How To: ADD A TELL TALE???

[butteco]

My new boat is running good. 16.5' ski boat with 1976 85HP Evinrude Outboard. <br /><br />I am somewhat worried though as my motor DOES NOT have a tell tale. I am sort of "anal" when it comes to taking care of things and not having a tell tale freaks me out. <br /><br />I had heard a while ago that I could possibly add a tell tale to my motor with some simple drill and tap procedure. If anyone could elaborate on this procedure, point me in the direction of a web-link, or just explain how to do it - I WOULD MUCH APPRECIATE IT!!! <br /><br />Thanks...

 

[phatmanmike]

Re: How To: ADD A TELL TALE???

(www.ishopmarine.com/ishop/jsp/AsplI...~A0000022~M0016677~M0016698~M0016699~C0247282)<br /><br />copy and past everything inbetween the ( ) and look at item #22. this is what you need. plus a drill and a tap. you may want to remove the exhaust cover before doing this so no stray metalic shavings find their way into your new motor.

 

[dajohnson53]

Re: How To: ADD A TELL TALE???

If you're going to the trouble of adding a tell tale, consider just putting in a water pressure gauge on the dash. Since I put mine in, I don't look at the tell tale anymore. If you go to the teleflex instruments web page, and search through the t/a and troubleshooting menues, you'll find an installation guide for their water pressure gauge, which might give you a good idea what it would take to add one to your engine. At the engine, it will be approximately the same (if not exactly the same) effort as putting in a tell tale. Added to that, you'll have to put the gauge in the dashboard, but that's just a matter of cutting a BIG HONKIN' hole in the dash!

 

[butteco]

Re: How To: ADD A TELL TALE???

? that link took me to a parts page. Item 22 is an indicator. It looks like a brass 90* barb fitting that I could easily get at the hardware store. Where does that fitting get installed onto the motor? In other words, where do I drill/tap and install that fitting, I am sure that once the fitting is installed, I could just route a length of hose from that fitting out the bottom of the motor? <br /><br />Are there any instructions as to where to drill or top that piece into??? <br /><br />Thanks for trying to help! <br /><br />If anyone else actually has the procedure or a link to the procedure I would much appreciate it!!!