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    Water tube

    Water tube simply pulls out of the grommet.-----Cut 5" off and re-install
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    J115PX4STS Bushing on Drive Shaft - What Is It? Why Is It?

    On the extra long shaft Suzuki motor this keeps the driveshaft from whipping around.
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    Went electric

    Neighbor bought an all electric snowblower.---Only about $2000 or so.----Comes with 3 batteries and the charger.-----I suggested he maybe get a spare battery.-----Looked up the price of the battery.----Found that each battery is about $300 or more.-----No thanks to this electric stuff.
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    OMC 260 Stringer Stern Drive??

    The last year for electric shift OMC sterndrive was 1977.-----The Hydro-Electric system ( per post #4 ) was never used on OMC sterndrives !!
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    OMC 260 Stringer Stern Drive??

    Nope-----It is NOT a hydro-electric shift unit !
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    Mid-80’s Evinrude remote control

    Correct-----Lever can be mounted on the other side.---When box is off the console it takes one screw to swap the lever to the other side.----Box does not need to be taken apart for that simple procedure.------Is the motor running when you shift this control box?----Or is someone turning the prop...
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    OMC 260 Stringer Stern Drive??

    Not electric shift.
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    Need advice

    If water birds are diving / feeding on the surface then likely there are bigger fish around.----That is where you throw a line in.-----Nature simply does not need HUMANS with electronics around to do even more damage to dwindling fish stocks.
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    No start with key

    What motor ?----Checked the fuse?
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    Need advice

    Most folks go fishing to relax I think.-----No need to involve more complex phones into fishing for me.
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    Need Help Finding info on OMC 260

    Your location ?----
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    Wet sanding gel coat

    Use 600 wet dry.----Followed by 1200 or even 2000 wet dry.-----Then polish with any number of paint polish or buffing compounds.
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    What gives with helping people with a problem ?????????????

    Just think----Rarely do you get a tip after spending hrs repairing an expensive motor.----That same person will tip the pretty waitress / bartender before the pint is in front of them !-----But I used to get a bonus on occasion before starting work on a motor -.----Fish fillet / moose steak /...
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    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    Oil / gas mixtures are not well understood .----Most manuals would say 25:1 on a rebuild..------Hopefully you spent some time lining up the connecting rod caps.
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    1978 70HP Evinrude Fuel Pump

    About the only thing that can go wrong is the DIAPHRAGM -----Believe it.
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    Finding information on my mysterious Evinrude 4hp...

    Most folks do not understand.------The motor does not have a warning horn.-----The motor does not have a shutdown on overheat feature.----It would run till it was too late.-----A wise man would install a new impeller !
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    Johnson 55 Seahorse 55ESL69A Project videos

    A newer lower unit had been installed by a previous owner.----They neglected to fit the water pump from the 69 model to this newer unit.----Not everything is --" the same "---year to year.-----Upper bearing housing was round on newer gearcases.---Square on original.
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    Finding information on my mysterious Evinrude 4hp...

    Remove lower unit.----Pump sits on top of it.
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    1978 70HP Evinrude Fuel Pump

    See post#2---Are you aware of issues with gaskets on the exhaust manifold.----Allows water to leak into the engine.
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    1978 70HP Evinrude Fuel Pump

    Any holes or tears in it ?
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