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    84 SS 160

    That's what I was thinking ;-) Luckily the admiral saw it that way too!
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    84 SS 160

    A couple weeks ago I was taking one of my several-times daily walks through Craigslist when I caught this listing for a 1984 Starcraft SS 160. The motor appears to be a 1981 Mercury 70 hp based on the SN. The price was $750 so I sent off an email, expecting the few-hours old listing to have...
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    72 evinrude 65hp hydroelectric won't state in gear

    That makes sense. It has been a few years now but I do recall exchanging oil pumps with the donor motor. I still have that one in the garage.
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    72 evinrude 65hp hydroelectric won't state in gear

    I have two of these motors. One looked cleaner and had about 120 psi x 3 so that's the one I picked to get working. I had a similar situation. Got out on the water and it moved a little bit in gear but not much. After disassembling the gear box I found the tabs on the forward gear that rotate...
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    2001 Johnson 70hp - rebuildable?

    Syracuse, NY
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    2001 Johnson 70hp - rebuildable?

    BTW, I replaced the water pump and all lower unit seals just before the teardown.
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    2001 Johnson 70hp - rebuildable?

    I've been keeping my eye out for a crank. Do you always replace rods with the pistons? I've seen OS rebuild kits with new bearings, pistons, and gaskets for around $520. Are those a good way to go or buy separately?
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    2001 Johnson 70hp - rebuildable?

    Thanks for the feedback.
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    2001 Johnson 70hp - rebuildable?

    I picked up a 2001 Johnson 70 hp (j70plsis) a few years ago. It would start right up and idle but wouldn't go without stalling until it warmed up. Then it would hit about 5300 rpms open water. Compression was weak, 90/90/72, and lots of sludge dripping out of the lower unit even after new seals...
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