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    Guess Who needed a tow home ?

    The 28 SPL was their way of clearing out a huge inventory of older lower units and mid sections.
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    Can anyone tell me the name of this part?

    If in Canada----evinrudeparts.ca----
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    towing - engine in neutral?

    Most propshafts turn at 2500 RPM or less.
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    1984 Wellcraft 248 Sporstman Restore

    You now have a boat you can be confident in.-----Likely near $100,000 to buy a 25 footer like that new these days.-----Certainly worth the effort I think.-----Go get some walleye on Erie.
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    evinrude 115 1 cylinder dead

    It is elegantly easy to trouble shoot these motors.----At 90 PSI you have a bad gauge or a motor that needs major work !!!-----Remove a bypass cover to look at pistons / rings on the 90 PSI cylinder.----Or then again your whole compression test procedure is flawed,----Possibly a bad battery /...
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    1971 Mercury 4 hp Stator testing

    What is your motor doing / not doing ?-----Cleaned / set the breaker points ?
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    evinrude 115 1 cylinder dead

    Some will argue------Compression should be around 120 PSI on these simple motors.
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    1990 Johnson 120 over charging

    Parts lists are available everywhere online for these motors back to 1968 and back to the 1950's as well.-----evinrudeparts.ca ---Is but one such place.
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    1995 Johnson 15hp

    I would say it is a timing issue.----Try another flywheel.----I could simply go to another motor here and try another flywheel.----Or mark your flywheel for TDC.----Use a timing light to see where it is firing !
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    Best way to gain a little speed with 40hp engine

    The 40 model " big foot " may just have a lower unit off a 60 HP model.------The idea is a bigger prop on a smaller motor for heavy loads.
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    evinrude 115 1 cylinder dead

    Good luck with your motor.
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    towing - engine in neutral?

    Post #1 clearly talks about the possibility of wind turning the propeller.
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    evinrude 115 1 cylinder dead

    Orange / blue stripe on the top coil on both sides ?
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    1990 Johnson 120 over charging

    Just replace the water cooled voltage regulator.
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    1966 Evinrude Lark 8 40HP

    Put a 12 volt battery negative to the engine block.-----Put 12 volts to green wire.----Prop should turn clockwise with slight drag.-----Lock up turning counter clockwise.----Repeat test for blue wire.----Should be opposite of course.
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    1984 Wellcraft 248 Sporstman Restore

    Perhaps that boat is now better / stronger than when it left the factory.
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    1984 Wellcraft 248 Sporstman Restore

    Looks to be that restored light house on south shore of Lake Erie.
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    1984 Wellcraft 248 Sporstman Restore

    The ---Wellcraft -----Brochures of those days said ---" World class boats"-------Know of one individual who had to redo transom / stringers on a 79 Scarab Sport.-----Meant to look good in the showroom.------Not really made with quality materials.
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    evinrude 115 1 cylinder dead

    Sounds like the classic broken piston rings.-----Remove that cylinder head for inspection.----I believe you will not like what you see in there.----Motor likely needs 4 O/S new pistons / rings.----Will happen to everyone of these motors !
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    battery stil good ???

    A classic case of " new motor " issues.-----A new battery is cheaper than damaging electrical stuff on new fangled motors.----But wait , is a new EMM even available for these things.----Easier to find / get parts for say an old 9.5 Evinrude
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