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    Looking for wiring harness #5034072

    Once again this is proof that parts availability is an issue with modern motors.----Suzuki list it as unavailable.
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    Looking for wiring harness #5034072

    Tried under the SUZUKI parts ?-----After all it is a SUZUKI built unit.
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    Estate sale lot of 18 - 25hp motors - Compression gauge variables.

    Hard to believe you got 200 PSI on a 22 cubic inch motor.-----But on older OMC motors the recoil starter needs to be " timed " to reduce starting / pulling effort.
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    Mercury V8 300 hp any good ?

    Have the motor checked out by a shop.----Total time , events and RPM levels.-----Big motors are often owned by folks who do not budget expenses.----May have a lot of time on it.----Not owned by fishing people.---Computer / ecu may list at $8000 or so.-----Buyer beware.
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    1981 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke

    These Mercury models have the thermostat at the top of the exhaust cover.----A spring loaded cap for easy inspection / cleaning.-----Hose for pee stream comes off that cap.
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    Transom replacement or design flaw?

    It has been noted that the cap on the transom is cracked.----Makes it weak !-----So find aluminum channel ( about 7' ) to make a new cap at the top 3'.----And also on the bottom with 4' long.----Or make channel from square tube.----Make the plywood 10" deep and full width as it now.----Install...
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    Shift Linkage - Johnson Seahorse 9 1/2 HP

    Drain gear oil.-----I think that lower unit must come apart for inspection.
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    Outboard ran without water for about five minutes

    A 10 HP motor can idle ( 45 gallon drum ) for about 1 hr with no fear of the water getting too hot.---No need to run a hose into the barrel at all.
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    1981 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke

    On his 7.5 / 9.8 models the thermostat does have something to do with the pee stream.
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    1981 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke

    Agreed----Water MUST be 6 or 8 " above the impeller !
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    kiekhaefer

    But you see a lot more old OMC motors,----OMC used stainless shafts around 1950.---Mercury switched 25 years later.------No special tools or shimming required on those " stupid gearboxes " either.
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    Evinrude 9.9 lower shift rod

    Did you have the propeller shaft out of the lower unit?-----Some manuals belong on the little house with the 1/4 moon in the door
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    Evinrude 9.9 lower shift rod

    Correct ---Clearly stated ( I think ) that there is no adjustment at the lower unit.-----And what manual are you reading ?
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    Evinrude 9.9 lower shift rod

    The lower shift rod screws in all the way.----Then backed out so that it " leans " forward.----Line up the notch in the coupler BEFORE you put the bolt in.----Done.
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    1974 evinrude 4406r 4hp runs hot

    In a bucket the water MUST be 6" above the impeller.
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    Got Ripped Off

    Well----$5 spent is NOT a rip-off.-----Take it as a LESSON in my opinion.
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    2 mantiaance questions

    I would remove that pin and make a replacement.----I would take an old Johnson / Evinrude stainless drive shaft from the 1960's and make that pin.
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    kiekhaefer

    Those cowlings alone are " hefty " in my opinion.------Got one of those for free last fall at a dealer.-----Only thing to do on those is a complete teardown !
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    1982 Johnson outboard 60 hp 2 cly

    Factory parts kits do come with instructions.----But good dealers disappear because of internet sellers.-----And the downward spiral continues.
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    1982 Johnson outboard 60 hp 2 cly

    ???----The plastic drive keys / bits last for 20 years or more.----Your motor is " special " I guess.----And perhaps your motor does not have a 1982 lower unit.----And there may have been 2 different plastic keys.----Some " club fisted " person installed the wrong one ?
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