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  1. JSGOLD

    Quick question on water tube - 1984 Evinrude 8hp longshaft

    Late last year I had issues with steam coming out of the exhaust, so I replaced thermostat and head gasket. Took it out one last time and still had some steam coming out, but not sure if this is normal as I have not had the motor long and the water was getting colder...So I checked the water...
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    Water pump repair...1984 Evinrude 8hp - gasket sealant???

    This weekend I planned on replacing impeller on my 1984 8hp longshaft but I can't find OMC gasket seal for the two small gaskets in the pump. can anyone suggest a sub if I can't locate it?? It also specifies OMC needle bearing grease for the pump as well....even harderto locate. I think it is...
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    Steaming motor - round 2

    I replaced the head gasket and thermostat assembly in my 1984 Evinrude 8HP longshaft and took it out for our last boating trip for the year. Maybe I am just totally wrong here but it was steaming again after a few minutes of WOT. Now,when I assembled the new parts it did not steam but water was...
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    1984 - E8RLCRM head gasket questions

    I am going to replace the head gasket and thermostat in a few days on my 8HP long shaft motor, and I had a couple of questions. Does anyone know the proper torque for the head bolts on this motor (don't have a service manual yet, and what do you use to clean the head and the block surface? The...
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    1984 HP steaming out exhaust - E8RLCRM

    Last trip out I noticed what appeared to be an abnormal amount of either smoke or steam coming out of the motor heading back to the dock. Pee stream solid, but I checked when we got home and there is steam coming out the exhaust still yet. Was hoping it was simply the weather...Anyway pee stream...
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    Adding a grounding buss...yes or no?

    I am rewiring my old 76' starcraft boat (16' deep v) and I know some people will add a separate ground buss in the rear for the bilge pump, anchor lights, etc., but, given the size of my boat would there be anything to gain from that other than saving a few feet of wire? My thoughts are I could...
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    Excess fuel in bottom carb.....hmmmmm

    I started my 1976 Evinrude 55hp motor this evening after rebuilding the carbs. I know it needs some adjustments but I noticed two things that may or may not be a big deal. When I pressurized the system there were no leaks..NONE. I started it and seems to be smoother but it is a little quirky at...
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    Fuel line hoses

    I just rebuilt the (2) carbs on my 1976 Evinrude 55HP motor and am getting ready to install. I want to replace the hoses from the fuel pump to the carbs and the small line between the carbs so I have all new system. The old line between the carbs was clear plastic and the hose from the pump to...
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    Thread sealant on carbs?

    I am rebuilding my carbs on the 55HP Evinrude (76) and was just curious if you folks used any kind of thread sealant on the bolts on these?
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    Boat guide spacing

    Our boat trailor has a set of guides to help me get the old Starcraft on and off with. However previous owner did a poor job of installing them, and have had issues with one side coming loose. I now have a solid mounting for them but since I am doing this I want to be sure what proper spacing...
  11. JSGOLD

    Updating my kicker to controls questions...."snap in cables"????

    I replaced our old 61 -5.5 fisherman with a nice 1984 Evinrude 8HP long shaft and while I love the motor, hooking up controls is a lot more difficult than my old 61....I finally found the obsolete connection kit for the motor (old number 0174120) and it tells me I need "snap in cables", or type...
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    Kicker motor dragging in water

    I added a 8HP Evinrude longshaft recently and use it most of the time to push our 16' Starcraft around the local 10HP rated lakes. We spend probably 90% of our time there. We took the boat to Stonewall Jackson Lake over the 4th and has issues with the kicker motor dragging when we were at WOT...
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    Not as good as I thought.....

    after quite a number of succesful launches and returns I felt pretty comfortable yesterday heading to our regular lake. The day started out on the wrong foot as weather and getting the old boat out from under the carport (where some "dummy" parked it wrong) but we figured to get a few hours of...
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    Bilge pump sizing??

    While getting ready to rewire my old 16' Starcraft Supersport (76' deep-v) I have looked at replacing the old bilge pump. I have only had to use this once, to clear out rainwater, and it did OK, but old and very small. I want to get a Rule automatic pump, but am curious what the "proper" size...
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    Quriky 84' Evinrude starter 8HP

    Our new to us 84' Evinrude 8hp longshaft (E8RLCRM) pull starter froze up on me while trying to launch Saturday....busy day too.:facepalm:...Anyway we used the electric trolling motor to get us away from the dock area and worked with it a bit. I had noticed that when I first started to pull the...
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    Hooking up 1984 8HP Evinrude to remote controls.....what is needed????

    I just bought a nice 8HP motor (E8RLCRM) and do not see how to hook it up to my Shipmaster control. I currently have an older 61' Evinrude 5.5 hooked up to them but won't be the same hookup I know. Is there a particular kit needed for this engine someone could point out for me? I am using type...
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    Bige pump switch question - circuit breaker or no?

    I am rewirng my old 76" Starcraft and installing new fuse panel and switches from Iboats. I am looking at various bilge pump switches and panels, and example is Seasense...who has a nice compact unit ready to go but almost everything I see has a circuit breaker or fuse. Since I am wiring in a...
  18. JSGOLD

    long shaft or short shaft for deep v boat kicker

    I have a 1976 Starcraft, 16' deep V boat and have a 55hp evinrude and a 5.5 kicker on it, mounted to the transom. The 5.5 is a 61' model and I was looking at possibly getting something in an 8 or 9.9 to give us a little more speed in the smaller lakes and a newer more dependable motor. The 5.5...
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    light switch question

    Since I am going to rewire the boat (with all the rain what ELSE can I do?) I am looking at replacing the old pull switches in the dash, among other things. I notice that one(2 circuit) switch when I pull it out the bow light comes on and when you pull further the stern (pole light) comes on as...
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    controls for 1984 Johnson

    I am looking at an extremely low hours 1984 Johnson 9.9 for push my 16' Starcraft a little faster than my old 5.5 Evinrude kicker motor. I currently have dual controls for the 55HP and the 5.5 (61). Question is, would the same cables and box running the 5.5 run the 9.9??
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