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    Shift Rod Concern

    I am rebuilding the water-pump and replacing the gear oil in my lower unit. I have the lower unit supported by some jack stands, but yesterday while I was working on it I bumped it with my knee and it started to fall, I managed to grab it by the shift rod in one hand and the body of the...
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    What HP should a kicker motor be?

    My unlce wants to give me a 6HP Johnson and I was wondering if it would be big enough to be a kicker for my boat.
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    What HP should a kicker motor be?

    My unlce wants to give me a 6HP Johnson and I was wondering if it would be big enough to be a kicker for my boat.
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    Reg/Rect Gray Wire - Tach Question

    I had asked this before in another post, but it was buried in a bunch of other questions/problem I was having at the time.<br /><br />Basically, I have read here and in my manual that the gray reg/rect wire is supposed to supply the tach readings, but on my engine the gray wire from the reg/rect...
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    High RPMs - Update for DHadley

    I was talking to a Johnny/Evinrude mechanic and was talking to him about my recent fuel problems at 6000 RPMs. He said that my boat should only be running at about 5500 RPMs. I told him that my OMC manual said that my RPM range was 5000-6000 RPMs. He said, "Well if that is the case I guess 6000...
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    Smart Tabs or Bennett/Lenco

    The performance benefits sound nice, but which would be better to adjust for listing due to an unbalanced load?
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    Still having problems

    Well, I rebuilt the carbs this weekend. I took the boat to the river to test it and what do ya know, I had a new problem - dying at idle. I was so frustrated I wanted to kick a hole in the side of the boat. I held back the anger and waited until I passed the "No Wake Zone" to test for the...
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    Dies at idle (Rick or Joe)...

    OK, so I rebuilt the 4 carbs on my engine and also replaced two primer hoses that were busted. I took her out and she runs great wide open, but now I have a new problem of dying at idle. In gear if I got below about 1200 RPM she would cough and sputter and then died.<br /><br />I thought about...
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    Score: Boat 1, Trailer 1, Me 1

    If I want to rebuild the carb with an OEM kit do I remove just the main body or the whole assembly including the throttle body?
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    Sparkplug type/gap

    When I look in the Champion spark plug reference book or on their website they do not list an '89 2.0 liter seadrive, only '90-'92.<br /><br />Does anyone know if I would use the same ones? They are listing L77JC4.
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    Spark Check

    Sorry for the stupid question but I've seen Joe Reeves respond to some posts on this forum and he usually suggests checking compression and spark for most any problem. I would like to do this on my engine but I need some clarification on the spark check.<br /><br />He says that the spark should...
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    This sucks! New problem.

    Well I changed out the reg/rect yesterday, and I did not have to pull the flywheel. However, I did have to remove the power pack and the terminal block, which I found out could be removed after I already had all of the wires off.<br /><br />I also tried to trace down my fuel problem so I had the...
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    Could this broken hose be my problem?

    OK, earlier this week I posted that I was having fuel starvation problems still after replacing the fuel pump and I mentioned that there was a hose or a wire jacket crimped between the air cover and the engine.<br /><br />I just removed the cover and found a small hose that it was a small hose...
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    Charging fixed, thanks to all...

    I have had mixed responses as to whether or not I will need to remove the flywheel to change my water-cooled regulator/rectifier. <br /><br />Assuming I do need to remove the flywheel, is there any other maintenance that I should perform while the flywheel is off?
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    Flywheel removal

    I am going to replace my water cooled regulator/rectifier and a person on another post told me I would need to remove the flywheel.<br /><br />Will I need a special tool/puller to remove it?
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