I am about to install the prop on an old Johnson CD-20, and am wondering how the cotter pin keeps the rubber prop cap on. Does it pierce the rubber?
Glenn / Cudahy, WI
I have (maybe had) a good running Eska Golden Jet 500 that I decided to pull the lower unit off of, just to have a look at how the water tube was supposed to be terminated. I basically destroyed the tube as I tried to yank the LU off the exhaust housing, not knowing that the tube was actually...
I have an aluminum boat that had a transducer mounted below the waterline on the transom. Is there a preferred method for plugging the holes left after removing the transducer? I bought some stainless screws and washers, and thought about sandwiching some rubber washers on either side of the...
I have a 1963 CD-20C that the seller of a boat I bought gave me as a non-working motor. I finally got around to replacing the impeller, and got it back together today. Put it in a tank, and it ran like a top once I got the mixture right. As it was running, I noticed that the power head was...
I am about to reassemble my CD-20, and am wondering if there is supposed to be a gasket or seal on the underside of the impeller wear plate. Any info appreciated.
I am in the process of replacing the impeller on a CD-20 I picked up, and have found that the carbon seal that is part of the upper driveshaft/powerhead seal has a chunk missing from the skirt that forms the cup that the spring sits in. I have tried, in vain, to find a part number or replacement...
I picked up an old Evinrude yesterday, and am having trouble identifying the model. The serial number is 40020013X. There are no other numbers on the plate beyond various patent numbers. The motor looks to be in great mechanical condition, outside of a chunk of the cavitation plate missing, and...
I pulled the LU on my bargain outboard after noticing that my indicator output was more steam than stream. I guess I was a little shocked to see how much rust there was on the drive shaft where it enters the pump housing. I was scraping off the remnants of something metallic; was that the...
I have a '75 Mercury 75 that has a crankcase bleed line with cracks in it. I haven't actually had the motor on a boat yet, but the brief time it was running in a barrel, I did not notice any leakage, or other indication that the tubing was cracked through.
Current parts lists show that the...
I just picked up a 1975 Mercury 75 - ser# 4091049- for $25 on Craigslist. Sold by the original owner, who said it hasn't been run in a long time, and couldn't say if it ran or not. I have not tried starting it yet either, as I wanted to pull the plugs and check the lube in the gearcase before...
