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    How does this pin come out?

    Got it. It was corroded in there. A little pb blaster and it broke free. Thanks guys.
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    How does this pin come out?

    1986 Force 85hp. Trying to remove lower unit for water pump inspection. How do I get this pin out on the shift rod? Does the whole thing come out or just the tiny insert?
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    Bayliner wont load straight on the trailer

    Had my "new to me" Bayliner Capri out this weekend. It is a 1986, 16' with an 85HP Force outboard. Trailer and all seem to be in excellent condition. Problem is on the loading. It is extremely difficult to get the boat to load straight onto the trailer. It always wants to shift and tilt to...
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    Spun Hub question 115 Evinrude 1975

    1975 Evinrude 115HP Model 115593 I have the factory service manual for this motor but can not find a torque spec for the prop nut. I am trying to figure out why I spun a hub. Could a "too loose" prop nut cause this? The cotter pin was present but the prop nut was finger tight. So then I...
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    Evinrude 115 Spark Advance problem? with video

    Evinrude 115hp, Year: 1975, Model: 115593 After successfully diagnosing and replacing a faulty timer base, I noticed what I believe is a problem with my spark advance. When I advance the throttle from idle to full, the spark advance lever does not "pull" the timing base forward. In the linked...
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    Evinrude 115 spark only one one side

    Evinrude 115HP, year: 1975, model 115593 This motor ran well before this incident happened now it wont start and I only have spark on one side of the motor. My negative battery cable was loose and while cranking the engine it would not turn over and only make crackling sounds. I got it back...
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    Black gunk leaking from prop

    1975 Evinrude 115hp I know there is normally some gunk that leaks out of the lower after running the motor (unspent oil, exhaust, etc), at least there is on my other motors. But this stuff looks more like black tar to me. When I changed the water pump I noticed the inside of the exhaust...
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    black gunk leaking from gearcase

    1975 evinrude, 115 HP After running this motor in the barrel or on the muffs, I get this tar-like gunk seeping out of the prop end of the lower unit. Now I know there will be some excess unused oil/exhaust and gunk that normally comes out, because it does on my other evinrude. But this stuff is...
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    Oil Loss from lower unit

    Evinrude model 115593. 1975 115hp Working on this "new to me" motor. First thing I did was change the lower unit oil, which was fairly milky. Replaced the oil plug seals and put the motor down in the barrel, ran it a while, every few days, and left it sitting in the barrel for a week or so...
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    1975 Evinrude 115 shifting problems

    Evinrude model 115593. 1975 115hp Motor would go in reverse but not forward. I re-attached the shift cable properly (according to my service manual) and tested it again and it still wouldn't go forward but would go in reverse. Previous owner had the lower unit off to change water pump. I...
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    Need help with replacement hub

    I have an old boat trailer (1967'ish) that I want to replace the hubs on. It has the kind of wheels with no lug nuts. The boat that sits on it is a Sears, but I have no idea about the trailer or if its even the original. I took the wheel off, dug out the bearings. Both of them are 1 1/4"...
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    Force 50 Coughing

    Force 50hp, 1988, 507Y8D Using my DVA meter I determined I had a bad trigger. Changed that, had to make some throttle cable adjustments and throttle linkage adjustments to get it to run right since it was running on 1 cylinder for so long. Now I have spark on all cylinders but it is...
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    Force Trigger Install - New Problems

    Force 50, 1988 model 507Y8D Through the use of a DVA meter and diagnostics I determined a bad trigger was causing me to have no spark on one cylinder. Replaced the trigger and now have good spark both cylinders. The problem is it seems that when the throttle is moved forward into gear, revved...
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    How do you test for spark when working alone?

    Trying to test for proper spark on an Evinrude 1964 60hp v4 (model 60452). I have a spark checker but no one to turn the key for me. I have heard of jumping the starter, but I dont know if I should do this, or how to do it.
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    What damage could this have caused?

    My brother has a Force 50hp 1988 model 507Y8D. A couple weeks ago at the lake he could not get it to start after cranking and cranking and finally had to get towed in. When he brought it home we were looking and noticed a burnt ground wire and we had no spark. We also noticed the battery had...
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