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    Evinrude 25hp Temp sensor

    Overheated and blew the head gasket on (I Think) a 1983 Evinrude 25hp ( E25ECTD). Motor was in excellent shap, ran good and always starts. Not sure why the overheat. Impeller replaced last year. Pulled lower and pump looks new. All cooling lines and screen intake clear. Possible tStat...
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    Installing the clutch dog 74 Johnson 50hp

    Hello everyone. Had a slipping clutch Dog on my 1974 50hp Johnson. I was able to get everything apart and got a new old stock clutch dog. Problem I'm having is installing the pin that holds it to the propeller shaft. The pin goes though the shifter control that has ball bearings and a...
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    82 Evinrude loses power under load

    Hello everyone. Just ran into this today. Put a good running 1982 Evinrude 25 on a pontoon barge I use for moving things back and forth between an island and shored. Started right up runs good. Took for a test run and everything worked great. Docked it for about an hour. Started up in one...
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    1975 70hp lower unit stuck wont seperate

    I purchased a 1975 70hp in pretty good shape , to put on a pontoon. Starts and runs great. Before I put it on the boat I want to replace the water impeller as the prior owner had no idea when it was last changed. Removed 6 bolts and the bolt connecting the shift rod. I cant get the lower unit...
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    1982 25hp Evinrude runs hot

    Hello everyone. I have a 1982 25hp electric start Evinrude that is running hot. The tell tale spits out a nice steady stream of water when running, that is hot to the touch, and steam comes out of the small exhaust holes that are above the water line. The engine starts and runs good. But it...
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    77 Evinrude 55hp lower unit oil leak

    I have a 77 55hp 2 cylinder that runs and shifts fine. I put new lower unit oil in it at the end of the season before winter lay up. Ran it on muffs the other day in prep to put it in the water this weekend. A day later in the driveway there is now lower unit oil under the skeg. The oil is...
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    1977 Evinrude 55hp won't rev down

    Hello everyone. I just picked up a nice Boston Whaler with a 1977 55hp Evinrude. Prior owner thought it had an issue with the choke. It doesn't. The electric solenoid works fine. Starts and idles fine initially. Drives good. The issue is idle speed , not coming down when pulled out of...
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    1977 Evinrude 55hp won't drop down idle speed between shifts

    Hello everyone. I just picked up a nice Boston Whaler with a 1977 55hp Evinrude. Prior owner thought it had an issue with the choke. It doesn't. The electric solenoid works fine. Starts and idles fine initially. Drives good. The issue is idle speed , not coming down when pulled out of...
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    NYS DMV registration for pre 1972 12ft no HIN

    Alright I'll put this out to everyone in NYS. Just on the phone with NYS DMV on hold for 1hr, before they couldnt answer the question, transfered me and disconnected the call on the transfer. So here is the issue. I just picked up a 12 ft open aluminium boat that was made in about 1950 (...
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    No plane, acceleration or rpm merc 3.0

    2005 Bayliner Merc 3.0 Alpha gen 2. I got this boat with a cottage I bought last year. Took it out one time. Noticed that the bellows wear leaking bad. Five minutes into the ride. The alternator belt broke. I got to the dock pulled the boat. Set it up for the winter. Just did the bellows and...
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    3.0 merc alignment issue

    Having problems aligning my 2006 3.0 liter merc. Pulled the outdrive to replace bellows and shift cable. Came of easy. Now I can't get it back on. I have an alignment tool and it will only go in up to the splines. It won't go in to the spline part of the coupler. The engine only has an up down...
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    1973 Evinrude 25 lost power

    OK took out a 73 25hp 2 stroke that I picked up 2 weeks ago. New points/condensers, plugs,fuel line, carb was pretty clean when removed and inspected. Compression is at 100/102. Starts and runs on 1-2 pulls. Now here is the problem that I can't get. While using it this weekend it worked great...
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    73 25 hp ignition coil

    Hello all. I have a 1973 25hp. No spark. Doing some trouble shooting. The ignition coils on the side of the cylinders near the plugs are cracked. I looking at the parts diagrams I noticed that the 1972 and earlier don't have these coils but everything else looks the same. Magnito points...
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    Evinrude ID mixed 25hp or 18 hp

    Hello everyone. I just picked up an older Evinrude looks good but will need some TLC, plugs ,points new lower unit oil etc. The cowel cover says Evinrude 25 and looks like the color scheme of a 1971. The model number plate reads 18602C-E13799. I know this is a 18 hp 1966 number. The...
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    1968 14ft Starcraft Falcon weight

    Hello everyone. I just picked up a 68 14ft Falcon with a 35hp outboard. Overall in pretty good shape. The trailer is iffy. I have a brand new trailer for a 14 ft smokercraft that has not even been registered yet. I am hoping I can use it for the Falcon, however it is rated at 800 lbs GVWR...
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    trim / trailer setting

    1988 Merc 4.3 185hp Alpha outdrive<br /><br />I know the trailer setting ( when I raise the outdrive from the forward controls) is at full up. Where should the tilt setting be? I completed several repairs on the boat and had to take off the bell housing and trim senders. During testing after...
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    4.3 185hp Won' restart when hot

    I've run into a problem with my 1988 merc. 4.3 185hp. It starts perfect on the 1st crank if it has sat for some time (overnight). It idles fine and runs smooth. The problem is that when I cut the motor after its warmed up and try to restart, it just cranks over as if there is no spark. The...
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    Stalling when shifting from fwd to reverse

    I have a 1988 Merc 4.3 V6 175hp. The motor runs fine and starts everytime on the first crank. The carb was rebuilt this spring, as well as primary and secondary filters changed and a water seperator added. The idle is perfect at b/w 650-700 rpms. <br /><br />Here is the weird problem: The...
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