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    1987 Force 50 driveshaft seal installation

    Hi,<br /><br />I've got a Force 1987 507F7C #2915 motor.<br />The manuals don't show which side up the driveshaft seal goes in the lower unit. Does the groove side go up or down? It took so long to get parts I forgot which way it went in?<br /><br />I don't have the right tools for the job. Can...
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    Mariner (yamaha) 9.9E leaks gear oil out drain hole

    Hi again,<br /><br />I've got one more problem with this 9.9 and that is the lower unit oil is going out the front drain hole just above the fill hole when I'm filling it up.<br /><br />There isn't any oil coming up through the drive shaft that I can see. So is there a seal on the shift rod that...
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    Mariner 9.9E leaks gear oil out of small hole on lower unit

    Hi,<br /><br />I've got one other problem with this 9.9E Mariner (Yamaha) (about 1985) motor. Gear oil is coming out of the front small hole below the water pump when putting oil in the fill hloe. <br /><br />The manual shows two bushings, a lubrication sleeve and a clip. Do the bushings need...
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    Mariner 9.9E Lower unit won't go back on

    Hi,<br /><br />I took the lower unit off about a 1985 or so Mariner 9.9E and it won't shift when I get it back on. I put the coupler in the same place I took it off and something isn't right. The shift lever just moves the lower unit up and down.The manual said to adjust the coupler until it...
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    Mariner/yamaha carb shooting gas out jet

    This Mariner 9.9E (Yamaha) carburator is shooting gas out the brass jet on the top half. Why is that and what can I do about it? Float too high? Thanks. Bob
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    Mariner 9.9E fuel pump

    Hi,<br /><br />I've got around a 1985 9.9E Mariner fuel pump problem. I replaced the inside diaphraghm and gasket. With the pump off the carb and the fuel line attached I try to pump gas through it. It has to be forced to go from the fuel line side to the other half of the pump. The outside...
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    I need Tohatsu spanner wrench-tilt trim question

    Hi,<br /><br />I thought I would throw this question out again and see if someone else might have an answer.<br /><br />Is the top seal in the ram guide replaceable by itself?<br /><br />And does the spanner wrench have four pins in it? Are all tilt trim spanner wrenches the same?<br /><br...
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    Tohatsu M50D tilt trim tear down-seal

    Hi,<br /><br />What is the best way to get the top of the pump casing off? I got it hot enough to get fluid boiling around the shaft, tapped just below the lid with a hammer and tryed to get it lose with a home made scanner wrench. I used 1/4" bolts for the hole size. Is that the right size? The...
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    Tohatsu M50D tilt/trim cap come off counterclockwise?

    Hi,<br /><br />I've got a tilt/trim on a Tohatsu and would like to know if the pump cap comes off counterclockwise. I think it should as the nuts come that way.<br /><br />My Father used to defuse Japanese explosives and said everything worked backwards at that time.<br /><br />So we aren't...
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    Tohatsu M50D tilt/trim top seal replaceable?

    Tohatsu M50D tilt/trim top seal replaceable? Hi,<br /><br />Does anyone know of a different make of top seal that will work in a Tohatsu M50D 3E3 #50597 outboard motor? Is the seal replaceable or is the rod guide-piston assembly pressed into one piece so it can't be done?<br /><br />Thank you. Bob
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    Trolling motor repair manuals available?

    Hi,<br /><br />I've checked the library system and talked with Minn Kota about any repair manuals available without any luck.<br /><br />Does anyone know of any? Thanks. Bob
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    Does my Mercury 1968 20 motor have coils?

    I would like to find out if my 1968 20 hp twin with the red band SN# 2436396 has coils or the other type of ignition. I can't tell without taking off the flywheel which I'd rather not do of course. Thanks a lot. Bob
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    How to test solenoid with multimeter?

    Would someone tell me how to test a solenoid with an ohms and volt meter without having to crank the engine? Thank you very much. Bob
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    1985 8hp Evinrude water system is plugged up

    Hi, <br />I have a 1985 8hp Evinrude E8RCob that won't pump water. It has a new impeller and is turning but has a bunch of play in it, like 1/4". It has a round key in it and I was wondering if they came out with a better one to replace it? <br />I took off the lower unit and plugged the water...
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    50hp Evinrude barely turns over, control box wiring

    Hi,<br />I've got what I believe is a 1972 50hp Evinrude with manual Power pilot shift box. The plate and number are missing but I have an almost identical motor with electric lower unit and it is a 1972.<br />It recently had a different piston put in and just barely turns over. The starter and...
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    Tohatsu M50D linkage or lower unit problem

    Hello,<br /><br />My 50 hp outboard manual shift has to be help out of the neutral detent to keep the forward gears from grinding. <br />Is the problem in the linkage or lower unit gears? I can't see any way to adjust the detent lever.<br /><br />Thanks. Bob
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    1979 35 johnson gear shift lever play

    Hi,<br /><br />The gear shift lever moves back and forth 1/2" before going into gear. The prop goes out about 1/16". A mechanic said something might be lose in the gear case and to put synthetic lower unit oil in and run it till it quits, if it quits. There wasn't any ground metal in the old...
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    Tohatsu oil pump and tilt trim

    Hi,<br /><br />I have a 50 HP Tohatsu M50D motor and would like to disconnect the oil pump and go to mixing the gas & oil. What is the proper procedure? Someone thought oil might be needed in the pump at all times to prevent damaging parts.<br /><br />Also, the tilt trim jerks especially towards...
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    Sears/Elgin water pump problem

    Hello,<br /><br />I have an early 50's 7.5 HP Elgin/Sears outboard that has forward and neutral shifting. <br /><br />I would like to know the path of the water through the motor or maybe you can tell me if I have it figured out.<br /><br />We first cleaned out the water shroud on the right...
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    Loose shifting lever 79 35hp Johnson

    Hello,<br /><br />I've got a 1979 35hp Johnson and the shift lever has 12" of play in the shift lever. When moving it that much the prop moves in and out a little bit.<br /><br />What can this mean? Thanks a lot. Bob
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