces.-----Hence the difficulty in a simple job of pulling the bearing carrier.
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    Bearing carrier removal 1989 cobra 3 litre.

    Well----It looks like this unit was run without the thrust washer in place.----There is damage and rub marks that simply should not be there !
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    No fuel being drawn into lower cylinder Johnson 7.5hp

    He is wrong.----This is a major issue on your motor !!
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    1983 15hp evinrude overheating

    Compression values are ??
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    2003 30hp Johnson Enforcer 2-stroke outboard missfire?

    To me it sounds like the classic ----lean sneeze-----Caused by low speed needle in too far.---Or throttle plate opening too early.-----Easy fix in my opinion.
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    No fuel being drawn into lower cylinder Johnson 7.5hp

    Well----Your friend does not know much about that motor.----I need to step aside on this saga.
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    No fuel being drawn into lower cylinder Johnson 7.5hp

    That hole should not be there.-----Yes , that can cause water to be drawn into the cylinder.-----Worse yet , if water found it's way into the engine when shut down it is bad.----Could lead to corrosion of the bearings.----Here I would take a motor that apart for inspection.----Easy for me as I...
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    1983 15hp evinrude overheating

    Note-----Water that comes out off the tell tale DOES NOT circulate through the engine.-----Lately I have found thermostats that were stuck CLOSED on older motors.-----Never saw that 20 / 30 years ago.-----It is possible that grommet at the top of the water tube is blocking water flow.-----I...
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