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    1969 Evinrude 33 HP water pump pee hole

    Post a few pictures of this added ( ?? ) mystery tell tale / pisser.
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    1969 Evinrude 33 HP water pump pee hole

    The lower needle is for full throttle operation.---Set at about 3/4 turn out.----The upper needle is for low speed operation , set at 1-1/2 turns out.----This allows the motor to start and keep running.---You must adjust after that for best operation out on the boat.-----Lower one first then...
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    1969 Evinrude 33 HP water pump pee hole

    F_R----We understood how these motors worked back then.-----I do not recall any customers asking to get a tell tale ( pisser ) installed 40 / 50 years ago.
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    impeller in need

    If you pulled the shift rod out of the lower unit , then yes.----But doubt you did that.----Have you looked for the tutorial as mentioned ?-----Have you looked at the simple instruction / followed them from post #13 ???----Sorry, This is really simple.
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    1969 Evinrude 33 HP water pump pee hole

    This site ( iboats ) may ship.----Or-----Contact------evinrudeparts.ca-----They may help you.
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    1967 Evinrude Speedifour 80 hp. Lower unit leaking?

    The big o-ring is a main seal.----It is NOT a back up for anything !-----There are many leak points on one of those lower units.----Pressure testing is easy.
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    1999 Mercury 40hp ELPTO - Won’t maintain over 2000rpm on open water

    Test run with another ( portable ) tank and hose.
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    1999 Mercury 40hp ELPTO - Won’t maintain over 2000rpm on open water

    Checked flywheel key ?
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    1981 85 Seahorse Water Intrusion

    Air gets / is blended into the oil.-----Check it after it sits for a day or so.
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    1999 Mercury 40hp ELPTO - Won’t maintain over 2000rpm on open water

    A 2 stroke or 4 stroke ?------Are you pushing key in and holding it in while cranking on cold start ?--Revisit carburetor work.
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    impeller in need

    Read post #13 again, and again.-----Follow the procedure !!
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    impeller in need

    Top of the Mercury forum is a tutorial ( 3rd one down ).-----These mistakes are made every day !!-----So turn the shift shaft CCW until you find neutral.----Use a vicegrip on the shift rod as some effort is required.----Put control in neutral and assemble.------If you remove lower unit in...
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    ‘55 QD-16 10HP Johnson - Fuel Issue

    AS designed the motor pumps air into the tank until air pressure in the tank equals crankcase compression.----It maintains that pressure on the tank until tank is empty.----So with a fuel pump you have to block that air leaving the crankcase.
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    Some shops are faced with say $25,000 per year in property tax alone.-----That would be $80 / business day , if it was not a seasonal area.----Now how much in sales would you have to do each day to make those $80 ???-----Cost of tools , service school , parts inventory , trucks , fuel wages ETC...
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    Was at a shop recently.-----Saw a Mercury lower unit in the scrap bin.----Took it home to see if I could salvage the drive and propshafts.----No attempt was made by the dealer to take it apart.-----" Sell a new one " is the way to satisfy the consumer.-----No risk to the shop and...
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    1964 Evinrude Sportfour 60HP

    Do a complete evaluation of the motor before spending any beer tokens for parts.-----post compression test values.------Does spark jump a gap of 5/16" when you pull the recoil starter?----Check gear oil.-----Replace impeller before launching the boat.
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    1981 85 Seahorse Water Intrusion

    You are running with a 50:1 gas / oil mixture ?-----You should wait 24 hrs before checking gear oil.----It might just be air making it " frothy " looking.
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    1967 Evinrude Speedifour 80 hp. Lower unit leaking?

    Normally you do a pressure test after a reseal.-----And that new seal in the bearing carrier has the wee spring facing the oil ??-----You might be able to polish the shaft.-----You might be able to locate the seal in a different spot.----You might be able to find a used propshaft.---You had new...
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    Want idle

    Correct.-----An adjustment that looks wrong to the novice when it is where it needs to be.
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    Rebuild of a 3.7 180hp mercruiser have questions

    Those were the aluminum block with one cast iron head off a 460 I think.-----Is that what you have ?
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