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  1. matt167

    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    And really, the condition of the deck and transom of the boat.. Given the year and motor choice, it's a Bayliner or one of it's cousins
  2. matt167

    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    E10 pump 87
  3. matt167

    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    I was referencing loopers and such. There are many ways that 2 strokes scavange/ run. The Force uses the oldest way. It's not the most efficient but they run good
  4. matt167

    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    Force is basically, the 1960's outboard, that you could buy brand new into the 90's. It's an old school 2 stroke. When Mercury got ahold of them, they put a lot of better parts into them like ignitions and such, but the engine itself remained the same basically. They are cross scavenged 2...
  5. matt167

    Hidea the new Yamaha/Honda

    Hidea outboards are basically clones of old Yamaha , and I think some Honda motors. If you find the model they cloned, parts will be interchangeable. They will never be the new top, they literally have no R&D, they just copy older motors. This type of thing happens all the time in manufacturing...
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    Replace stop button with kill switch

    I have a '97 4hp with a kill cord. I'll check it out tomorrow and see. The '92 vs '97 are mostly identical
  7. matt167

    1983 235hp Evinrude repower pros and cons...

    I pulled my old big twin 40hp for much the same reason as Dingbat. Parts are still out there, but out of production. ( parts available from an OEM on a 55 year old product is impressive however ).. But also, I am my own mechanic on that, nobody is going to touch it, and I didn't even really...
  8. matt167

    1987 Starcraft islander 190v?

    I would have zero issue using something like alumiweld rods to fix the pin holes, or even one of the aluminum specific epoxies. And then gluevit and be done with it
  9. matt167

    1967 MFG Sprint. Steering cable Help

    The steering wheel should fit a modern Teleflex unit
  10. matt167

    Dash hole cover up bezel?

    I'd have to drill out all of the top rail trim rivits to do that. Much bigger job than I want right now.
  11. matt167

    Synthetic gear case oil

    That only really matters if your LU leaks which it shouldn't be used if it does. The " Marine " gear oil's have an emulsifier for a little water in the gear oil.. Many gear oil's meet the marine specification if you contact the manufacture, and it does not say on the bottle. It's not 'that'...
  12. matt167

    HELP.... Broken Tilt Quadrant

    Split the casting right out.. Gonna be tough but a good welder is your only option short of replacing the broken castings entirely. Hopefully you did a water test and you can verify that drive is worth repair. Parts are for the most part NLA with used being able to be found. I think that is old...
  13. matt167

    New Runabout Owner

    UPD Plastics will make you one, but you need to send them the old one. They list one for a 1969 MFG 14' but no idea if a '64 Niagra window is the same
  14. matt167

    1987 Starcraft islander 190v?

    Nothing alarming on a 34 year old boat.. Tinny's are the cheapest and quickest to restore. You can get that boat water tight in no time. FWIW, I re did a 'water ready' 1966 Starcraft Holiday 14 over in about 1 months time weekends only, and the only thing I didn't do was the transom as it was...
  15. matt167

    Old manifold question

    My dad would know more than I, being he has a spare NOS 110hp sitting in his garage from the same era, which would have a similar manifold, and a 1966 boat with the old style drive... However I'm pretty sure they are totally different. I don't know if they will or won't work, but are totally...
  16. matt167

    Re- Rewiring boat

    Ok, so my boat was wired backwards from what was needed.. As long as the anchor light gets the power source, and the navigation lights feed from that switch, it will be as it should be. This is my janky MS paint diagram. My wiring is neater with a fuse block and 2 negative buss bars. But...
  17. matt167

    Ran out or gas, and Gas can

    VP racing or other " Utility Jug ". They are not certified by the EPA. VP actually describes their use as for watering your garden and spreading feed now.. What you use it for is up to you
  18. matt167

    Re- Rewiring boat

    Should these switches be wired this way? Currently, or the way it DID work, is the navigation lights came on when you turned the left switch on, and the anchor light came on with the right switch, BUT, the right switch got power from the left switch when it was in the ON position. So the anchor...
  19. matt167

    Re- Rewiring boat

    Currently all filiment type. I think the goobered switches are just switched off for good. One jumps power to the other
  20. matt167

    Float bowl pin stuck???

    float pins stick because of varnish.. I recently rebuilt a set of CB500/4 carbs which had fuel left in it since 1986. I had to cut the floats off and boil the carbs in a light concentration of lemon juice. Then I was able to pull the pins.. Little bit of heat may work.. BTW, the little 4...
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