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    Merc 25hp 2 stroke electric start issues

    Have the battery load tested.
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    9.9 Evinrude - Hard Start when warm , but starts fine when cold

    Do a spark test when motor fails to start when warmed up.----Does spark jump a gap of 3/8" or better, yes or no ?
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    video of my motor idling

    Sounds like it is running on 2 cylinders.-----How did it run for you last season ?
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    1972 Chrysler 85 HP Impeller question

    Stop----Explain what you mean by compression numbers posted.---To me a 15 , 18 , 25 mean nothing.---Numbers like 125 PSI mean something.-----When testing in a bucket the water should be 6" ( 15 cm ) above the impeller !!-----Hopefully you have not damaged the new impeller.
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    Metal shavings in reed block

    Hard to tell from picture if is a piece of a bearing ( it is straight ) , but could be a broken ring.-----Clearly an example of why big motors need to run with a tachometer.----Notice a drop of 300 / 500 RPM and stop running it.----Or do like the previous owner and run till it dies...
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    soaked lower plug

    Check fuel pump diaphragm.----Possibly ruptured.
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    1991 Force 90hp starting problem

    Check flywheel key.
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    1967 Super Seahorse 80hp with Electric Shift

    I have the factory service manual for 66 / 67 years.----But too busy with a buddy's boat and some gardening for the next few days !!
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    1967 Super Seahorse 80hp with Electric Shift

    Saw the wiring diagram listed on E-Bay for $6.95 ----But that might be too rich for Wiggy.
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    1967 Super Seahorse 80hp with Electric Shift

    Sorry----The 85 HP in 69 /70 had a totally different ignition system and shift system was different as well.-----But I am sure you can recognize that.
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    Sapele marine marine plywood

    There is a video on you tube.----sapele a padouk ----Laminated with West System.----Guy pounds these blocks with a hammer.---Then soaks in water and pounds again.-----The wood broke but not the epoxy joint.
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    1967 Super Seahorse 80hp with Electric Shift

    Using ---google ----will find you the wiring diagram.
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    Metal shavings in reed block

    Looks like a bearing let go inside.-----Likely the wristpin bearing.-----Motor might have had a rattle.----Some of us can hear this rattle.----Some folks can only hear if motor is running.----And if a motor runs , then everything is OK I think.
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    1984 35hp Mercury, won't go in reverse

    How did it shift for you last season ?----Was lower unit off for service ?----It really is only ---" just " ---Going into reverse on land but kicks out when there is a load on the water.-----Some will argue.-----My approach would be to remove lower unit.-----Put control in neutral with shifter...
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    35 hp, A184614, Coil Mounting Bracket

    Test running in a bucket , on a hose or at the lake ??
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    Water pump help

    Sorry ---missed that video.------I thought there was a different video attached to this thread earlier.
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    Water pump help

    Stop--No need for that video-----Reverse not needed. ----Neutral works.--------No wrenches required.----Just a pair of pliers.---Starboard side of the motor.-----Find the L-shaped shift lever that goes under the bottom carburetor.-----Remove the hitch pin ( pliers ) on that lever.-----Now push...
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    1998 Johnson 90HP (J90TSLECM) voltage too high!!!

    google wiring diagrams or find it on -----maxrules----website
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    WATER PUMP LINER

    Some will argue.-----On outboards it is done all the time , one cylinder with an oversize piston.-----Not a problem.
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    Johnson 115 Trim Pump problems

    Post model of the outboard motor.-----And does the tilt motor use 2 wires or 3 wires ?
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