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    Help with Starter

    I believe I suggested to TEST your solenoid be fore replacing it.---I have often said that 12 volts and wires can be confusing.
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    Help with Starter

    The new solenoid did not fix the ---" No crank " ----issue ?
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    Rec gas prices???

    Just saw $1.76 CA / liter for diesel today.-------It amounts to telling the grandkids I won't be able to drive for 4 days to go and see them.------Might have to learn to overcome my resistance to going by Boeing 737.----Flying there by myself would be about 1/4 of the cost for diesel fuel...
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    '56 evinrude 5512 starter rope roll pin

    So you agree ?----The picture does not look correct.-----You put tight knot on one end of rope.------Once pulley is in place you put the pointy end of the rope into the hole .-----Make sure rope goes between pin and pulley.-----Tension the spring as needed.-----Make sure arrow on pulley lines up...
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    Old merc outboard details?

    Your location ?----Motor marketed in Europe ?-----Found on the list of Belgium produced Mercury motors ?
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    '56 evinrude 5512 starter rope roll pin

    I do knot believe the rope is held by that roll pin.----Just use a knot.-----Make sure the rope goes between that pin and the pulley.
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    Driveshaft will pull out

    Steps to take.----Put nut back on driveshaft to protect threads.-----Insert some kind of wedge between nut and clutch dog.-----Give propshaft a bump with rubber mallet / piece of wood.
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    Fuel leak under flywheel?

    Reed valves open so vacuum is not that high in the 6 separate crankcases.
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    Old merc outboard details?

    Those decals were used in the 81 / 82 model years.----Why do you say it is a Mariner serial number?
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    Suzuki ignition wiring help..

    Best to check the neutral start switch.-----Factory solenoid is not cheap.-----The solenoid should be tested before spending beer tokens.
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    Fuel leak under flywheel?

    ----" Crankcase is mostly under a vacuum "----Not a correct statement.-----Vacuum is not high compared to the crankcase compression !!
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    Doohickey

    Any idea of what motor you own ?
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    new to me 1970 Johnson 25hp tiller short shaft. locked up

    ?????-----The 22 cubic inch was last marketed in 1976.-----So no 1981 pistons do not fit.----Not even close.
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    So i decided to pull the powerhead off....

    Standard bore is 3.312"-----You need new pistons !!-----Fix it once and fix it right.
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    1986 Mercury 90hp inline 6 carburetors spitting gas

    Clean all 3 carburetors.-----Float valves and floats have issues.
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    Need help with transom repair...

    It will take at least 10 years for the wood to rot !
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    Welding a gimbal housing yay or nay?

    A product like ----LUMIWELD-----Might work.-----It is much like brazing.----The parent aluminum does not melt.----Thus there is less risk of warpage.
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    Stable Fishing Boat for a Big Man

    I vote for pontoon style boat.-----Safety is rule #1.
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    1937 champion 4.4 hp starting

    Does spark jump a gap of 1/4" or more?------There is one throttle plate and one choke plate.
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    Old merc outboard details?

    Most repair shops in small towns have disappeared.----Support them while you still can.----Give them your serial # and in a small town they should help you !!-----Northern Ontario is fairly big.-----Takes me 2 days solid driving to get to Manitoba from my place.
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