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    1992 9.9, unique issue (E10RELENA)

    A fluid needs heat to evaporate.-----Hence the intake gets cold.-----You have heard of carburetor icing on small airplanes ??
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    1973 johnson 25hp 25R73A

    I am just a dummy.-----That pump housing looks new to me.----I should step aside on this project.
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    Saving Johnson 6hp

    There are 2 hole4s ( 10-24NC ) to mount the pump.-----There should be a gasket.------The hole in the middle provides a PRESSURE pulse to drive the pump.
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    1973 johnson 25hp 25R73A

    Doubt that impeller was the reason for overheating.-----Looks like it might be new.------The old one is what you want to look at.
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    Johnson 70 overheating at high revs

    If they are bent like that the impeller is scrap.------See what a new one looks like.-----Then you can make the easy and correct decision.
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    Johnson 70 overheating at high revs

    Were impeller vanes straight or did they have a nice curve on them ??
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    2005 Johnson 90hp 4-Stroke J90PL4SO Lower Unit Knock at Idle Forward/Reverse

    With a high speed camera you would observe what happens to that heavy prop.----The engine fires ~ 4 times for every revolution of the ---PROPSHAFT----And accelerates that heavy prop 4 times.----Not visible to the eyes at normal speed.
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    Lower drain plug screw?

    Use great caution putting this screw back in !!!
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    What have Volvo Penta done to their web site, it is a disaster.

    Computer and website people are forever making changes.-----No idea why !!
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    Lower drain plug screw?

    You took out the pivot pin for the shifter.-----Not the same as the drain screw.-----And carefull getting that in as stripping the internal thread will be a big issue !!!
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    1960 Johnson sea king 40hp fuel/oil in test bucket.

    Ran at 24:1 in those days.-----And yes that is normal for that vintage motor.---Yes some gas and oil goes right through a conventional 2 stroke and is wasted.-----There may be things that can be modified to reduce the sludge.-----Not quick and easy.-----
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    70hp 1982 evinrude manual tilt very stiff

    When you pound on these pins you may mushroom the end.----After that you will need a small atomic bomb to get it out !!
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    2002 Evinrude 115 serial #04980387 - Fuel spraying from Schrader valve

    That motor may not have a primer valve like carbureted motors.
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    70hp 1982 evinrude manual tilt very stiff

    When it was new it just slipped in.----But now 40 years later the corrosion product have jammed it.----Bigger hammer or visit your local boat shop.----In Canada-----evinrudeparts.ca-----May assist finding parts.
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    130 Johnson leaking fuel and flooding Cylinder

    Take carburetor off inspect float and float valve.----Check carburetor bowl for warpage.
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    dead kittens

    Long stick with some glue on the end ???-----Can't see what you are up against.
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    1977 Johnson 85hp 85EL77S Fuel pump

    Everybodey works to different standards I guess.----And sorry ----I can't believe there was such an issue in the repair of these PRESSURE operated simple pumps.-----The only thing that can fail is the diaphragm.-----An item that is easy to make !!
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    1984 Johnson 6HP

    Item #26 is one of the main leak points on these.
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    What is the main cause of an outboard that's hard to start again after it's already warm

    Changing parts can be an expensive way to fix a motor.----Many years ago I determined that many folks have trouble with their small engines.-----Simply because they are not using the right procedure for starting.
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    1984 Johnson 6HP

    The 1984 lower unit is not the same as the above illustration.
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