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    Disintegrating rivets

    Scott, Are you sure about that? My Merc has a block ground and 4 1/2" mounting bolts. There is no way the engine is not grounded to the boat and water. my boat is fiberglass, however, a lot of motors have parts in the water, even with the motor tilted up.
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    Charging system help

    I did not think IL6 motors were made in 1990, but that is not germane, Those motors had a voltage regulator, driven by the stator. The stator supplied an AC current which was rectified and then regulated, based upon the condition of the battery. Simple test is to disconnect the yellow stator...
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    1998 Evinrude Outboard 150 Ocean Pro Ignition Switch issue

    Does the starter spin continuously, when the engine is running? I would expect it would. Look for melted wiring, on the engine harness. Wires can melt and connect to each other on that motor. I am expecting the purple wire is somehow connected to the yellow/red wire.
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    Disintegrating rivets

    You also might look to see if any electrical wires have fallen to the bottom of the boat, where they could be covered in water. Water could find a nick in the insulation and allow electricity to contact the hull, completing the circuit. Scott, wouldn't you expect the engine to be connected to...
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    Carb Question

    Outboards can have "filter like" devices, however, these are to muffle air intake noise. Those tubes look like orifices' for mid range or off idle.
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    Tach for 3 cylinder, 2-stoke outboard?

    OB tachs work off the stator. They are independent of engine cylinders. Find a tach that works on Force OBs and see if your motor is listed. You might ask this Q in the Force Forum.
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    Disintegrating rivets

    Your dad might take a galvanometer and check the water around the boat for stray currents. with his training, he may know how to detect same. You might also see if an impressed current system like MerCathode would help your situation.
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    1962 Evinrude Starflite IV 75hp no spark HELP!

    I do not remember if the carb had a replaceable inlet needle seat. Maybe there is someone old enough on this forum who does. Even in the 70's I had to find a dealer with the "old books "to get parts for my '59 Fat Fifty. No microfiche for them, even back then.
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    Disintegrating rivets

    OK, to be clear, you keep it at your dock for a few months of the year. You do not paint it with antifouling paint, and it has one zinc anode. I assume it is freshwater, or you would have serious growth build up. You might look up to check for stray electrical current at your dock. You also...
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    1989 Seville 19 questions

    I had an '88 Sorrento, which is the same hull as Seville. It came with a 4.3LX V6. You would obviously need to rebuild the dog house and move the front motor mount, and maybe cut back the decking to put a V8 in it, but I think the boat would handle it. You might check the SeaRay site. They...
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    No fuel Seen- 94' Black Max

    The enrichener is a solenoid valve that drains fuel under gravity feed, from the top carb to the lower carbs, directly into the crankcase. This provide choking action. When you say "draining from the filter as it ran", do you mean the inline fuel filter, or something else?
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    93 sunbird corsair 170ss

    Sometimes you need to pull the motor, sometimes not. Remove the steering link from cable to motor. Turn the wheel to make the steering rod as short as possible. Loosen the large steering cable nut and pull the cable out of the tilt tube. If you are lucky, there is enough room in the...
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    Fuel tank condensation (tank not in use)

    More likely rain water has leaked into the tank. Fuel level senders can and often leak. Look for a place where water can pool on top of the tank. If tank is steel or aluminum, look for pinholes or worse on the bottom and sides of the tank. Just because it holds 6Gal water, doesn't mean it...
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    Disintegrating rivets

    So you keep the boat in the water right? Is it at a marina or your dock? What bottom paint do you use? Did you recently install a SS prop? Marinas can have stray currents in the water that cause such corrosion. Of course, your dock could have the same as well, but less likely. A shotgun...
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    1962 Evinrude Starflite IV 75hp no spark HELP!

    Magic marker marks are not timing marks. Ignore all of them. Wipe them off with acetone or alcohol. You obviously saw the cast timing mark on the distributor pully. That is the one to match with the one on the distributor pully base to set the first set of points. Then turn the distributor...
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    Low compression #5, 115hp inline 6

    So your not going to look at the pistons and cylinders, before deciding to make it a parts motor or tearing it apart to overhaul it? Inline six motors are too old to invest an significant $ into, IMO. The newest ones are 35 years old. If you can get them to run with some carb kits and a...
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    Trouble pulling skier out of the hole

    Looking at the videos....your tachometer jumps all over the place. You are still idling and it jumps over 3000RPM. I suspect it has wiring issues or is broken. Secondly, at full speed, the tach shows 3000RPM. I cannot tell what speed you are going, but if the engine doesn't go over 3000RPM...
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    Water temperature coming out of the pee hole now what I'll do here

    Pressure is good.....If telltale water is about 143*F, you should be good to go. Did you test overheat alarm? Simply ground it at the motor, key on and see if she buzzes.
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    Low compression #5, 115hp inline 6

    Pull the three transfer covers on the starboard side and have a look at the cylinders, pistons and rings. if they look good, I would run it. That one cylinder's compression is a bit low, but It is worth a try. Does it have spark on all 6 cylinders?
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    110 Johnson maintenance

    Racer, When cylinders go bad they have ~ 10PSI. I think a 15% variance in compression on a 35 year old motor is fine. Maybe not factory spec, but it is 35 years old. Would you have him scrap it or rebuild it if it was more than 10% difference in compression? I would vote to run it... JMO
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