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Replacing a blown lower unit (right) with a good lower unit (left) that I pressure/vac tested and appears to be in good shape. The replacement was sold to me as a 1988 also, but from a 115hp motor... all appears to be a match except for the shift rod (see pic)... The screw holes are the...
Was starting fine with ignition switch previously... shut it down for a while and then turned the key to start, and nothing, starter does not respond... starts ok by jumping the solenoid terminals with a screwdriver. So I figure it's either the solenoid or the ignition switch...
Suspecting the...
Need to replace the ignition switch and I'm not sure if I can use a universal switch or not... it's a panel mount (not on the control box), with push to choke. It appears to be the original switch, as the wires on the back are in an epoxy/resin material, and there are no splices that I can...
Motor was running fine until the following happened:
Went to start after drifting a few minutes... started fine but my partner didn't realize the key gets stuck in the start position occasionally because of a weak return spring in the switch, and you just have to manually move the key back. So...
