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    Old Honda BF75 (7.5hp) Outboard - Looking for fuel connector?

    I would install a Johnson / Evinrude fitting on the motor and on the hose.-----Cheaper easier to get quality parts.
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    Pull starter

    Contact your local BRP / Evinrude dealer.-------In Canada----evinrudeparts.ca----can help you.
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    Pull starter

    Very odd.-----Is it a factory part that you bought ?----If yes than take it back.-----Teeth on the flywheel possibly damaged by someone trying to remove the flywheel?----Is the rope the correct diameter ?----Was the spring on the gear greased ?
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    Someone knows fersure. Sneezing and idle screw does little

    Agreed ,----most small Johnson / Evinrude motors have had a fixed high speed jet ( orifice ) since about 1965.
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    1965 3.9hp plug fouls

    Oil in a test barrel is a concern to many folks.-----I have stated it many times.----Oil / lubrication / operation / inner workings of 2 strokes is not well understood.-----Oil floating in your test barrel is normal for that motor !
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    Mercury 50 hp 2 stroke

    Is there spark off the lead ?----Is the sparkplug bad ?
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    Honda 30hp outboard motor

    This item prevents sudden closing of throttle plates.-----Why do you think it needs to be replaced ?-----Why are you having an issue finding the part # for it.
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    Why would an outboard Mechanic?

    Remove the coil.----Remove left over bolt.-----Repair threaded hole with a helicoil if needed.----Install coil.------Find a new mechanic or get a manual for simple repairs.
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    Mercury 110 9.8hp Prop

    Look for a prop on E-bay.-----Should be lots of good ones around.
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    1992 bass tracker alarm keeps going off

    These buzzers have a wee circuit ( brain ) that sounds the alarm for 2/ 3 seconds when key is turned on.-----A self test so to speak.----That circuit can be defective.
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    Honda 30hp outboard motor

    Generally referred to as a " dashpot " I think.
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    Someone knows fersure. Sneezing and idle screw does little

    Water from the pee stream does NOT circulate through the block.------It should never be hot or even warm.
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    2000 johnson 50 hp fuel pump issues

    The pulse limiter is a safety device for the VRO.-----Not needed for the regular pump!
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    97 force 90 hp trim tilt opinion?

    The 2 wire motor use 2 relays to switch + and - .-----The 3 wire motors may use 1 solenoid for up.---- Down is lower current through the switch.-----Find the wiring diagrams for both to see what to do.
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    97 force 90 hp trim tilt opinion?

    If you assume that a wire is " just a ground " you could end up with expensive smoke.
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    2000 johnson 50 hp fuel pump issues

    The pump is to be mounted directly over the PRESSURE pulse port on the side of top cylinder.-----So 2 nipples on the pump.-----Remove the pulse limiter and plug that hole.-----Use the 556 pump with the gasket & 2 screws.
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    1966 Johnson 9.5hp (MQ-12A)

    Installed many of those vibration kits myself.-----Compared to the easy to service 1963 model 10 HP the 9.5 was harder to work on for major repairs.-------Those outer shells took extra time to remove.-----But if you look at modern " sleek cowlings " on many new motors today they were not too...
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    Leaking lower unit?

    Cut off one side.---Drive the rest out with a small punch.
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    Leaking lower unit?

    There is a seal on the driveshaft.----A seal on the propshaft.-----I showed the 8 year old grandson how to change the impeller on a 10 HP once.----I think he ( now 13 ) could change the seals on this simple gearcase.-----Nothing is going to jump at you.
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    Leaking lower unit?

    It sounds like normal oil seepage common on 2 stroke motors.-----Oil mixed with gasoline and the workings of a 2 stroke are not well understood.-----Pretty simple to install new oil seals on that little machine.
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