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    Clutch dog

    Is the motor running while you try and shift ?-----Or if not running are you turning propeller while shifting ?------These lower units are not considered robust .----What does gear oil look like?-----How did it shift for you last season ?
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    V4 crossflow cooling questions

    Normal to see water from tell tale after lots of cranking.-----There is no reason for the motor to be " hard to start " after carburetor work.-----Time for some trouble shooting.-----Post your compression values.
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    Durbans Johnsonator outboard motors .

    Ge said that he had it all figured out.------Need a video of a 20 minute full throttle test on a boat at 50 kilometers / hour.
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    Can you weld a broken tiller arm gear 1983 15hp Evinrude

    That has to be drilled in the correct position to line up the throttle grip.-----The OP is busy making a replacement I would say.
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    Electric Boats

    So for a 5 kilowatt system how big ( surface area ) would the panels be.---A 2 kilowatt system would be how big ?
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    1986 V-6 OMC repairs.

    Major damage on the front may be difficult to repair.----Involves the shifting bits and a bearing housing that accurately positions the forward gear.
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    1986 50hp evinrude (E50TLCDE) shift and throttle linkage help

    So is your motor a tiller motor ?-----Pictures show a remote motor.----------Been converted to remote ?------You totally looking this up wrong.----go to ----evinrudeparts.ca-----And find the part numbers for this motor !!-----Look on the cylinder / crankcase page.
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    1986 V-6 OMC repairs.

    Any other pictures of the damage on the front of that housing.?
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    Electric Boats

    They say that in many gated communities the old folks use electric golf carts.-----You need a 6 pack on board.-----This is so that when your batteries run down you can ask a new friend to plug in for 1/2 hr while you share stories of your grand kids.
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    1986 50hp evinrude (E50TLCDE) shift and throttle linkage help

    Your location ?---Where how have you looked for these parts ?-----And if you have the part #s you will be able to find parts via ---E-bay and other places.---
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    Electric Boats

    Most vehicles do generate now ( via braking ) to help maintain battery charge.-----But yes there are many wild theories from those who were asleep in physics classes.-----And if you look it up , in 86 they did an experiment in Russia on how to generate power while a machine was slowing down.
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    1986 Evinrude throttle linkage setup?

    Ben 14----Start a new thread on looking for help on how to find those parts.
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    Can you weld a broken tiller arm gear 1983 15hp Evinrude

    Actually I think the gear is a ---" sintered " ---material and hard to weld that stuff..----I believe the OP now has enough ideas to repair this simple part.
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    50TLRB Tilt Relay Mystery

    There are some very entertaining motor experts on google / u-tube.-----One guy was driving dowels out of a Johnson V-4 block in the wrong direction.----Then in another video he repeated the mistake on a V-6.------But in general it gives you the confidence to " have a go at it "
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    1986 V-6 OMC repairs.

    Post pictures of the damage.-----With a V-6 it is likely the 800 lower gearcase.-----Similar to the V-6 outboards.
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    Can you weld a broken tiller arm gear 1983 15hp Evinrude

    Make it more robust then when it left the factory.-----Perhaps a piece of 3/8 stainless rod or tube.-----If using the tube then cut and fit pieces into it.----Perhaps 5/16" bolt in either end.-----I am just pulling sizes at random but you get the idea.-----No way would I pay to get that...
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    Can you weld a broken tiller arm gear 1983 15hp Evinrude

    Big $$$ item.----I had better not throw any more of them out.----Your location ?-----I would make a replacement myself !---Your local machine shop could make that part.------You could get it welded I suppose.----So many options.
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    1980’s Evinrude - Temp Warning System?

    Post a picture of the cylinder head of your motor.---Close up.-----Is there a location for a sensor switch ?----Should be easy to spot on a 1985 model.
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    Neutral start switch 1983 15hp Evinrude

    The start switch and neutral switch are the same $$$$ part.-----You could switch them.-----Or simply bend adjust the bracket that mounts the neutral switch.----Easy I think.
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    Can you weld a broken tiller arm gear 1983 15hp Evinrude

    There are ways to repair stuff.-----Picture helps to determine.----Do you have a part # of this ---" tiller bar " ?-----I can not recall any part called a " tiller bar " on this motor !
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