1973 9.5 rebuild!

[MaddysDaddy]

ok so if you read my post about the water tube coming out of the powerhead, then you know i am about to atempt my first major outboard repair. Actualy it is my frist o/b i've owned and i have NO exp with boat motors:redface:
i still need a manaul or at lest a copy! but i thought i might aswell start the thread and get some pics up, that way if there is anything that dosent look right i can get some help before i get to-far-along.

thanks for reading and thanks for all the help

 

[MaddysDaddy]

Re: 1973 9.5 rebuild!

more pics

 

[jbjennings]

Re: 1973 9.5 rebuild!

You sure picked a toughy to rebuild for your first one!:redface:
I wish I could help..... I don't think anyone will have a repair manual that they can email you since they're copyrighted but you can look at a parts manual on crowleymarine.com or shopevinrude.com
JBJ

 

[MaddysDaddy]

Re: 1973 9.5 rebuild!

ok thanks jbj, that should help i know i need a couple parts right off the bat, so at lest i can look and order by number.

today i took the carb off (dirty!) and removed the screw that holds the throtle arm thingie under the flywheel. all i really NEED to get to is the top of the water tube(it pulled out), and install a new seal and push nut. but while i am removing the motor from its shell i may-as-well clean/replace/repair and problems i can find. there really doesnt look like there is a lot of stuff i need to disconnect to free the motor itself from the housing, fuel line, throtle, s/s knob(i just left the wire thingie on the carb and swung it out of the way), pull rope and all the mounts, i should have it out tomorrow if eveything gos ok

 

[MaddysDaddy]

Re: 1973 9.5 rebuild!

these are pics of the throtle arm/screw i thought i was strange that it was a flat drive round head, i couldn't get a wrench on it. lucky the slot in the head of the screw was turned just right where i could turn it with the screwdriver on a 90o, once i turned it about 1/10 i was able to get it out by hand

 

[MaddysDaddy]

Re: 1973 9.5 rebuild!

i gave up, motor is for sale, just bought a 9.9 for $300 bucks!!

 

[Rudi2]

Re: 1973 9.5 rebuild!

i gave up, motor is for sale, just bought a 9.9 for $300 bucks!!

Boy, if I had a dollar for every time I heard that! ;-)

 

[F_R]

Re: 1973 9.5 rebuild!

Yep, especially since you had a problem getting the throttle part off. No need to remove that. You would have really been in over your head if you had attempted to do the water tube thing.

 

[MaddysDaddy]

Re: 1973 9.5 rebuild!

yeah i thought i could remove the fuel, throtle, choke and strater rope, and just unbolt, then slide it up :redface:
there is little more to it then that!

anyway i bouht a nice 9.9(runing!) and sold the 73 to a guy on c-list that was trying to rebuilt the same exect motor, having a hard time finding parts

mine had alot of nice parts, so i am glad i sold it to someone thats gonna use it for parts not waste there time tryin to fix the water tube