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    Lower Unit Oil Leak

    Oil leaks tend to wick along surfaces and gaps and this can make it hard to figure where its coming from , usually you would give it a clean and then see where the oil appears 1st . The oil doesnt need to fill the cavity .....only needs a small leak to wick down the inside of the mid section and...
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    Lower Unit Oil Leak

    That gap is where the lower unit bolts to the mid section . The lower unit is sealed to contain the oil inside itself . The engine sit atop the mid section ....also sealed to contain oil , but there is no oil in the mid section , however the engine main seal may leak down onto the mid section...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    😁Not based on English ....it is English ....you womble 😆 . The problem is that you Yankees ,whilst claiming to be an english speaking union you didn't learn what some of the the words actually meant .......like "excited " Americans miss use it all the time .😁
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    OK a question. I have a little 1984 Evinrude 7.5 HP.. Beautiful motor.

    My kicker is mounted so that when on the plane with main motor the skeg is about an inch into the water. When using the kicker its in well over the cav plate . The bracket was one of them raise and lower things but I didnt need to , and it was about a foot long sticking out the back with 20kg...
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    Lower Unit Oil Leak

    1st thing to do is to be sure its gear oil and not engine oil ......no chance you spilt oil whilst topping up the engine . You can usually tell by the smell of the oil what it is .🙂 Tightening the lower unit mounting bolts wont help .
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    Tiny boat performance help

    I have similar issue with an 8 foot ally dinghy and a 6hp 4/ Zuki . These wee boats are real sensitive to weight distribution , tiller ext as mentioned and get used to the idea that you may have to move the largest mass ( your good self ) back and forth a bit to trim the vessel .I @112 kg ( I...
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    78 Johnson 115 intake manifold

    Not from here 🙂 but Im thinking more mechanical strength than sealing . The gasket will do the sealing but just thinking about that gasket getting squeezed out where the support is a bit thin so ya wanna glue it in . If I had to do it right now Id clean the metal surfaces with isopropyl...
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    Random

    As the news came over the radio about the lunar landing (whole class full of kids sitting listening quietly on the mat ,'cept me....."great step for mankind".......bla bla bla , I was incarcerated under the teachers desk at the front of the class .....cant remember what I did to deserve that...
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    78 Johnson 115 intake manifold

    Id make sure that manifold and the carb surfaces were flat, put a smear of gasket cement just around the chip (both sides of the gasket ) , bolt the carb up and leave it for a day . You could dress it up and use liquid metal to fill the void and dress it up flat but its not a high stress joint...
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    1998 9.9 2 stroke mercury troubles

    Is it just one coil with 2 leads ?
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    😁😁Grass is greener jimmbo 🙂 I loved ice skating as a kid ....but we were confined to a rink and ice fishing sounds good , and you guys have waaaaaaay more small game .......and a much better attitude to firearms in general .I wouldnt mind swapping for a while .
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Went to Wanaka for a few days to babysit my Mum while Dad was getting a "medical procedure" ( we dont say colonoscopy ), anyhow pix The 2nd and 3rd are the "Wanaka tree" and all the loopies quein up to get their photo taken in front of it ,'parently its a world wide sensation 🙄 , but its...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Ok ,I see your point . I wouldnt loose sleep over the rubber ....it does deteriorate with age . There is not a lot you can do for the rubber , with stuff like that I give it a good wash with isopropyl alcohol and pack a bit of silicone (Selley's All Clear is real good for this ) around the area...
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    D’oh

    😆Oh, I have never got lost on my morning walk 😆😆,I just use it to remember where things go ......well actually thats not true ,if , big if I remember to take it to the shed I will forget to take pix and most likely will have to return to shed in the dark to retrieve the bloody thing later on...
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    How to prevent jack from seizing up? Gets submerged every launch

    I guess you could get grease in there somehow ,even drill a 1.5mm hole for a needle point grease gun , and then heat it up slowly until grease runs out tother end ,and if your real flash you could put a proper grease nipple (can I put n i pple ). My jack ( we call them jockey wheels )is just a...
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Make one .....seriously, taint nuffin sofistikated 🙂
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    How to prevent jack from seizing up? Gets submerged every launch

    Maybe winding the jack up and down its full stroke every so often might redistribute what grease is in there.🙂
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    Add tilt and trim to 1969 85hp Evinrude?

    You can actually buy outboards now that come with power t&t as standard, and they are available used too . I think you would save yourself a bunch of stress , time and money buying another motor with power t&t 🙂
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    Electrical not reaching panel

    A Volvo dealer ? 😁 Brushes in the starter ,solenoid.
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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    😆 Ha ! I been thinkin about this spring and the whole not running backwards . Something 2/ with its timing set close to tdc will run backwards quite well if it starts on a backfire so I do see the point in having that spring . I recall myself and some mates camping 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 over easter at the...
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