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    2001 Mercury 25hp POWERHEAD

    Your location ?-----Getting hard to find shops that will rebuild these motors.
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    How bad is it?

    The 3 cylinder 65 / 70 HP is not high on my " good motor " list.------Remove bypass cover and look at piston / rings.
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    Tippy aluminum houseboat

    Best to have this thing inspected before an accident happens.-------I like boats designed by a Russian archetect-------Name is ----Kneva Toppleova
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    Thoughts on an Evinrude 28SPL

    The 28 SPL is the same as the 25 / 30 HP motors that were marketed for many years.------They do have the older ( easier to repair ) midsection and lower unit used in the early 1980's.-----Nothing wrong with this design------You need to maintain and operate it properly.
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    Another Guy With Force 120 Issue

    All cylinder heads are warped.-----Did you refinish the head before installing the new gasket ?-----A leak into water jackets can lead to overheating !
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    First tiller motor

    Needs more water in your bucket.----Install a new impeller now.
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    First tiller motor

    Agreed 25 HP.-----But fill the bucket to overflowing to test water pump.-----Pump is not self priming.
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    Mercury 7.5 hp Not Firing

    Does spark jump a gap of 3/8" ( 1 cm ) , yes or no ?-----What happens if you put a few drops of fuel into sparkplug holes ?----Does motor bark when you pull it over ?
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    Mercury 7.5 hp Not Firing

    Switch the plug wires as a test.
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    78 Mercury 90hp inline 6 2 stroke outboard

    No oil is pulled from the lower unit !----------There is an oil recirculation line from bottom of engine block that goes to an upper bearing.-----You are mixing gas / oil at 50:1 on this machine ?-----Oil on the outside of the sparkplug ?
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    is there a outboard vintage Merc 39

    Not a mistake there was a 3.9 hp model marketed.
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    Source of Oil Leak

    Perhaps an oil leak on the oil lines.------Best to find the leak ( replace hoses ) and fix it.-----Loosing oil injection system gets expensive in a hurry !
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    1995 Evinrude 50hp ignition problem

    Oil injection has nothing to do with ignition.-----I would say the powerpack is the culprit.-----Fairly easy to change out.
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    1985 looper 140 and a 1985 looper 120 powerhead exchange

    Same driveshaft splines.--------Same block so go for it.
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    A different "Can't attach shift shaft" question

    As in post #2------There is no way for you to know how many of these motors I have worked on or how many I own for parts / rebuilding.
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    1983 evinrude 9.9 2 stroke idle speed setting

    Well----1-1/2 is the starting point.------A motor in good condition should start and keep running.-------Then you must do the final adjusting a bit more out or more in. ----So is your motor in good condition ??-----Thermostat installed and motor running at proper temperature ?------Compression...
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    Question for "the machinist"

    Springs do not get lazy here.-----Perhaps the plastic bushing / sleeve #55 is compromised.-----Very easy to shim this up to correct the issue.
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    Mercury 80HP Mounting on transom

    Remove that wood shim.------Drill the transom ( 2 holes total ) through the slots at bottom of brackets.----Done.
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    98 evinrude 90hp crossflow

    ??----Intake ports are round holes in the cylinders.-----Can not be swapped out.
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    2004 Johnson 90 HP Outboard- left me out in the sea - neutral

    No surprise there.-----These new lower units are not as robust as the older ones.----Just my opinion.
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