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    Trim pump solenoid

    Do you have a year / model or picture of the pump / reservoir unit ??
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    Water Pump Won't Prime 1991 90 HP Evinrude

    I like to use factory kits.-----I don't trust stuff made by the ----hooflungdung -----Aftermarket people.-----So install factory kit and test run.
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    Evinrude 25 Electric Conversion

    I think looking at the parts manuals found on line , you can help yourself.-----I often post answers that are deemed suspect by novices.----Sorry to be blunt here.
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    1988 Johnson 28hp only starting for a bit when wires are switched

    Should never need heat to take a flywheel off a 25 / 28 / 30 HP model.----I do not see answers to questions.----Good luck sorting this motor out.
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    2003 Merc 75HP 4S impeller change gone bad

    Lower units should slide together.-----If you used the bolts to pull it / force it you made a mistake !!
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    1992 evinrude 15hp weird symptoms

    Run with a timing light.----One cylinder at a time.-----When you think it is running on one cylinder , ----Should help you figure out which cylinder might not be firing.
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    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    The 1996 model FORCE is shown to have an ENRICHMENT valve and not a choke flapper that blocks ( chokes ) air.----A wise owner would test all components that pertain to starting a motor !
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    I need help with a 58 super thunderbolt iekhaefer!

    I have that set of pliers somewhere.----Have not used them for a while.
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    How to get my throttle roller closer to the armature/flywheel?

    I recall ( 50 years ago ) an owner with a 1963 model 28 HP.-----Picked it up from authorized Johnson dealer.-------On the weekend I happened to see folks struggling with a motor at a dock.------I quickly realized it was the motor that I had running like a top in the test tank.-----Would not...
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    I need help with a 58 super thunderbolt iekhaefer!

    The newer distributers were like that.------I have more than 1 early Mercury magnetos and the rotor is a separate item.----Even on the 6 cylinder motors it was separate with input from 2 coils to the rotor
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    I need help with a 58 super thunderbolt iekhaefer!

    The rotor is not part of the shaft.-----It is no longer available.----The parts for these magnetos are big $$$.-----But they are well made.----Lots of used parts available.
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    1974 Lark 50hp 50472M - Suddenly no spark?

    My mistake ---I guess there is only 1 brown.-----Have not worked on a 74 model in a long time.
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    1974 Lark 50hp 50472M - Suddenly no spark?

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    1974 Lark 50hp 50472M - Suddenly no spark?

    What ohm reading do you get on the stator brown to brown ?----And one brown to ground?
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    1974 Lark 50hp 50472M - Suddenly no spark?

    In Canada----evinrudeparts.ca-----may offer help.
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    Merc 40 Force - Takes forever to start

    You have likely damaged the starter with lots of cranking.-----Some will argue .----I would take starter apart for inspection.-----Do not rush out and buy a new one !
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    1974 Lark 50hp 50472M - Suddenly no spark?

    Stator for a 1974 model 50 HP is not hard to find at all.
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    1973 115 hp Johnson lower unit

    These are shifted with oil pressure assist.-----Shift to FORWARD with a down motion of the shift rod.-----Lower units from 73 to 77 V-4 will work I believe.----If in Canada----evinrudeparts.ca----might be able to help.
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    1992 evinrude 15hp weird symptoms

    Have you installed a new water pump impeller ?-----Install a new diaphragm in the fuel pump.----When it is acting up pull the top wire off the sparkplug.---Will it start on the bottom cylinder ?----Repeat the test by pulling wire off the bottom cylinder.
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    Carburetor clean versus carburetor rebuild

    A visit to ---Mackinac Island----Might explain what clean transportation is.
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