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    Help with installing throttle cables

    There is a clip missing.----Easy to find as it was used for many years.-----Find it on the accessory parts pages .----Or see if your local boat shop has one laying under the work bench.
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    Went electric

    Not if it is hooked up to a monster battery on a separate trailer.-----Was at a museum where they had a monster mining shovel and it was electric.----Fairly big cord to power it.
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    1998 40ELPTO gear oil from weep hole?

    The man stated that gearcase holds pressure and is not leaking.
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    1977 Johnson 85hp 85EL77S Fuel pump

    There are different fuel pumps that work well on your motor.----I do not know what is on your motor at the moment.----Easy to fix in my opinion.
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    Went electric

    If you ICE product runs out of fuel you can carry a container of it to your vehicle.-----I think I should put a hefty generator in the back of my truck.----Advertize that I am ready to respond for those stranded with EV products.
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    1998 40ELPTO gear oil from weep hole?

    Running slow and cool on a hose makes the oil collect in the exhaust housing.----And drips outta the motor !
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    aluminum wheels stuck to hub

    Flat or not.----Moving it back and forth will break up the corrosion that has it JAMMED up tight.
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    aluminum wheels stuck to hub

    Loosen the bolts.-----Move vehicle a bit.---Jam brakes .----3x and wheel will come off easily.
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    1998 40ELPTO gear oil from weep hole?

    Oil type does not matter.-----Some fuel goes right through the engine !
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    How to choose an old 2-stroke 150/175 Merc

    IT is very soft and easily damaged.
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    1998 40ELPTO gear oil from weep hole?

    Could be the oil that is mixed with the gasoline.------Some fuel mixture goes right through the motor.----It does not get compressed .----It is not burned.----It is wasted and ends up going out with exhaust.
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    How to choose an old 2-stroke 150/175 Merc

    Cast iron ( not steel ) sleeves I believe.
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    Evinrude 120 v4 no spark

    A 1994 would have a big red plug when it left the factory.
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    Yamaha T50 won't exceed 3500 rpm

    Who decided that the 17" pitch prop was the one to fit this pontoon boat ?
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    White chalky crap on sides of my 85 150 blakck max xr2?

    Visit a marine store.-----Ask about cleaners for outdrives.------As water evaporates from the exhaust housing the minerals stay behind and build up.-----
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    gas odor only when underway

    Stop using the boat.-----Put a " NO SMOKING " sign on it.
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    How to choose an old 2-stroke 150/175 Merc

    Nope---I believe you refer to a " preload pin " on the shaft.----Has to do with thrust loads on pinion bearing.
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    Yamaha T50 won't exceed 3500 rpm

    Perhaps you need to talk to a prop expert.-----If the motor is in " perfect condition " you have the wrong prop to fit the boat.
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    Yamaha T50 won't exceed 3500 rpm

    What boat is it on?----What pitch is the prop?-----And post the actual vales of a compression test.
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