Hi all motor was running well at WOT but struggling to idle after two years of sitting.
1989 110 hp bubble back.
Vro disconnected.
I cleaned carbs two hr soak, link and sink put back together all good. After a few times out motor feels like it is dropping a cyl.
Running real rough in no wake...
I just replaced the entire water pump with a new sierra kit housing, impeller, ect. I did not look at the old one when I took it off. While installing this one the drive shaft is rubbing on one side of the top of the housing.
This does not look normal to me!!
Will the shaft be centered after...
Just got a new to me 1988 johnson 110 hp powerhead just started to take apart carbs to clean/rebuild them and found a pickup tuibe in each carb had a long crack runnning the length of the tube on the bowl side of the carb. Will this cause any problems and do I need to replace the cracked ones...
Motor has been having trouble ideling after a carb rebuild last year and fuel pump rebuild with no improvement at idle. delt with it last season and part of this season but it is a pain in the @#$. I removed carbs last week they looked great. I re-cleaned them and while inspecting noticed...
Took kids tubing while turning motor surged hard no gass to carbs. Later on while getting kids back aboard I leaned on motor and it moved back and forth. We went home.
After inspecting it looks like a bracket on the bottom of the motor is broke where it pivots and looking where the steering...
1987 evinrede 50 hp no vro. I broke one of the nipples off a three way splitter between the fuel pump and the carbs. The fitting was attached to the main fuel line off the pump then three lines ran off it. Two to the carbs and one to the primer. I have called local dealer said I should have 2...
1987 evinrude 90hp rebuild
I bought orig joh/rude factory repair manuals from ebay $10. read pages of posts here and decide to go ahead. For starters #3 piston was smashed into head destroyed it had a hole in it. Head is useless, cylander walls have some groves and a little chipped around...
Its a 87 50 hp tilt trim unit with two cyl. on inspection I noticed there was a hole in the middle of the cyl.(sending unit must have broke off) when i moved the ram up and down by hand air was passing through the hole what is the best way to plug for a air/oil tight seal? Also I broke the...
Im trying to figure out what year the 50 hp is. The hood says evinrude 50 vro
I know this is nothing to go by.Are there any stamps on the block or any where enlse to tell what the year is. the vro fuel pump has been replaced with a fuel only and I would like to rebuild that pump just need year...
Thanks for the positive replys. I took the boys fishing at the beach Monday. On the way home I drove by the boat, mtr, and trailer it was still there for sale. Got home 12:30 logged on to see anymore good feedback picked up the phone abnd left the seller a message. Well it was beer thirty...
I'm looking at a 85 E120tlco, before I call to set up a demo what should I be aware of? Price is $750 with boat and trailer. Boat is crap!!! Store owner said ther guy told him it ran good. I now have a 86 50hp rude on a 1987 18.5 starcraft alum. only 25-29mph. The orig 90hp rude is dead...
I am thinking of buying a 93 90hp merc with 100 orig. hrs on the motor any input would help. I have never owned a merc. only omc. Any replys would be a great help.
I forgot to mention engine has been off boat for 10-12 yrs started occasionally $1750
thanks
I bought a 1987 18.6ft starcraft center councel that was sitting in the water for 2 weeks took it to the car wash to clean bottom but not enough pressure to clean it. got it home and scraped off the slime and barincals off with a plastic putty blade. Now I am left with a rough hull with...
