Nope----The diaphragm fuel pump is operated by pressure pulses from the crankcase.-----Your motor has 6 separate crankcases.----I believe 2 crankcases are used to drive the fuel pump.
There usually is nothing wrong with the fiberglass itself!----The fiberglass does not rot--It is the wood ( coring ) used to give the fiberglass the strength that rots away.----Then the fiberglass then might start to crack in places.----Doing a project right now getting rid of all of the wood in...
Where do you get these numbers?----A 125 HP V-4 Evinrude was listed at 252 lbs in the 1972 brochure.------In the 1990's the 115 HP Evinrudes were around 305 LBS.-----Newer E-tec Evinrudes might be around 390 lbs.-----My 1982 V-6 Johnsons 235 HP motors list at 400 lbs or so !
Those are NOT vacuum lines to the carburetors !----That is the enricher unit that takes the place of choke flappers of years gone by.----Puts fuel directly into the engine when key is pushed in during cranking.--Fuel pump is an easy repair !-----Those inline motors are just wonderful...
Plugs won't foul on these motors if in good condition!!!----Was down in the Paris area to assist a new boat owner the other day.-----Removed powerhead and lower unit for winter overhaul.----After I was done in the storage barn they said " thank you very much and have you considered teaching...
The automatic ( $1000 ) oil mixing pump has been bypassed with a simple pump.----Oil and gas mixed at 50:1 on this motor.----Curious why only 1 plug wire was changed ?
Go to Canadian Tire in Simcoe.----Get a compression tester at about $40.------What with the smart comment about the canoe ??-----Test compression and post your numbers before spending any coins on this motor.
The upper needle on the carburetor is the slow speed mixture.-----The needle in the carburetor bowl is the high speed mixture.-----Make sure this sleeve threads on the needle smoothly.----That sleeve is held in place by the packing washers.
The service bulletin came out in 1994 to move the hose !-----More trouble shooting needs to be done to find out what is wrong.----Might as well clean the carburetors again.----Sometimes it takes 3 times to get them working right.
Does the hose for the water pump indicator come off the side of the block or the top ?-----Did you install the latest water pump kit with cooling system modification instructions ?----In post #1 you say it idles fine in neutral but dies when you put it in gear.----To me that may mean there is...
Nope------There is nothing wrong with the capacity of the water pump for that little V-4 motor !!-----After all it is the same water pump / repair kit as used on the V-6 and V-8 outboards is it not !----No need to do any drilling / modifications at all !!
And why did you not remove the center main bearing ?-----You remove the spring clip and the bearing falls off the crankshaft.----Just as easy to put it back on too.
