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    Help with model, year & HP

    could I please get some help on year and HP, The hood I got with it has johnson but no HP, & the brass plate is very worn, I think it reads same as the plug on cylinder 1861727 It looks like a 40 HP, ? I thought Jonny's used a letter designation like RLS, RL etc. thanks in advance.
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    RE-1962 LARK 40 COOLING PROBLEM (update Fixed!) & cheap

    Thanks for the help folks, I replaced the pump plate which was scored, I did not want to spend the bucks for a new complete kit so this is what I did, I had a old base plate for a 35. ruddy bigtwin I laid my 40 lark plate on top of it marked the new screw & water hole drilled them out. JB...
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    Ordered new seals for 9.5 here is what I got? (PIC'S)

    Ordered new crank seals for a 1969 9.5 HP from a site highly recommended here on I-Boats. this is what they sent. To me they look used? they were packed in the tan envelope with the part# as shown. My question when ordering parts for these older motors is it normal practice to receive used...
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    Diaphragm , material available?

    I have come across a couple older outboards, a Elto & a sea king, and a older chrysler. over the last few seasons and I knew the fuel pumps should be replaced just because of their age, I have read a couple post where folks have made there own diaphragms because the pump was very costly, hard to...
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    Lark IV 1962 40 hp, cooling? & help pls

    3 times a charm? I dropped L/U replaced impeller & it pumps water but only if I rev her up about 1/2 throttle. I dropped L/U a second time to make sure tubes were in place & they were. Removed t-stat same thing, removed pressure switch/ball same thing. I did not replace the aluminum pump...
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    Power head removal help 48 HP Rude

    I am trying to remove the P/H on a rude 48 hp Mod# E48ESLETE I have removed the 8 larger bolts that screw up into the P/H through the adapter plate from beneath & the 4 smaller 3/8 bolt that screw downward on each end. I have unhooked the shift lever and the lower leg won't seem to drop...
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    Later model 15 OMC Thermostat ?

    On the newer style 2 cycle 15 hp, 1993 - 2005 ? I see the t-stat has changed to a multi parts design, I have always tested the older one piece t-stats by placing them in hot water to see if they open at the correct temp. I was wondering how do these new type stats work,? & if it is possible...
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    Bigtwin Help/info

    I have a 1954 25 rude that has a shot power head but is otherwise complete, I was just given a 1957 rude 35 bigtwin power head, Will the 35 P/H bolt/swap onto the 25 lowers ? I do know that the 54 has a different stator plate & throttle set up, (cable) could this all work on the 35 P/H ...
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    GOT lucky, and a job well done (PHOTO)

    I finally got around to this little 4hp E-rude 1975 (4536) the outside was bit ruff looking but mostly all there, so I checked compression, it was over 100 on both, checked spark it was good but I decided to check under flywheel anyway, & makes it a bit easier to remove carb for a cleaning, so...
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    Help with year (x2) oldies

    I was just given 2 older merc outboards a 4.5 hp sn# 5398501 & a 20 hp sn# 5086223 could I get the year of manufacture for these please. thanks
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    LARK IV 1962 help pls (photos)

    I have a 62 lark mod# 35551m I want to omit the water choke system. I had a Jonny of this vintage & same system and I preferred the manual choke. the 2 nipples in the photos can I run a jumper hose connecting both together, or should I plug both of them with a short piece of...
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    End gap, ring, cylinder (photos 54 twin)

    First sorry about the poor photos, this is the 1954 twin 25 I am attempting to rering hope the photos give the basic idea of how I measured the ring gap, it did not come out clear in the photos but the gauge is .009 on that cylinder, the other is .011 Does it look like I'm measuring in the...
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    1954 Bigtwin 25 help please (photos)

    I have been wanting to re-ring this old 25 auqusonic for a while now mod# 25916-1193 this motor ran crappy, hard to start, compression was 60 top & 95 bottom, pulled head & covers and found seized rings, tore motor apart and only 1 ring per piston was not seized, ordered rings & gaskets from...
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    Another old outboard tool, flusher (photos)

    Here is another old flusher tool (?) I got with all the old outboard stuff. May or may not be an outboard tool, this one does not appear to be home made tho. It will screw to a standard garden hose. maybe used to flush a cylinder head ? cheers
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    OLD motor flusher (homemade?) photos

    As stated in a earlier post I inherited a old outboard shop, I got with it a bunch of old school tools & test equipment, I was told may not be a good idea to post photos & asked what it was used for as it might "appear" I am trying to learn how to use these tools to run a business. (NOT) so I...
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    1962 Lark 40 & hustler (photos)

    Got me a cpl new toys, the lark 40 is a 1962? mod # 35531-m I think the "m" designates it as a manual shift not the selectric? not sure tho as the shift lever is stuck in neutral, does it have a single water pick-up tube? & use mostly standard Ruddy 40 components, impeller, coils etc. The...
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    1954 Bigtwin 25 help please

    I am re-ringing a 1954 bigtwin 25 hp sn# 25916-11093 and got the new rings in the mail the package they came in says p/n 379121 they seem a bit big I think they will compress & go in the cylinder ok, but was wondering if some one could check the p/n# for me, I have a cd-manual for it but not a...
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    What a old outboard did...LOOK (PHOTOS)

    My friend George needed a motor for his 14 foot welded Aluminum skiff so I fixed/gave him an old jonny/rude 25 & said bring me some fish, Well he did...... 256 lb Halibutt not bad for a old 25...jonny/rude yummmmmmmmy:-)
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    1958 35 Rude, 1960 Jonny 40 ?-same??

    I was given a 1960 Jonny super seahorse super quiet RDS-22 and it has a hole in the block behind and above the fuel pump. I have not disassembled it yet to inspect the internal damage, I also have a 1958 Rudy Big twin 35 hp with a decent block was wondering are they the same block? They Jonny...
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    EMP aftermarket parts ??

    Just ordered a couple of water pump kits online for Evinrude / Johnson 15 & 9.9 s They came from Engineered Marine Products? they look to be ok, anyone got the scoop on EMP, where are they based, good / bad parts etc. Box says made in USA. Have they been around a while making parts and I just...
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