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My 87 year old Dad has this motor. We rebuilt carbs and it turned freely and started briefly. We were using muffs with water on of course. But then it would no longer turn over. With the engine in forward gear you can put all of your weight on the prop, trying to turn the engine over by turning...
My 89 200hp Evinrude is showing 70psi on one cylinder and 89-90 psi on the other 5. I had the head off last year and saw no bad scoring of cylinder walls. I replaced the head gaskets then and have not ran it since. Today after rebuilding the carbs I ran it and found the above compression...
I'm getting ready to rebuild the 6 carbs on my evinrude 200 hp 89 model. There are 2 throttle plates. Each plate holds 3 carbs each. Do you take the throttle plates off to rebuild the carbs or just take each carb off individually. I do have a manual but it is not clear on this point.
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My evinrude 200hp 89 model has some slight scoring in some of the cylinders. The worst is so slight I have to try hard to catch it with a fingernail. Is this something I should address now if the compression readings are ok?
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Guys in the process of replacing the thermostats on my 89 evinrude 200hp I noticed the thermostat seal in the head was distorted. I am trying to remove the cup that holds the seal but am having no luck. I'm trying to drive it out from the inside side of the head.Does anyone have any tips for this?
