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  1. gm280

    Starter

    If you look at the break down for your starter you will see a spring. Check to see if yours is broken. If so , buy a new spring, If not, clean and grease yours and happy boating...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    All right another HOT update. :flame: Today I managed to get all the mix and pour holes drilled in preparation to PB the floor down. I was originally going to drill 2" holes for both the pour and overflow holes, but thought of a better idea...I think anyways. I drilled 1.5" pour holes and mere...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Okay!!! I actually have some progress pictures to report. Now I know they really look like some others I've posted. But honestly they are new with a lot of little things accomplished. I pushed myself to work in the heat to try and make some real progress and I finally think I'm about ready to...
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    Tool Storage Question.

    MT, I also have a lot of my tools peg boards so I can easily pick the right tool every time. And I have a special holder that works amazingly well for pliers, needle nose, cutters, channel locks. I looked through some existing pictures and I don't have a good one showing the setup. But I did...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Here are a few pictures of my latest tube bending idea. As you can see The 10 gauge twin round gray wire easily fits into the black tube. And then a little heat form the heat gun and WALA a bent tubing. I know it looks like it still collapses, but there is a huge area in there to allow multiple...
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    Updates on thread ?

    I've noticed that my boat project thread has stopped updating with the comments. It seems like this just started in the last few days... Any idea what to do? :noidea:
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    Advel type 734 pneumatic rivet gun ?

    Not sure this is the correct place (forum topic) to post this, but it does have to do with boat repair, so here goes. I have an old Avdel type 734 pneumatic riveting gun. It is presently set up with the 1/16" rivet nose attachment. And it works really good. However, what I got it for was the...
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    Mid 1960's OMC Evinrude gull-wing, a work in progress.

    Quanumn I too had to "contour" my front section to fit the tri-hull hump sections. I used 90 degree air die grinders with different 2" grinding disks and sloped the underside of the floor s it would fit properly. If you have such pneumatic angled die grinders, try some of he more aggressive...
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    1971 evinrude steering

    Sadly I have the same problemed setup. I only wish my engine was a tilt tube engine. That would certainly make things so much easier to install a steering setup. I have all the necessary hangers and support items from the old stick steering setup, but I was wanting to see if anything else would...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Alright...finally a real update with real pictures. Not a huge jump in progress but it is still progress. Still feeling a little under the weather, but I'm going to push through it in hopes I start to feel better after I get in the swing of it again. I cut the seat bases today. And while I...
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    1996 Force 50 Dropped top cylinder...opinions?

    smoedog, what exsactly is blowing out the adapter plate? I mean what section of the gasket is blowing out. I attached the breakdown of your engine and looks like part number #8 is the adapter plate gasket... So how is it blowing out and is it in the same place each time? If you had the...
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    ANC OFF NAV switch wiring

    Okay here is a little pictorial diagram as to how you need to wire your light for them to work properly...
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    Advice on broken fin

    I don't see a huge issue myself. Of course have a new one welded on. But My opinion is to remove the unit and disassembly it and even de-paint it so that the welder is dealing only with the aluminum. And it has to be totally and completely CLEAN. I can't stress that enough! It has to be totally...
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    40hp Evinrude will not stay running

    Fuel pumps on OB engines are usually a diaphragm type material that uses little one way valves to suck the fuel in and then pressurize it to push it to the carb. So they can look flat and work great. The engine crankcase supplies the pulses to operate the fuel pumps most of the time. Just some...
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    Motor kicks up when in reverse

    Most OB engines has a reverse lockout. But they are usually a manually set option as well. And looking at the 1982 7.5HP Mercury breakdown, it has such a reverse lock option. So maybe it needs cleaned and adjusted. You usually don't lock it when in forward because then the engine wouldn't kick...
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    No reverse

    IF everything is working properly then look at the clutch dog. A worn clutch dog can cause such issues easily. And of course to see that clutch dog means going into the lower foot section to see... JMHO! Part number 16 is that clutch dog...
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    1976 Tom Boy Boat, 1976 40 HP Johnson Outboard and who knows what Trailer

    Yes Sam I was thinking the same thing. I used labels many times before and they really do work great. What I usually do is on the computer, I print out the name of the wire bundle like Bilge Pump, or Live Well Pump or Fuel Sensor or any type names/labels like that . And then print them out and...
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    Paint for custom lettering?

    Acrylic enamel will work and that is also automotive type paint. However, even a minuscule amount with still cost you some bucks. Because it really isn't the amount so much as the color. So even a 1/2 pint of each color, which I think is the smallest amount they will mix, is going to cost about...
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    85 Johnson 140 thermostat, removing cup and seal

    Here is a break down for your engine... Looks like parts 90, 92, 93 and 94 are all part of the thermostat Hope this helps out... JMHO!
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    Water pump tube???

    ratking20, the actual water tube is a part that fits in the opening aside from the drive shaft going into the water pump housing where the impellor is on. The water tube supplies fresh water to the engine and it circulates through the engine and out the exhaust and pee tube if your engine has...
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