My Evinrude 40Hp model No BE40ELCR has a long piece of rubber pipe about 18 inches long coming off cooling water outlet on head it exits cowling and about 12 inches hangs loose, is this likely to cause any problems? what should be at outlet and can it still be purchased? The spark plugs in the...
my boat has water damaged wood at rear, 2 runners about 1 inch X 3 inch , and 18 inches long, they support a wooden panel which sits on slides to get access to bilges,and lifts out easly, the fuel tank sits on this panel,I was going to add glass fibre to the wood and resin it,or am I better to...
I am about to change the gearbox oil on Evinrude 40hp 1984, should I use normal oil or go for semi-synthetic/ fully synthetic, I know that going down this road on older cars can be fatal and ruin them within a short space of time, what is the correct way to go, again advise/ help much...
I was sent the wrong year Manual for my engine, was sent from 1991 on, so untill I get new one can anyone please help with following, the plugs in engine now are Champion L77JC4, asked for replacements and were given NGK BR7HS are they ok? and what should gap be?1991 manual says for 40 .30th but...
Can anyone please give advise on the following two items? the vinyle trim on my boat is dirty and needs cleaned but has also gone hard in some places where sunlight gets it? whats best way to clean (its white)and is there any product that can restore/feed vinyle.thanks for any help. JBD
I have just bought a second-hand speedboat it is 14ft with Evinrude 40hp 1984, the engine was fitted for the sale and is on the lowest setting on the mount ie; nearest the transom,is that the best place to start? I will be in boat most of time myself or maybe one other, also I bought new prop...
Wonder if making a wooden dashboard from marine ply say 3mm thick and then adding a thin skin of veneer and using say sanding sealer and yacht varnish several deep coats to build it up and give it depth would be the correct way to go? would it be short lived and fall to pieces, any ideas advice...
I have only had boat about 2 weeks, never used it yet! but on buying noticed entire rear drenched in fuel, floor boards etc; I have stripped it all out and cleaned and dried everything, although the boards are now ruined with fuel/oil mixture,I now know the cause is the lack of a proprer...
Just got boat couple weeks ago and have noticed scratches along keel due to pulling it on with winch as rollers are seized! I notice first roller at rear has what looks like to be a circlip on the end of the pin which goes through rubber roller, I have been spraying them with WD40 what is best...
My engine was working first class no problems when engaging forward or reverse, changed the throttle and shift cables, (which are a bit to long) took it to water to test but would not go into reverse, no noises or anything, came back home and turned knurled adjustment nut on cable 3 complete...
I am looking for opinions/ advice on the best way to terminate the power cables into the battery terminals, just leave all the individual strands and crush the wires with the holding screws, or solder all individual wires toghter then secure with holding screws, I found on a car that when wires...
Can someone please help me with the following, I just purchased an Evinrude 40HP 1984 engine along with complete OMC controls, fuel tank, primer bulb and fuel line all as manufactured in first class condition! however I do not see a fuel filter anywhere in the fuel line, previous owner used...
Can anyone please tell me what kind of speedo I could install on my boat? electric or mechanical?, I remember many years ago the speedo was mechanical, there was a bracket at rear of boat on transom with plastic tube which folded down into wash before sailing, are these still around? or what is...
As my new Manual is somewhere over Atlantic can someone please answer the following 2 questions, I notice on removing the old prop that the nut was only hand tight? does it need to be torqued? and what type of fuel filter should I use and where do I site it? at the engine or at the tank? many...
Please excuse my ignorance! is it OK to take the battery out of boat to do work etc; or better to keep it in line fully charged? my boat came with new maintanence free battery which sits in a kind of milk crate thing, not secured by anything at all? how should the battery be fitted? in a purpose...
Thanks to Hideout for previous answer! I notice that the OMC lever when moved into reverse only partially opens throttle, is it meant to give full throttle in reverse, same as forward? the amount it opens throttle in reverse is similar to setting that warm up lever in full warm up position...
does the colour of Evinrude outboards say anything about when they were made? mine is light blue metalic, but dealer here in UK says it should be dark blue, my Model No is BE40EIC, serial no 7004305 made Georgia, I think it is a1991 model by the model no.
Can anyone please tell me what the mixture is for this engine? also what kind of grease for leg etc; and should the fuel line have a support bracket on outside of casing as I see what appears to be the bracket under casing but fuel lne is unsupported on this one as bought? my power cables (3off)...
says on engine, serial 7004305, Mod No BE40ELC, Georgia, on plug on top of engine reads= BE40EL,G1004305 Although the BE at start of serial number could be wrong as it's hard to read,I need to know year to get manual, many thanks guys, JBD.
