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    First time replacing Coils, Condensers and Points - No Continuity

    So I've used Frank's timing fixture that I purchased before to set points and it works awesome. On this motor though it was missing everything on one side of the ignition so I decided to replace both side coils, condensers and points and have never done that before. Everything is in place now...
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    1990 Mercury 8hp - Is this play normal with the prop ?

    I am not sure if this is normal but I took the prop off to flush the motor and noticed it when I put it back together. I'm not sure if I did something wrong or if this is the way it's supposed to be. If anyone can shed some light, I'd appreciate it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlu5ym8_BBk
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    Leroy's Rambings website down ?

    It's like my favorite site on the net. Is Leroy aware of this ? Is it just not working for me ?
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    Johnson 6hp Stuck Cylinder Head

    So I have a 1969 6hp Johnson (6R69M) that I started to attempt to bring back to life tonight and discovered a couple things that I need to address. Overall condition of the motor is pretty clean but it has been repainted so tough to tell. I was easily able to get the head bolts out but now I'm...
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    1978 Johnson 2hp - Needle Valves stick out too far

    So I am going fishing and at this point am motor less until this is running so I thought I'd ask rather than row. I have taken this thing apart a couple times over the last couple years but haven't got it running right yet and have a few questions. The carb has been off it and cleaned...
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    1983 Evinrude Yachtwin 9.9 - Water problems and tiller handle frozen

    I have uploaded a picture with the top of the plate. I have green arrows for the screws I undid. The 2 red arrows in the middle are of what it seems to be stuck on but I'm not positive. Why would it be holding on these ?
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    1983 Evinrude Yachtwin 9.9 - Water problems and tiller handle frozen

    So I am continuing to work on my kicker with some success but now have 2 new problems. 1) The tiller handle when I try to get it to rev up the motor, it won't move. It is the same in reverse, forward and neutral. I have tried to look for some kind of info on this but have found nothing so...
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    Cooling in upper engine block - 1983 9.9 Evinrude Yachtwin

    I am going through the upper portion of my kicker to find where it's plugged now that I can see it pumping a little bit of water at mid rpm. I figured it would be the thermostat but upon removal of the thermostat cover, no thermostat but it is a bit gooey in there. I'm now trying to get the...
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    Johnson 6hp Rewind Starter Reassembly

    So I've gone through this forum and everything else I can find but am just not getting this. I found Joe Reeves' instructions as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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    1978 2 hp Johnson starts but stalls

    I have not figured out how to search since the "Search Forum" disappeared in the board upgrade. If you can let me konw the best way it would be much appreciated. I have a 1978 Johnson 2hp outboard. It's super clean and a fun little motor. I run my fly fishing pontoon boat on it and it clips...
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    Testing Lower Unit for pumping water - 1983 Evinrude Yachtwin 9.9

    I pulled the leg off of this motor because it was not pumping any water through the telltale. I attached a hose with an adaptor to the copper water feed pipe coming out of the top of the motor and water came out of the telltale good. I did the impeller and replaced some of the O-rings so it...
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    Stiff throttle on Tiller handle

    I have a great running 1980 Evinrude 35hp tiller that is ready for the water but the throttle is hard to turn. It does move if I turn it but it's stiff and hard to turn. What needs to be lubed to free this up ? Is it an adjustment or just something that needs some grease ?
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    1990 Merc 8hp won't start or fire

    I am pretty new to Mercs but have been digging here and can't find anyone with the same issue. I'm probably missing it but here is the situation. I have our 8hp kicker for our boat and fogged it 2 winters ago. We didn't try to start it last year at all. I pulled it out and put it on the boat...
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    How to Test a Coil with a Multimeter - Evinrude 6hp 1976

    I watched the video from CajunCookOne which was excellent. Evinrude Gale and Johnson ignition video part 1 of 7 - YouTube Evinrude Gale and Johnson ignition video part 1 of 7 - YouTube It breaks everything down clearly but I purchased a couple of new coils and decided to test one using the...
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    1976 Evinrude 6 HP Ignition

    I have a 6hp Evinrude that is very clean. I started at the bottom and cleaned and greased the prop shaft, replaced the Water pump impeller and the thermostat. I then pulled the carb, cleaned it thoroughly and tried starting it. It runs but only idles and then eventually dies. I tested the 2...
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    1976 Evinrude 6hp - Spark Question

    Re: 1976 Evinrude 6hp - Spark Question So I got home from work and it's been bugging me so I quickly pulled it apart and checked that the highspeed jet wasn't plugged. No Orifice Plug here. I was mistaken. it's just a drain bowl screw and washer. I ran carb cleaner through it and it was not...
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    1976 Evinrude 6hp - Spark Question

    Re: 1976 Evinrude 6hp - Spark Question Yes I pulled the high speed nozzle and cleaned it thoroughly (that is what you're referring to right ?. There are 3 holes on either side of it down the shaft. After soaking I blew it out, sprayed with carb cleaner, rinsed with soapy water, blew it out...
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    1976 Evinrude 6hp - Spark Question

    So I pulled the carb off and soaked it and then cleaned it thoroughly cause I could tell it needed it. I then fired it up and it runs OK but needs to be at a fairly high idle to run in neutral. If I left it running and walked away, it would stall after a minute or 2. I tried putting it in...
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    Compression Testing Smaller Non-Electric start motors

    I wanted to clarify this one as I see mostly larger electric start motor instructions on this forum and elsewhere. tashasdaddy has great instructions in the Top Secret file but again it's for larger motors. Please have a look at these instructions for a smaller non-electric start motor and...
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    Oily Discharge - Johnson 9.9

    I did some digging on this forum and see a bunch of different issues similar to this but I took pictures to make it very clear. When I run this motor in a garbage can I get the following discharge (see pictures). It seems a bit much to be normal. I greased the prop shaft when I serviced the...
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