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    Stuck lower unit

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    1991 Johnson 150hp Fast - Remove lower unit?

    Remove shift cable at the motor.-----Find the hitch pin on that horizontal shaft below the carburetors.----Remove that hitch pin.------Push that horizontal shaft to the port side and rotate it.----Shift rod is now loose.
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    Stuck lower unit

    See if you missed any nuts above the prop.
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    Where to start

    When choke plate is closed a very low pressure develops in the carburetor when you pull the rope.----Then the atmospheric pressure in the float bowl floods the carburetor throat with fuel.
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    Stuck lower unit

    How many nuts / bolts on your work bench ?----Trim tab is out of the way ?
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    Engine weight 1974 Chrysler 135hp 1357HA

    ??----A 1972 model 125 HP Evinrude listed at 252 LBS in the brochure.
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    Lower unit bearings, water intrusion question

    Walking around your motor or jumping up and down won't help.----Take it apart and examine bearings with a magnifying glass.
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    Lower unit bearings, water intrusion question

    They are just standard bearings.----Take the unit apart for inspection.-----I do not consider those gearcases to be robust.
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    1956 15hp Johnson electric start question

    I think the important block dimensions are the same.-----Doubt you will be able to find / afford new parts if 56 is the only thing that will fit.
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    1956 15hp Johnson electric start question

    Find a donor motor with the parts.-----1956 to 1976 with the 22 cubic inch block.---18 / 20 / 25 HP ------Best way to go.
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    Removing Cylinder Head 1960 18hp Lightwin.

    I have worked on lots of motors.-----That amount of rust indicates water / moisture was in there.-----How it got in there and over how many years is hard to tell.
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    1954 18 hp Evinrude Fasttwin Frothy Exhaust

    Those wee handy pumps come with a 3/8-NC thread.-----Very handy to pump oil into the lower unit.----That would be the most common one on the boat shop shelf.-----Not hard to find.
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    Evinrude 2017 Etec HO 200hp

    They had a production run of X number of motors.-----Sold the same motor for a number of years.----Then a new production run.------Not much different than what others did over the years.
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    the oil to fuel ratio for Envirude 25 HP E25REIE

    I think most boating people know that these motors run at 50:1.-----And that has been so since about 1964 model years.-----Not secret information.
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    Removing Cylinder Head 1960 18hp Lightwin.

    Rain water would simply drain down into the engine block / cylinders via the exhaust housing.
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    1986 25 hp Johnson remote start. Small hoses location

    Does not matter as the 2 wee nipples both put out the same amount of fuel when primer valve is open.
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    the oil to fuel ratio for Envirude 25 HP E25REIE

    50 parts gasoline for 1 part oil.-----Seller likely is flipping the motor if he does not know ratio.----Or if he has been running it then did he do damage ?
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    1954 18 hp Evinrude Fasttwin Frothy Exhaust

    Lets start with the model # for this 1954 ?? 18 HP motor.
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    1994 60HP won't start

    Fuel should PULSE out.----It does not pump with a steady stream.
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    1994 60HP won't start

    Turn key to on.----Push in and listen for a click.----Use an assistant to push in key.-----Use screwdriver on enricher and near your ears to listen for " action "
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