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    Best Practices For Throttle and Trim management to not blow a motor

    I have a 1979 Evinrude 75hp, with some parts from two other Johnsons to give it power trim. It has the old style wiring with a rectifier not regulator, but I have that wiring setup if I need it. Presently I'm not having any issues going out and having a good time, I tend to cruise at 4k-4.5k...
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    75 hp Evinrude issues

    As far as power trim, racerone is right, it's either mounted on your engine or they've stashed it somewhere on board. I remounted a 79 evinrude onto my 93 johnson chassis so I could use the powertrim and it's the same wiring. You can look up '2 wire johnson power trim wiring diagram' and that...
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    Thankfully it's freshwater. I guess I'll have a look in the spring. Thankfully since it's been off somewhat recently I don't expect a lot of seized bolts thankfully. I would be surprised that it would be warped but, can't argue with the evidence in front of me and since it has to come off anyway...
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    Giggling water droplets? I believe the gaskets are less than 2 years old and the previous owner was a mechanic who did quite a bit of work to the motor, he sold only because he needed a larger one for his newer boat. I can definitely just re-torque them in the spring. I'm not looking to make...
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    racerone is correct I'm just talking about the gasket, that's not the type of thing I would do on a motor I plan on using in the near future, I'd get a beater to learn on. Hope you feel better soon!
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/PspwFeY6uvUNL5JC8 Thanks for pointing that out.
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    Hi all, Just winterized my 1976 75hp evinrude after a great season. Noticed two things while I was fogging the engine. 1. Some water seeping out - you can see in the video linked - https://photos.app.goo.gl/6tq15RdjhNKP8uqi7 I'm assuming that it's safe to say it's worth replacing the...
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    The Equus 8068 worked like a charm! Will just be doing a little extra work to help make it a bit more waterproof but otherwise, easy hookup to the tach line and calibration to 12cyl took 30 seconds
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    I called up a few companies and asked some questions. As it turns out, a 4 stroke 12 cylinder tach will read a 6 pole accurately. Just picked up an Equus 8068 which can be calibrated to any cyl from 1-12 on four strokes. Will report back on whether or not it works.
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    I tried out a few, the farias/sierras are significantly more in Canada on Amazon (closer to 200-300. The generics are all for 4 stroke and they don't work off the grey lead from my harness, I was sitting at about 4k rpm at idle
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    Teleflex/Faria tachs are around 250-300 CAD I'll go that route if that's the only real option I just figured there'd be a middle ground
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    Just got my tach harness for my Johnson 3cyl and can't seem to find a compatible tach outside of a new Faria and trying to not spend that much if I don't have to. Does anyone know of any products available in Canada that will do the trick? I had looked at Equus but they said their products are...
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    So good news, after cleaning connections and replacing terminal endings at the battery I went from low charge to now possibly overcharging? I'm reading 15.2V at the battery when cruising, voltmeter on the dash reads about 14.2-14.4 which makes sense with voltage drop. Am I now overcharging...
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    I've ordered a few from them! Actually just placed an order for a tach harness too.
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    Update on this, after replacing battery terminal connections, thorough cleaning of all connections I registered a much stronger voltage, around 13.9/14V There seems to be a discrepancy between my voltmeter/usb charger and the battery itself as when I last moored, they were showing 12.2 volts and...
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    Ottawa, Ontario
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    We don't have such things in Canada, but I have a very good fluke meter, I'll borrow a second one from my mechanic this weekend and see if it yields anything different. Ultimately want to avoid blowing a stator for no reason
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    Definitely! I'm not into rushing at this point, accessories are exactly that, accessories. Although now I'm more confused at my low charge situation, will try swapping to my backup battery and see if that resolves it with the clean/new terminal connections
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    No worries! Rectifier is likely not the issue as I swapped it and had the same issue. I have a spare marine battery I can try, I'll put it on the trickle tonight. I also went through the whole charge system from stator to rectifier and cleaned all the connections and there was a fair bit of...
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    You could've added a 'hate to be the bearer of bad news' hahahaha. Present budget is tight, since there's no presence of melted insulation and everything else is otherwise running strong. Would it be safe to say that as long as there's a charge topping the battery up, stave off the accessories...
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