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    Removing Cylinder Head 1960 18hp Lightwin.

    Take this motor all apart for inspection.-----There is no short cut for this motor.
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    The world has lost the appreciation for hard work

    We can buy " new stuff " made in offshore factories where there are low taxes and wages.----Why get anything repaired.
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    1972 Mercury 500 50 HP

    What kind of plug wires.----Solid wire core ?----Automotive wires ?
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    Milky madness

    This sounds like an expensive lesson will be learned here.
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    The world has lost the appreciation for hard work

    I have to agree ---Real work and skill have gone away these days.
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    Milky madness

    Well --with that procedure to run pump dry and not draining the block and manifolds , I think the motor suffered expensive damage !!
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    1966 Sea King 6hp idles ~ 10 seconds, accelerates then quits

    Sounds like it is running out of fuel.
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    Throttle for 1989 Johnson Evinrude 70hp

    Any control with big red plug will work.
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    j185esxess

    It is a 90 degree looper.
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    1982 Johnson 50 HP not starting

    Need pictures.----Maybe the powerhead is a 1990 model.------No way to have spark if powerpack is gone.
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    Tiller Conversions Seahorse 35

    In some ways the 1959 model 35 HP ( 1960 was 40 HP ) is better built and more rugged. than newer motors.------Tiller handles from the 28 / 33 models will fit.
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    Help me decide- Johnson 30

    Cowling graphics are for 92 or 93
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    79 35hp evinrude wet plugs

    Left factory with a 20 amp fuse.
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    1972 evinrude Johnson 50 hp

    Has fixed high speed jet , it is not adjustable.
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    1972 evinrude Johnson 50 hp

    Only difference between Evinrude and Johnson is the paint and decals.
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    71' mercury 115 inline 6

    Remove bypass cover ( middle one of 3 covers ? ) and inspect piston and rings.
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    water coming out carb

    Gasoline needs heat to evaporate.------It gets that heat from the carburetor body.------Carburetor will be cold.----You might be looking at condensation.
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    50473m 50hp evinrude lark ignition wiring diagram

    There is a 20 amp fuse ( 5/8" long ) in a wee black rubber plug in.----Find it near the starter solenoid.------Note , this engine does not need 12 volts from the battery to make spark.
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    Head gasket orientation 1990 4hp E4RESR

    That rubber hose is NOT a " metering rod " at all.-----It merely guides cooling water around the engine.------Water does NOT flow through that hose either.----A product called ---LUMIWELD -----can be used to repair that defect.
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    1980 70hp Evinrude clatters and hard to get into Forward gear

    Have a shop start by setting the shift rod height.-----If you keep running like this you will destroy the lower unit gears/ clutch dogs.
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