Ok so I hae a 1976 15 hp Evinrude and a 1984 15 hp Johnson. The 76 was on my boat and I wanted the newer motor just because it was newer. The 76 ran like a dream and after a little tweaking the 84 runs very well also.
The question is this these motors are almost identical in terms of parts and...
So I have just been given a 1964 mercury 3.9 hp single cylinder with shifting gearcase motor for free. After having it on craigs list and not being able to get rid of it, I decided to check it over. It has good spark and compression. Gear case leakes like a mother. And after researching parts...
When I was younger I went to marine mechanics school here in northern Wisconsin (best training any where). We had to do an internship with some reputable shop during the summer. I decided that I wanted to do mine with the park service on Lake Superior and the apostle islands (dream come true)...