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    Positioning of shaft seals

    I have just replaced both shaft seals on my E150EXERV. When I pressed the first seal into the carrier I pushed it in possibly too far, but not yet touching the bearing. The outer seal was flush with the carrier and when I pressed the second seal in there is about 1/8 inch gap between the two...
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    Lower unit oil -- water or not?

    I think I said in my OP that I had pressure tested good, but not vacuum tested. That's why the confusion -- shouldn't be water according to the test but yet it appears there is.
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    Lower unit oil -- water or not?

    I already pulled the bearing carrier and have replaced the seals just to be sure. Yes I'm going back to the expensive blue stuff when I fill up. It's better oil anyway and I'm used to the way it looks when used. I had used just 80w90 gear oil until I could determine if and where it was...
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    Lower unit oil -- water or not?

    Roger, bent shaft affirmative. The oil had sat in the boat for a week, then I idled maybe a 1/4 mile, pulled it onto a trailer. I don't think idling could mix 90wt oil that thoroughly, but I'm treating this as if water was in the oil. I still don't understand why I need to do a compression...
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    Lower unit oil -- water or not?

    I figured. Any idea where it could be coming from? My understanding is that there are only two places, the water pump seal and the shaft seals, right? A water pump servicing is needed anyway, maybe I should just replace 'em all.
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    Lower unit oil -- water or not?

    I normally use Mercury or Yamaha lower unit oil which is dyed blue. When I drain it after a season of use it is normally pretty dark and no signs of water. Recently I hit something hard, destroyed a stainless prop. The shaft still looks straight, but I decided to drain the oil anyway. There...
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    Trim rod size

    I think the consensus here is that I'm cheap. I am. But I don't like to buy stuff I'm not going to use. I've spent over $1500 on this old motor just since Fall so I'll hit the hip when I have to. I was already resigned to the fact that I needed to buy a whole set of rings, but buying the...
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    Trim rod size

    Unwashed eggs last a lot longer too so you can buy them for later.
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    Trim rod size

    And they shouldn't because I can buy an assortment of 13 sizes for the price of a single snap ring from BRP. It's the principal. Anyway I've moved on. Re-used two of them.
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    Removing trim rod Evinrude E150EXERV

    I've replaced my trim motor and to get to it on my motor the trim rod must be removed at a minimum. I've read about this and it seems most of them get stuck after years of use. The consensus seems to be heat/beat with brass punch, penetrating oil, repeat, for days if necessary. I thought I'd...
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    Trim rod size

    Not enough room for a cotter key. I like the screw and washer idea. Simple and effective.
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    Trim rod size

    I'm preparing to replace the trim/tilt motor on my 150 E150EXERV '96. The manual says I need to remove the trim rods etc. I have the old retaining clips out and managed to drop one and lose it somewhere, and I think it's a good idea to just replace all of them anyway as long as I have it...
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    Tilt motor bad?

    I have my boat and motor pretty much overhauled and today I went to run the motor on the muffs and in the process discovered the trim motor wasn't responding. The motor was tilted up at the time. I found the wires to the trim motor to have been crushed somehow between the motor mounts. I...
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    Fuel restriction alarm

    That's the best explanation I've seen. Good to see my findings were in agreement, but now I know how the reset pin gets moved...
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    Fuel restriction alarm

    Thanks, I've seen this. It's about the best explanation I've seen of what happens "under the hood," however nothing I've read adequately explains how the no oil circuit actually works. I know that oil is injected each time the pin pushes the button down, but I had to figure that out myself...
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    Fuel restriction alarm

    Post mortem: In the process of fixing this, I now know more about Evinrude/Johnson fuel pumps than I have a right to. For everyone's edification and if someone has something to add since some of this stuff is black magic, then please feel free to respond. This was a false positive alarm, due...
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    Fuel restriction alarm

    The symptom has been there even when the tank was installed. I removed it to dispose of the old oil (and a bit of water). Once it warms up a little I'll disconnect the low oil sensor altogether and try the clear tube test again. Since these seemingly unrelated alarms could be tied together...
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    Fuel restriction alarm

    Thanks but maybe I'm missing something... The air pulse/vacuum from the crank case makes one pulse/vacuum cycle each time that cylinder (5 or 6?) goes through two strokes, correct? From what I'm hearing it takes several revolutions of the crankshaft to fill the diaphragm before it releases...
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    Fuel restriction alarm

    To be clear, the alarm I get is not the low oil alarm. However I think you're saying that the two alarms are shorted together or somehow attached so that a bad sender causes no oil alarm? I can easily disconnect and try again. Right now the sender/pickup is removed from the tank but not...
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    Fuel restriction alarm

    I'm getting a "no oil" alarm (beep every other second) from my VRO. I've tested according to the book by using a clear hose with 1/2" marks. When I run the motor at idle I see the oil level in the clear tube drop according to specs (3 inches in 6-8 pulses). I cannot hear or feel the "clicks"...
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