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    1969 7.5 back to life

    Scored a nice clean 69 merc 7.5. She was dirty from 30 or 40 years of sitting. Long story short gave her a bath, impeller and found a fuel connector for 30 bucks. Original owner seems like new. Started almost right away. Guess I had a clog in the male fitting keeping fuel from the little motor.
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    90's tohats 3.5 wont start arrrggghhhh

    friend drops off a tohatsu 3.5 its a 3.5b. compression 60 pounds (seems low) i have spark (jumps only about 3/16 inch) i have fuel as the plugs are wet. installed a drill on the fw to spin the motor. doesnt matter if its wot or choked slow . i cannot get the motor to fire. i even squirted some...
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    2006 honda 15 hp to 20 hp?

    have to ask. i have a 15 hp honda and wondered if i install a 20 hp carb is it now a 20? am i just crazy? thanks dino
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    2003 honda 9.9 kicker running hot

    buddy picked up a design concepts boat. the kicker 03' honda 9.9 overheated. the po had the motor serviced last year which included a new water pump. boat has less than 120 hours so im motor must have less than 120 hours. pee stream is intermittent and really hot! almost boiling. i think its...
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    1976 evinrude 2 hp box o parts , now running cold start issues.

    story is, i got two motors, evi 76 2hp, and a wards/clinton 5 hp for a good deal. the evi recoil was a box of parts, mag was apart but all seemed there. replaced coil, points, condenser. new lower seals, gear oil. carb kit and gave her a bath and a good flush up the water tube. ok now all...
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    merc 9.8 1968 shift rod alignment

    ok so the omc guy, works on a merc and cant get the lower back on. am i missing something here? seems i cant line up the shift shaft with the shift coupling. i did the impeller and now i cant seem to get the lower back on. it came off fine. i left the gear in reverse. lower is in reverse. just...
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    44 mph 14 foot tin boat

    dont know if ya have seen this. i wish it was mine... dino
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    some salty motors

    just wanted to post what happens when you dont flush your motor. the yamaha is a 6hp, 2011. from the outside it looked clean (guess they at least washed it) but had issues. the salt had failed the tstat, which i feel blew the head gasket. the butterfly broke and had wedged itself in the intake...
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    thanks, got the 25 hp running.

    wanted to thank some folks here. i got this 80's johnson 25 hp motor. the head was bad, it didnt idle, spark when it wanted to.... the problem was finding the head. ended up getting one off a late model 25 hp (1993) and it fit fine. so newer head, water jacket, gaskets, coils, cdi and carb...
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    mercury 9.8 what year do i have?

    just got a mercury 9.8 with a tin boat i bought. i cant seem to find the year, and it does not come up when i type the serial number on the parts sites. its black in color (lol) and the serial number is 2294156. it is a 9.8. thank you and have a great new year :) dino
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    2005 merc 9.9 some questions

    just wondering if the motor sounds like its running right. boat, 14 foot gregor (about 230 pounds) kid and i (another 350 or so) tackle, cooler, 6 gallons of fuel, 10 pound anchor. we topped out at 20 or so per the gps. does this sound about right? only asking as i am pretty much a omc guy and...
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    trouble finding head for johnson 1981 25hp, can i use later years?

    hoping i can get some help. long story short, i lost the water jacket for the head of my johnson 25hp vintage 1980. i now am looking for a head and water jacket as i think the head might be too warped to get back into service. from the parts catalog it seems that the head is only from 1979-1982...
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    1987 brand new powerhead, now what?? some questions

    Re: 1987 brand new powerhead, now what?? some questions i drove 3 hours, for this. also ended up getting some omc parts too. 500 for the power head, it had a perfect 130/130 and spins smooth as silk. ended up dropping a few more $$ on, 12 coils, 4 springs, 2 stats, powerhead gasket, 2 pumps 4...
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    1987 brand new powerhead, now what?? some questions

    i am purchasing a brand new old stock 1987, 9.9/15 hp powerhead. it is still in the crate, in plastic, with tags. is this still under warrenty? how do i find out if it has been registered? how do i breakin a 2 stroke? first brand new motor so, i know to run it at 24-1 and barrel test for a...
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    johnson 15 hp 1996 powerhead on 1980 ?

    i have a clean 1980 15 hp short shaft, the lower bearing is shot (pretty sure it squeals at low idle.) motor is really clean and i think the bearing failed from non use. lower is great overall its clean. now i bought a johnson 1996, 10 hp that the mounts are shot, as well as other items. can i...
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