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    mercury 9.8 starting problems

    Hi everyone! Well, we have been working on the 9.8 for a while now, installed new coils to get spark, We.ve been thru the carb 3 times now, with a fine tooth comb, cleaner, cleaner, air, kit. We rebuilt the fuel pump. It will not start until you either pour fuel down the carb throat, or...
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    65 40hp Johnson RIP

    65 40hp Johnson on a 60's Dorsett 14 footer. It has been running poorly all summer. While getting the trailer ready for taking the boat on vacation, I measured the distance between the bottom of the hull and the top of the cavitation plate. The cavitation plate was 3 inches below the bottom...
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    Removing wrist pins from pistons 76 RUDE

    Help, the service manual has me confused (thats pretty easy to do). The pistons are marked with an L for the loose end of the piston. Ok, I can understand that. However, it says, and I quote "When wrist pin is to be removed, "L" side of piston must be up and arbor pressing tool must be applied...
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    49cu 3 cyl bore size

    Well, i am staring at my disassmebled block and wondering if i am even close to understanding what I see. The bore is supposed to be 3". When I measure it with the Calipers, its more like 2.990. I think it might just be my calipers. If I get it bored for a .030 over piston, will that make...
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    DHADLEY or Joe Reeves help!!!

    ok, my 76 70hp rude has me stumped and I think the problem is a bad one. I changed carbs and can't get it to run right, but before I jumped to the conclusion that I needed to go back to the old carbs, i tried an experiment. With the air horn off, I put my hand over the top carb throat and got...
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    Carb Question 1976 70hp and 1989 60hp

    Well, I'm back working on my possessed 70hp RUDE. I just got it installed on a new hull and all the wiring done, time to get this puppy working right! I asked this question last year and DHadley and company indicated it should work. I just want to clarify questions in my mind before i make...
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    help finding N/A part

    Help!!! I need a part that is N/A. It is part number 172600 Head Assembly / brush card for a 115 Johnson V4 Tilt motor. Seaway doesn't have one, and that's the only part we can't find. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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    tilt and trim motor swap

    This is a question that requires one of the many mighty wise ones on this forum. We have a tilt and trim unit off a 1989 60hp johnson 3 cyl. that we salvaged. current part number 434803. We are working on a 1979 V4 85hp johnson that someone cut the tilt and trim cable off at the motor. The...
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    steering offset for cmc tilt and trim

    I have a cmc tilt and trim unit attached to my evenrude outboard, and my problem is with the offset back from the transom about 5 inches, the steering cable must exit at an extreme angle causing me some concern about it binding, and or chafing. Is there a solution out using some sort of offset...
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    3 cyl johnson/evenrudes

    We have 3 blown up 3 cyl johnny rudes of various vintage and hp at the shop and they all lost the middle cyl. My question is, (since I have a 76 70hp rude) why? What is it about the middle cyl. that causes this problem, all 3 have zero compression on that cyl, and that is the lowest reading on...
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    9.9 merc carb

    # 0a920350 I suffered from severe CRS when i rebuilt the carb on this motor, everything went together fine, but where in h!!! does the spring go?
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    J10redd idle problem

    We have a 96 9.9 in the shop that has been to a different shop 3 times for the same problem, they gave up on that dealer (also a johnny rude dealer) and brought it to us. The problem is it will not idle for long periods no matter how it is adjusted. My partner (a master johnson/evenrude...
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    My 76 Rude 70hp is driving me nuts

    Long story, please read throughly. 76 powerhead with 75 midhousing and lower unit. Parts replaced were head gasket, thermostat and bypass and temp sensor, trigger, stator, coils, fuel pump all new hoses, intake and leaf plate gaskets. work done was rebuilt carbs with new kits (4 times now...
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    91 20hp carb question

    Help, I'm working on a 91 20hp merc 2 stroke carb. What is the correct height for the float measured from the carb flange? Thanks for the help in advance
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    The boat floats, but the truck didn't

    This was really funny later. I had a customer come in, his boat quit running, would i come take a look?<br />Sure, my partner was watching the shop, so i had him drive his truck to the lake = 1/2 mile. I backed the truck so the boats in the lake. i get into the boat. Its about a foot to...
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