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I had a coil go bad on my 1988 gamefisher 15 hp outboard last year. Well me being the idiot I am, I drilled off the stator thinking it was supposed to come off... The other coil is still fine and working but I cannot find a replacement stator to replace the one I drilled off. So is it possible...
I just got a boat with a 175 Johnson from 1983 and when the battery is plugged in there is a part that emits an electrical burning smell and it gets very hot that it burnt my finger when I touched it. I am not sure what that part is so that is what I am asking you guys and if it could just be a...
I just got a boat with a 1983 175 HP Johnson outboard and it needs a bit of cleaning but I was looking at the engine and wondering do I just mix the oil right into the built in gas tank? All the outboards I had were portable tanks but this one is not. It does not have oil injection that I can...
I have a 1980 mercruiser 140 with a #1 outdrive. My dad and I were trying to get the outdrive off to replace the gimble bearing/bellow boots. While we were trying to get it off we noticed it would spring back into the transom and a friend said it is probably the drive coupler pulling it back...
I just bought a 1980 Starcraft 191 (I think thats the model) and found there is a hole in the gear bellows and went to remove the outdrive. I found out from the old owner that the hole was there before we bought it so water has been soaking in the bellow. I cant get the drive out after removing...
I recently bought a boat with a 1980 mercruiser 140 and when its in gear the outdrive makes a grinding type of noise. Also when in gear the motor acts like it has no power to push the boat. Could this be a drive or engine problem?
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I have a 1980 mercruiser 140 on a 1980 19 foot starcraft and when I start the motor it needs alot of pumping on the throttle to get it to start and does not idle even after running for 5 minutes. When I give it full throttle I only get about 2000 rpms and the WOT for the engine is 4400-4800...
