The pin comes through a slot in the housing.-----Those parts stay up there.----On a 50 year old motor it makes perfect sense ( to me ) to remove the power head to inspect those parts.
The roll pin drives / turns the mechanical seal.----And it is used for both long and short shaft.-----I say remove the power head and replace #1 and #3-----Inspect #4-----Refinish #2.
Do you understand the difference between tilt and trim?-------When tilting the motor DOWN it goes fast.-----It appears to stop.------Then slowly trims all the way down.------I believe you are running and not having trim all the way down.-----Or hurry to a shop and have them show you.------Had an...
They used to ask me how I could afford to put gas into my 30' Scarab Sport for a short summer.-----I just said that overall, it is cheaper than a season pass at the golf club.----And I caught some fish to eat or give away.
See post #2 and reply.----There was an overheat horn installed in the control box when it left the factory.----When you answer questions you can come up with solutions !
Post the actual compression values here.----Does spark jump a gap of 3/8" on each of the 3 leads ?----Clean the carburetors.----A new to you motor should have a new water pump impeller installed as well.----Or at least test the overheat horn.
Apparently the fancy hydraulic " plank / boarding platform " is not sealed.-----It is just above the waterline.-------So if you have too many people cavorting in the back there may be a leak.-----A case of a greedy owner / captain ?----Credit card captain ?----Credit card passengers?
Many marinas / boat shops now have a dynamometer to accurately check power output.-----Marketing / production management also has a lot to do with the decals put on motors.----Some actually produce more power than stated on the decals.----Evinrude 100 XP was really a 115 marketed as a " powerful...
