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    What would you pay for a parts motor

    Older motors are simple and can be repaired at home by someone with basic skills and a few tools.------The grandson already has a 1963 model 10 HP.-----He started it ( warmed up ) when he was 8 years old.----Might give him the 10 HP Evinrude too.
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    2005 Johnson 115 with low compression: noob seeking wisdom

    Are you aware of the basics of a 2 stroke engine ?-----When piston is at bottom of the stroke the intake and exhaust ports are WIDE OPEN.-----Some of the fresh fuel / air / oil goes right through the motor into the exhaust housing.
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Darn and I missed grade 6 long ago.
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    Pontoons - Growth from being slipped...what is it?

    A willing seller and a willing buyer.----Another success story.
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    GREMLINS

    Checked the flywheel key ??
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Has to be staged or I say these folks never had grade 4 education.-----Myself I had to repeat grade 5 and was never in grade 6.----5 minutes would not get it very far.
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    A team of horses will pull the trailer.
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    Johnson 155 C

    Is there a disk on the powerhead with model #.-----The decals are not original so no help there.
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Take a look at EV charging stations.----IT appears you have to back up to most them.-----How would you do this with a boat or large trailer behind your truck !!
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    Cracked Block Replacement

    The boat is worth $1000 in my opinion.----You should do a complete inspection of the boat before spending any beer tokens.
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    Evinrude 40 HP Carburetor Help

    A good set of carburetors should be easy to find.-----Your location ?
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    Motor transplant, is my home-made transom strong enough?

    In my opinion it is easy to add another piece of 3/4 plywood now.-----Much easier than doing it next year.----There will be no issues in bolting that 155 HP motor to a hefty transom.
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    Johnson 155 C

    Posting 6 pictures of power head and cowling may offer more help to you.----Commercial 155 HP were marketed from 1984 to 1992 model years.
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    Suzuki 75hp

    Stopped by to drop off a motor part one time.-----While there the fellow asked me about an 85 HP Mercury.-----Shop had quoted $1500CA to get it running.----I helped diagnose that choke was not working----Had motor running after 5 minutes.-----Coached the fellow on installing a new impeller...
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    Steering wheel shaking

    Tell us more.----Did it run fine last season ?-----Hit something ?----Bent propeller ?----Bent propshaft ?
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    What would you pay for a parts motor

    Buddy said ----" after I go , my biggest fear is the wife selling all my fishing / hunting stuff.----And for what I told her I paid for it "
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    2005 Johnson 115 with low compression: noob seeking wisdom

    Carburetor float valve is one possibility.----Remove cover in front of carburetors .----Squeeze the manual fuel pump HARD and post what you see.
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    What would you pay for a parts motor

    It takes a while to learn where and how to shop.----Some places a box of suds gets better results than a $100 token.
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    2005 Johnson 115 with low compression: noob seeking wisdom

    No they do not cause raw oil / gas in the exhaust !!-----You need to do some testing on your motor.----Review your understanding of what reed valves do and where they are in your motor !-----Sorry if I seem blunt ,--but what do you understand is the purpose of the reed valves and where are they...
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    What would you pay for a parts motor

    Picked up a 1963 Evinrude 10 HP the other day for $75 CA.--Not stuck.---Inside of cowling was very clean.----Quick inspection through flywheel hole found coils cracked.-----To me it suggests a very low hrs motor.-----Found some one had struggled with alignment on throttle handle.-----Took about...
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