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    Evinrude 1982 35hp - stuck in neutral

    I just got this motor out of storage its a E35ELCND which i believe is a '82 35hp electric start longshaft. Does the engine have to be running in order to shift? It wont budge if i try spinning the prop and shifting at the same time. I drained the oil in the lower end and it came out very black...
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    Johnson 40 hp won't engage reverse

    Model number RDSL-288 serial J2629259, from my research I believe it is a '66 super sea horse and not electric shift. What should I check? So far I've tried shifteing manually by disconnecting the controls and with the controls, i get the same results, no reverse. neutral and forward seem to be...
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    Broken screw - '68 Johnson 40hp Sea Horse

    Just got back from the water and while inspecting the outboard I noticed that the small cover plate on the lower unit for the water intake was bent back because the front screw broke that was holding it on. Anyway I used a easy out to try and extract the screw and of course it broke inside the...
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