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    Seems to run out of fuel

    How did it run for you last season ?-----When you fill the carburetors with the manual pump it should run longer than 5 seconds !----Are you pushing the key in while cranking it over ??----Are you giving it some throttle in neutral ?-----Are you pushing the key in as needed when motor falters...
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    4hp Deluxe needs OMC Premium lower unit lube … substitutes ?

    Well----- " Premium Blend "-----Was used for electric shift motors.-----Not needed for a little 4 HP------Wallmart has outboard gear oil that is just fine for a 4 HP.----Or in Canada you get it at Canadian Tire stores.
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    2022 Tohatsu 15hp Gear Oil Level

    As stated above.-----You fill outboard gearcases FROM THE BOTTOM till oil comes out the top.
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    V-4 cylinders

    If you bore out a cylinder you have to break ( chamfer ) sharp edges.----Break sharp edges on crankshaft sealing rings !----Best not to use the factory rings and pistons.-----They are the reason for ring breakage !-----Use WISECO pistons / rings.-----And don't put new rings in old worn out ring...
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    No pee Johnson outboard

    If you can afford a new motor than perhaps toss this junk one in my yard.-----Water must be 6" to 8 " above the impeller in a test bucket.----Hard to believe someone would install the wrong impeller.------Hard to believe someone would use a belt sander on an impeller.-------Looked at a...
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    V-4 cylinders

    Explain what you mean by --" bevel " ---in this modification---Or did you mean " chamfer " here.-----A diagram ?
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    2 cycle oil in primer bulb

    Agreed oil tank pressure is supposed to bleed off.
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    Transom rot

    They harvest logs that have been submerged in cold water for over a 100 years.----Wood is good they say.----I have sailed ( recently ) on a wooden sailboat built in 1972 or so.----A Vic Carpenter boat !!----No permanent bilge pump installed.----Buddy owns another example by Vic.------Or use...
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    Adding straight gas to mix

    Agreed-----Do not do that.----I am not even sure that the oil that was mixed last year is still the same quality.------But good you asked the question.-----But question like these also indicate to me that the whole concept of 2 strokes and the mixing of gas and oil are not well understood.
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    71-77 yamaha 7.5 hp 4 stroke shift rod

    Are you sure it is a Yamaha motor ?
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    Battery Question

    I would get a new starting battery.-----Now you have 2 batteries to test for your other stuff.-----Replace them as needed.------If your starting battery will not crank the motor fast enuff , the motor will not start !
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    1962 Gale 5hp no spark

    Pictures or a model # ?-----If this is an OMC built motor the points and condensers for a Johnson or Evinrude will fit.----On the shelf every where.----You are sure wires from coils are going to the correct point set ?---Cam not upside down.----Points cleaned and set at 0.020" ?
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    misfire

    A 1994 model.-----Use a timing light to see which cylinder is not firing at start up.
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    new to me 1970 Johnson 25hp tiller short shaft. locked up

    Just plain stainless bolts will do.-----It may be tricky to find bolts with correct length of threads.-----Just match them up.
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    misfire

    We start with asking for a model # as not all are the same.-----And sometimes a 9.5 is called a 9.9 or 10 HP !
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    Hi all, newbie here sharing my fresh project

    It is a shame how boats are built.----Good materials are not that much more $$$-----But it is a " GOLDEN RULE " of manufacturing.-----There is no point in building a quality / top notch product if you can not convince people to buy it.----Or people can not afford it.------Most people buying...
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    Battery Question

    What motor ?-----Best to buy a new battery if it is 4 or 5 years old.
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    96 Johnson 25HP problem at full throttle

    Is this a 1966 model 6 HP or a 2005 model ??-----A 2 stroke or 4 stroke model ?-----Model # must be posted for the best diagnosis !
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    Sears eska gamefisher reed question

    Not much goes wrong with reed valves.-----Other that picking on the carburetor what other trouble shooting was done ?
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    E10 fuel use in 70hp 4stroke

    I think that ---Johnzuki or Evinzuki-----Will run fine on E10 fuel.
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