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As the post says, I can't get the lid off this carburetor. It's basically an AFB carb and I've had those apart before. Unless I'm missing a screw this thing is stuck. Could someone have used a permanent marine glue to seal this thing? Any advise is appreciated.
Went to replace the shift linkage in the out drive. The actual linkage that connects to the rod which turns the shift cam. The shift linkage would not pull through the tunnel, for a lack of better words, that it is housed in. I ended up removing the cotter pin at the joint and removing it in two...
When having my 93 mercruiser 7.4 winterized, the service tech said half a pint of water was pulled out of the oil pan. He advised I do a leak down test to insure the head gasket wasn't blown. I performed the leak down test and found less than 10% loss in all but one cylinder which showed 15%...
I have a 1972 65hp evinrude that will not open all the way up on WOT. I have taken the carbs apart and cleaned them, but this has not helped. I plan to order a set of carb kits and rebuild the carbs. Does anyone know if there is a common problem with these engines that could be causing this? I...
