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  1. rolmops

    What to expect from a 1987 9.9 4 stroke Yamaha?

    Tomorrow I will go to see and maybe buy the above mentioned outboard with remote control ,electric start and alternator, to use as a trolling kicker for a 19 foot Starcraft Islander on Lake Ontario. What should I be aware and/or beware of with these outboards? Is $ 450 a reasonable price if...
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    Bondo snow ratio

    Hello Bondo. Can you please tell us how to measure snow when Lady Lake Ontario decides to cover your house up to the roof? I bet that you can tell us from very recent experience.
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    does a 4 stroke 9.9 block fit on a 2 stroke 9.9 base?

    Is it possible to take a 4 stroke johnson evinrude (or e-tech 2 stroke) and put it on an older 2 stroke lower unit?
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    Replacing trim senders on alpha drives.

    So I bought trim senders to replace the ones that should have been there on my 140 mercruiser and according to the booklet there should have been a color code like purple and blue on the connectors. Of course my connectors all had a perfect black. (Thank you Sierra). This is mostly about...
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    Interchanging mercruiser carburetors.

    Does anybody know whether the mid eighties carburetors of the 140 and the 165 mercruiser engines are inter-changable? thanks,Cornelis.
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    1984 Islander with140 3 liter mercruiser yet again. When will I get it?

    So I took her fir her first test run after the rebuild and everything seemed dandy,she started well and she was running smooth. I had her running at 12/14/16 hundred and so on until 2000 rpm and it sounded real sweet. Next I tried a bit faster, but she would not go over 3200 rpm,this is with a...
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    140 3 liter mercruiser yet again

    Ok. So I found a good block -a 1987 chevy 3 liter-replaced its guts and everything looks dandy. The points ignition was replaced with an AC Delco electronic ignition and the timing was set with a timing shunt according to the specs at 1 past top of cylinder, which is base time for these...
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    base timing for 140 horse

    Can any of you good people please tell what the base timing for a 1986 140 horse is? The points have been removed to make place for an Ac Delco electronic ignition system with distributor. I just need to set the base timing to begin the timing procedure and I do not know what it is. Thank...
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    140 horse piston rods.

    So I am busy rebuilding a 140 horse engine and the usual f-ups happen. So far I destroyed a piston and damaged a piston rod. Looking for a piston rod turns out to be a bit of a challenge. Specially when you do not know for sure which year the engine is from. As it turns out, from the mid sixties...
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    Dual steering cable for kicker?

    I'm just wondering, Did any of you good people ever use a dual steering cable with one cable going to the I/O and the other to the kicker? If so, what were the pros and cons? Currently I use the E Z steer system and it is less than perfect. Rolmops.
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    1984 3 liter mercruiser

    I am doing a valve job on this engine (my first ever) and I am wondering about the valve spring cap seal,that little rubber ring that sits on the valve. How important is it? can I go without or is that not such a good idea? If I need it,is it the same one that is on the 305 chevy block or is the...
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    1984 3 liter mercruiser

    I found another 140 horse engine for my boat and right now I am in the middle of completely overhauling it. One thing I need to replace are the piston rings (the engine was frozen and although it came loose, the rings were stuck up to the point where they broke while being eased out. The rings I...
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    1984 3 liter mercruiser

    Yesterday I did another compression check on my tired old mercruiser and the results were not good. 90-110-110-150 with some oil in the cylinders it goes up to 130-130-130-150 and I made the decision to replace the engine or rebuild it. This will be a winter project. Is it possible to use a...
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    Prop for a 1984 19 foot islander with a 3 liter (181) 140 horse mercruiser

    Hello everybody. My Mercruiser currently runs (labors) at 3600 rpm running a top of 26 MPH in flat water trimmed out the right way. The current prop is a Mercruiser prop #48-78120-A401-19P. This is a 14x19. To go up 800 RPM I should just go down from 19 to 15,but most props I find are closer to...
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    mercruiser 140 block compatability

    Hello Guys. I have been offered to buy a running mercruiser 140 engine (#2960713)1968 to 1972 for $150. The owner told me that it runs and has not been over bored and the compression is 120/120/120/70. My own engine is a 1984/5 that has one low cylinder (90). Can I over bore (if necessary) the...
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    johnson 9.9 1979

    I have a simple question. Does a 1979 electric start 9.9 charge the battery? If not what can I do to make it charge a battery? Thank you,Cornelis
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    Si-Tex SVS 650

    Does anybody have experience or an opinion to share about this fishfinder? Also which transducer did you use? Thanks,Rolmops.
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    1984 Islander engine cover.

    My 1984 19 foot Islander does not have its original engine cover and I would like to build one that is close to the original. I need to know the measurements and if possible a picture or 2 so I have something to work with. This is for an I/O 1984 Islander with the 140 horse engine. Thank you...
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    registration and reality.

    While servicing my trailer I found some serious differences between the axle capacity of the trailer and the capacity that the registration claims it to be. The previous owner had told me that the axle is a 5200 pound with high speed spindles,and the registration is for a 3500 pound axle. But...
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    Electric brakes for a high speed spindle.

    My trailer has no brakes right now,but since I haul a 19 foot Starcraft Islander I must put some brakes on it. The spindles are high speed spindles with a 5200 pound rating. The inside diameter is 1.25 inch and the outside is 0.75 inch. The bearing sizes are LM67048 and LM11949. the hole size is...
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