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    Suzuki DF115 spun hub type issue....

    Sounds like motor is mounted too high.----Model # of the motor ?-----And post the exact height of the transom.
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    BF75L removing lower unit

    Your location in Canada?
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    Help! Shift Rod Connector Stuck - 1987 30hp Johnson OB

    I can not see your parts !----Some did use 2 keepers.------Does your motor have the original lower unit ?----One piece lower shift rod ?-----Any pictures?
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    Help! Shift Rod Connector Stuck - 1987 30hp Johnson OB

    Sorry , I could not see / touch your motor.----Then the paint was scraped off some years ago.---Have scraped paint off many of them.
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    Help! Shift Rod Connector Stuck - 1987 30hp Johnson OB

    Usually as simple as scraping the paint off the upper rod.
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    Water in oil

    Warranty I think.
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    Johnson 40hp 2005 link and idle adjustments

    Much can be improved on the idle smoothness.
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    Starter getting only 4 volts

    Take starter apart !-----Inspect test it.----Take ohm reading on armature.----If bad you have the smoking gun.----Guess work on outboards often does NOT work and gets expensive.
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    1969 85hp Starflite, ignition system change???

    About $3.00 each at any boat shop.
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    2001 Evinrude 150hp FICHT reverse isdue

    Step one is to remove lower unit and verify shift rod height.----Report when that has been done.
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    1989 Evinrude 100 switching mid section with a 135 hp

    ????----There was no 135 HP in the 78 model year.----Model # of this 135 is ?
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    Golden Jubilee Evi Sportwin 10 - Should I convert?

    I believe you may find an arrow ( factory pump ) that must point up.-----If this is a pump from amazon ( hooflungdung ) then i do not know.
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    Yamaha 130v4 2 stroke power trim motor

    Put 12 volts directly to the motor.-----That would bypass lots of wires / switches / relays.----If motor works that way then work backwards to find fault.
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    1959 Evinrude 5.5hp 5518 prop install

    ???----Is it even the original lower unit / parts ?----Or was it changed to the newer 6 HP from 1965 on.----Updates from OP are needed.
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    1959 Evinrude 5.5hp 5518 prop install

    Shear pin is installed after the prop goes on the shaft on this model.
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    1959 Evinrude 5.5hp 5518 prop install

    It should just slide on.----File off the bulging around the shearpin hole.----See if that helps.
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    BEWARE of Faulty 87290A4 Thermostat Housing sold on Amazon!

    Some say-----" the bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten "
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    Evinrude 70Hp bogging in the water

    Factory new diaphragm is often all that is needed.----Model # of your motor?----They will sound great on a hose running on 2 of 3 cylinders.
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Boarding ladder ?-----Buy one or make one.
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    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    Very nice boat.----And just like many older products , very easy to rebuild / repair.----New stuff is designed / assembled by robots.----No thought to future repairs.
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