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This turned out that I was just a moron. Weird thing about this motor is that the oil has always came out smeared on the dipstick even after sitting for days. I decided to just start over and do a full oil change. Well, I was only able to pump out a maybe a quart of oil. I was definitely getting...
While running last night my oil pressure switch started jumping, but only at low speed when I slowed down. It would go from just above 40 PSI (normal) to flat and jump right back up only when I slowed down. If I stayed at a higher RPM the pressure stayed up to normal. Luckily I wasn't to far...
I have replaced the bunk brackets on my trailer. There were 10 of them and all but two were rusted to nothing. The boat is at the marina but I am wondering how to adjust the angle to the boat? The brackets are the 90 degree ones. I am figuring I can leave the bolts just barely loose so the the...
I have an 16ft 1971 Lonestar Holiday. I am wanting to add a small washdown pump. I don't really want to add another hole in the hull if I can avoid it. I was considering using the drain plug hole as a water intake. The drain hole is on the bottom of the boat and the plug is threaded. I was...
I have what may be a dumb question. This spring I put a Bimini top on my boat and now it wont plane out correctly. It plowing and burying the bow in bigger waves. The only other thing I changed was removing one battery from the back. I feel stupid asking this but can the bimini top somehow push...
73' 50 hp Johnson - Runs great, spark is good, haven't done compression test yet this year. I have had an issue with with a white/grey film forming on the plugs. They do not look steam cleaned. It has fouled the plugs twice on me now. Once on Lake Erie which was pretty dangerous as I almost got...
So I have a probably stupid question. This motor is new to me. This past weekend I had it out and at some point the choke solenoid quit engaging when I pushed the key in. I discovered this becasue the motor stalled due to a air leak somewhere coming from the fuel tank but I think I fixed that. I...
So I recently got a 35 hp Johnson 35EL78R. The electric choke didn't work becasue of corroded contacts on the choke switch so I just got a new push to choke switch. That works great. I also got a safety switch becasue it didn't have one. I am getting confused on exactly how to wire up the safety...
I finally got my 56 15 hp running good, so i upgraded. I found a 53 25hp that came off someone old wood boat. Its in reasonable shape. Not to many scratches, all there and the gearcase had good oil in it. I also got the controll box/cables/connectors that are in perfect shape. Not one scratch...
I have been having carb trouble again. This time it flooded out on Lake Erie. I took the plugs out to try and let it dry out but when I was putting them back in I stripped the plug port. I know how fix that. I had ran it once another day for 2 hours or so and about 45 minutes yesterday. It was...
I am going to replace the propeller on my 15 evinrude now that I got it running good but I can't figure out exactly which pitch I should select. I don't have the budget to get multiple different ones so I'm hoping I can get some guidance?
The boat is a 1956 Crestliner 16 footer. Its about 350...
So probably a silly question.... I have rebuilt the carb on my 56 evinride 15 HP. It ran fine all last year and on my second trip out this year I noticed gas squirting out of a hole in the top left side of the carb when I primed the fuel tank and it wouldn't start. I figured it was flooding the...
I had someone give me a sears 3.5 hp serial # 21759900. I rigged up a fuel line because it was missing a fuel connector. It runs great. Then i noticed this thing does not have a fuel pump. Should it? All i did to test it was connect a hose the carb bowl and hold it up high.
So I have a 56 evinrude 15 hp. It runs great after I replaced the usual stuff (Points and fuel lines and such). I have ran it quite a bit for the past month of so I am getting what looks like lower unit oil coming out of the cooling water port on the back sometimes when I start it after running...
So I have a 56 evinrude 15 hp. It runs great after I replaced the usual stuff (Points and fuel lines and such). I have ran it quite a bit for the past month of so I am getting what looks like lower unit oil coming out of the cooling water port on the back sometimes when I start it after running...
