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    1979 OMC Gear Lube

    You might not be aware that these OMC sterndrives are not high on the hit parade.------Be prepared to do the maintenance or replace drive / replace boat.
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    1979 OMC Gear Lube

    Use mercruiser gear oil.----Or OMC / BRP oil called ---HI-VIS----In that drive.
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    Trying to start a 1967 33hp Evinrude no Generator

    Facts for you.-----This motor does not need 12 volts to run !-----It does not need a generator to run.------Pull the flywheel ( 3 bolts 1/4-20 ) to inspect points and coils.-----If coils are original they will likely be cracked and you need new ones.-----These are an elegantly simple , reliable...
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    Worth Fixing?

    You either fix these things or buy a newer boat.-----You get a part time job to make the money and use " after tax coins " to buy the better boat.----Or roll up your sleeves and fix this one.----You gain satisfaction and save $10 every hour you spend on it.-----All depends on your ambition and...
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    Force 125 lacking power

    With the lack of power there is a issue with 1 of 5 things.-----Wrong timing or no spark on one cylinder.-----Not enough fuel / too much fuel going in to one or more cylinders.---Lack of compression in one or more cylinders.-----Lack of crankcase compression in one or more...
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    Gear oil leak 1985 9.9 Evinrude

    Just run it.-----But remember these motors do NOT have an overheat warning / shutdown system.------They will overheat and run till they come to a " dynamic halt " and it results is expensive repairs.----Your call I say.
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    Gear oil leak 1985 9.9 Evinrude

    Many different answers / opinions will be given.-----I do not know the maintenance history of your motor.------I do not know the tools and ability that lives in your workshop.--------This could well be normal , from oil mixed with the fuel.----No water in the gear oil is a good sign.----I own...
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    1978 18ft Mariner: I won this "Pig in a Poke" on Ebay..!

    Looks like a homemade center console.-----A package like that would be $30,000 + new.-------A very good plan to remove floor / replace transom.------A boat like that properly fixed will give you years of enjoyment.
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    Default Knocking / rattle sound in 40hp outboard - Lower leg?

    Shift linkage is not the issue.-----Check spark on each lead.-----Possibly running on 2 cylinders.
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    Deck repair looks like might need new stringers and any other advice.

    Typical boat construction.--------Make a hull in a mold.---Then add some plywood structure.-----Pour in some expanding foam.----Put floor down.-----Foam adds strength and quieteness. -----Done.-------No concern as to what happens when water gets in there after 15 years.-----Doing a boat...
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    1984 johnson 90hp carb leaking fuel out air cleaner

    Is there a wee hose that comes from the back of the air box?-----If yes , does that hose go to a nipple ?
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    1982 15HP Johnson

    Should be exactly the same.----What do you mean by " government work " here ?
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    Tilt and trim unit interchange.

    The concept of the SPL model was economy / lower price.-----Therefor no trim / tilt or oil injection from factory.
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    75hp Lower Unit - confirming reverse gear is engaged

    Sorry-----You have to look on another parts page to find the " shift slide "----for this motor !!
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    75hp Lower Unit - confirming reverse gear is engaged

    The control box and cable hold it in reverse.
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    75hp Lower Unit - confirming reverse gear is engaged

    ??----There is a strong spring in there.-----It will kick it out of reverse in the blink of an eye.-----Hold the shift rod in reverse and test.----This is simpler than you can imagine !
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    Prop suggestions

    That would be a V-6 lower unit on that 130 HP.-----Have the boat weighed.------If it has foam flotation it could be waterlogged.
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    Question on steering hook up

    Likely easy to make a bracket to attach tiller cable.-----I think bolt holes might be there already on the motor.
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    1995 15 hp 2 stroke mariner with controls.no pee.

    Is the water in your test bucket 6 or 8 " above the impeller ?----Serial # of your motor ?
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    1984 johnson 90hp carb leaking fuel out air cleaner

    Those screws ( in red circle ) hold the reed boxes.----So you might have to look into that and replace those 4 gaskets.----That hole with the " missing bolt " might not be used for your year.-----I believe that hole was used for a shift pivot bolt on the 73 to 77 V-4 models.
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