Search results

  1. C

    Impeller reminder for 3.9 4 5 7.5 ...Mercs

    yep I got the fat shaft sized impeller fits perfect. Freezing water ? ... that is for duck hunters... .I do not do duck anymore :-) those impellers are tiny to say the least !
  2. C

    Impeller reminder for 3.9 4 5 7.5 ...Mercs

    I have been battling against my new impeller for a 1975 7.5 hp Merc. Lining up the impeller sqeezing the fins lining up to the "greased" & loose impeller key can be challenging with big fingers . So simple a job after a few utubes.... The drive shaft is off-set from center in...
  3. C

    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    electric chokes are electromagnets... they emit a "click" sound when the key is pushed in.
  4. C

    something new coming in electric OB

    I did ... https://media.tenor.com/tHmgX-b9UVMAAAAi/beating-a-dead-horse-funny.gif
  5. C

    Milky Oil in 15HP Johnson 4-Stroke

    Welcome to IBOATS always best to not resurect 15 year old posts... start a fresh topic
  6. C

    1986 Evinrude outboard

    I have 50 years of accumulated tools and a dozen refurbished OB most of which has sparked no real interest in my 2 grand kids . mecanical or electrical things are to complicated let alone getting all greased up. when I kick the bucket they will be the new gardians of all this stuff and...
  7. C

    something new coming in electric OB

    in case the batteries give out... MXR2300 or 3500
  8. C

    1986 Evinrude outboard

    if seller did think it was self oiling with no oil /dipstick/vro ???? that engine must be junk by now if he ran it straight fuel and he sold it for that reason... OMG !!! or seller did run on a mix but sold it as 4 stroke due to the "appeal of 4 strokes" and just lied about it ...
  9. C

    1986 Evinrude outboard

    odd..... based o the parts list for that specific model pats list ... was vro an option ??
  10. C

    1986 Evinrude outboard

    parts list show VRO oil tank/VRO oiler to oil you engine... regular fuel is all it needs if you did not get the VRO oil tank you will have to pre-mix the fuel !!!!
  11. C

    something new coming in electric OB

    gentlemen I posted the initial link to this new fangled outboard as a heads up but I think the horse is dead . https://media.tenor.com/tHmgX-b9UVMAAAAi/beating-a-dead-horse-funny.gif
  12. C

    1987 Evinrude 9.9 No Spark On Both Cylinders

    first thing to do is put in the water on a transom and test on the water.
  13. C

    115 Crossflow Stripped Important Bolt

    my last brake job in oct. ended up with a loose caliper front left, the very next day after paying the big $$$ took it back to the mecanic and asked him if he had torqued the bolts specs. reply was.... "I don't have a torque wrench" and he lost my business forever and he...
  14. C

    something new coming in electric OB

    I am deeply concerned about gran kids information processing capabilities. Normally information goes in by the ears gets processed and the output is out the mouth . today any request not posted on an Iphone screen lacks basic processing and generates the same answer all the time...
  15. C

    something new coming in electric OB

    my father being a fireman and.... graduate fire prevention tech use to say ... a cup of gasoline in vapor form is eqv to 10 sticks of dynomite !!
  16. C

    something new coming in electric OB

    remember the wide eyes when the model T came out and you had to bring petroleum juice instead of a spare bail of hay to feed the engine? same s... different day but I admit I do like the bug smoke :-)
  17. C

    something new coming in electric OB

  18. C

    What year lower units would work for a 2015 Evinrude Etec 90 E90DPGLAFB?

    try the ETEC owner's board where only ETEC's are the topic https://www.etecownersgroup.com/latest https://www.etecownersgroup.com/post/etec-50-lower-unit-compatability-5056467?highlight=i3%20gearcase%20type&trail=15
  19. C

    fuel pump gets hot

    At the very least you should run some cleaner product such as Evinrude engine cleaner ..all depends on engine performance when you start it up imho anyway. Cleaning injectors is like virtue... nobody is against it :) yet... if pump failure was caused by water in the fuel...maybe injectors...
  20. C

    115 Crossflow Stripped Important Bolt

    another thing with the helicoil is I don’t know where the tab will fall in the block (if at all) when I punch it out. maybe you can just leave it in place and install a bolt that will not extend beyond the back threads ... leaving the tab in place. In any event its rather small and worse...
Top