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    Help! Johnson seahorse 70hp 1988

    Are all of the pistons moving? Skinny stick in the spark plug hole while hand spinning will confirm.
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    what is it with spark plug $$$$

    My SBC GMC (1974) has 8.... Doesn't seem to need any more.
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    Gear lube

    Yes we know....pretty sure some day (hope it's a long time from now) they going to bury one right next to you. "We lay Racerone down for his finial sleep, proceeded in death by his loving partner Ellen 6. She drank a little water and....." You get the picture. Evinrude outboards, the finest...
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    Gear lube

    Then you know what you need to do, easy. Now a lion? Naw, more like a fine tuned ***** cat!😺
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    Gear lube

    To answer your original question. I use hi-vis but I have lots. If the motor was well cared for and wasn't used much then spend the money and buy that. If it's old and not well cared for just use automotive gear oil and change it more. A 50 year old motor only has so much time left. That's...
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    2006 FICHT evinrude 250 HP

    I'm not sure why anyone personally would buy a ficht outboard. Now if you have one and you hope to fix some small to medium issue and extend its life so be it but.....really? Buy a carbureted older one and find a good one. Dime o dozen.
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    Crank case leaking on 1990 evinrude 88 spl

    If you end up needing to open up everything then the only answer is to do a complete rebuild. Why would you not when your already there. Now if your time is worth nothing and you don't mind having a dead motor on the lake/river/ocean then....... Otherwise I'd do what race says first, post...
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    what is it with spark plug $$$$

    Must be French!
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    Recoil help

    Umm, hmmm. Doing it all wrong and pretty sure you probably ruined the gear. Yikes!
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    what is it with spark plug $$$$

    2nd that. Wants me to sign in....by the way, what's your password? 😆
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    what is it with spark plug $$$$

    Plug wires for a Porsche in the late 80's were close to $400 buckaroonies!
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    what is it with spark plug $$$$

    To maintain my original 5 year warranty I went ahead and replaced them at 300 hrs and just used the benchmark the whole time I used it. Certainly was not needed.
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    what is it with spark plug $$$$

    The E-tec ones make you gag!
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    what is it with spark plug $$$$

    I buy QL77JC4 in bulk and save a little dough but not much. The latest place I purchased from had just picked up 14,000 from Wall Mart. Apparently Wall Mart doesn't want to be in the outboard part business!😆
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    Little thingy with red lever

    And that my friends (above advice) is about the best thing you can do when you buy a new to me outboard motor.
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    2-GT 200 Johnsons

    If you have patience and time you will be able to achieve your goals. Lots of help here so the best of luck to you and if you ever get frustrated walk away from the project and come back later, always works for me. Matt
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    2-GT 200 Johnsons

    Omc/Evinrude made design changes between 1991 and 1992 at least in the small motors...not sure with your HP motor. Best thing to do is look up the parts diagram with part numbers and check to see if each motor matches. If your lucky you can change the drive shaft and shift rod.....a little...
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    One thing I do is pull the plugs, run the starter and blow everything out (gas, oil, whatever), inspect the plugs and if they look ok I spray them out, run a stainless brush over them, re-gap them and burn them out slightly with a plumbers torch rolling them the hole time. Most of the time I...
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Just an example of my ability to get a used motor. It's about 1 mile from my house. Even if it's dead the parts alone are worth grabbing it. (Port side temp sensor)! Great northwest has lots of used motors so might be somewhat unfair.
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    Johnson 28 SPL

    Corrosion!
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