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  1. Jim Hawkins

    Homemade LED light inserts.

    Nothing earth shattering new here, just my version. My nav lights on the sides of my center console would not work so keeping the fixture, I pulled the lamp base guts and inserted my homemade LED. 4 super bright white LED's from radio shack, about $5 stuck through about a 1" X 1-1/2" piece of...
  2. Jim Hawkins

    Yamaha 90HP (2004) Oil system

    I just got a boat with a Yamaha 90HP 2 stroke and am checking things out before I use it. The first thing I want to check is the oil injection and the warning indicator specifically. I've done a good bit of reading on the system and understand it is considered very reliable so we've got that out...
  3. Jim Hawkins

    Advice on Compression Test - 2004 90hp Yamaha TLRC

    I'm looking at buying a boat with a 2004 90hp Yamaha TLRC. When I checked out the boat my Compression tester showed 90# top cylinder, 90# middle and 60# on the bottom. I assumed the motor had issues and left. Next I looked at another boat, again a 90HP Yamaha and again off on compression...
  4. Jim Hawkins

    '87 Johnson - Spark Adjustment - J30ELCUB

    '87 Johnson - Spark Adjustment - J30ELCUB Hello, while out the other day I began to lose the upper end of my throttle control. Looking at the motor, I found the spark adjust screw had vibrated it's way in to a point it was restricting advancement of the throttle. I moved it back out and the...
  5. Jim Hawkins

    Identify this part game

    I found this thingy lurking in the lower engine cover wedged under the motor while cleaning. Surely this is the part that if I know where it goes then reinstalling it will make my motor run like new, increase gas mileage and make my investments skyrocket! If I only knew what it was...
  6. Jim Hawkins

    Johnson J30ELCUB fuel line question

    I like to replace the fuel lines on my motor every few years and in doing so have a question if the lines run as they are, are correct or if it matters. From the output side of the fuel pump there is a 3/16 line that runs aft of the motor to the port side where it goes to a T. One leg of the T...
  7. Jim Hawkins

    Help with Cavitation

    I had problems with my boat that was classic "motor too low" There was spray coming up and over the transom. Measuring I found my ventilation plate was about 2 1/4 inches below the keel. So, I redid the transom and raised the motor. The ventilation plate is still sometimes about 1/4" below the...
  8. Jim Hawkins

    Tachometer Question

    I want to hook up a tach to my 1987 Johnson 30HP. I don't want to mess with another disposable solid state tach and don't want to spend a lot. I'm looking at this on ebay, http://www.ebay.com/itm/281703748236?item=281703748236&viewitem=&vxp=mtr It says it works with most 4 cylinders but mine...
  9. Jim Hawkins

    Sizing old OMC control cables

    I need new cables for my old OMC style control (I like it and don't want to change it) however I'm unsure what length cables to get. I've attached a picture showing the route the old cables take which I think may be longer than needed. The existing cables are 6'. I suppose there must be some...
  10. Jim Hawkins

    Pvanv or Tohatsu Guru, quick question, please

    On my Tohatsu M55B is the flywheel nut reverse thread?
  11. Jim Hawkins

    Tohatsu M55B Check valve and cap

    I need to replace check valve and cap for the lubrication recirculation on my 55HP Tohatsu (1985) The parts diagram shows only the cap and check valve but when looking up the part # it gives new numbers and notes that 2 additional parts are needed - gaskets. Since the parts diagram does not show...
  12. Jim Hawkins

    Tohatsu M55B Power Tilt - stuck?

    pvanv, while I have your attention, On the Strbd side of the motor is a little thing with rubber hose connected to it. If I read the parts diagram correctly it is a check valve. When I run the motor it spurts out bursts of air and fuel out a hole on the face. What can you tell me about this thing?
  13. Jim Hawkins

    Tohatsu M55B Power Tilt - stuck?

    Thank you pvanv, your post came literally mid swing with the sledge. My unit looks different from the manual. Here's a picture of the unit from the side that faces the transom. I loosened this bolt all the way out and it was a needle valve. And here's a view standing starboard looking port I...
  14. Jim Hawkins

    Tohatsu M55B Power Tilt - stuck?

    Had this old motor given to me. Wrestled it up onto the motor stand after it had laid outside for a few years, evicted a rat and thought I'd see what it's status was. Primed both cylinders, wrapped a rope around the flywheel, gave it a pull and lo and behold it fired and wanted to run. I was all...
  15. Jim Hawkins

    Floor re-build question

    Re: Floor re-build question I used the high density, 2 part foam in a boat where I replaced the deck. I liked the way the deck in my other boat, A '64 MFG had an all fiberglass/no wood floor so I filled it with foam and glassed right over it. I first tried to do it in one pour with bad results...
  16. Jim Hawkins

    Where do dead boats go?

    Re: Where do dead boats go? What part was funny?
  17. Jim Hawkins

    need oboslete paint match

    Re: need oboslete paint match On my MFG I used an oil based Acrylic Enamel from the local Auto paint store matched to a chip from under the bow. That was for painting the interior. If your talking about topsides, Have you first tried to buff out the old Gelcoat? My original Gelcoat buffed up...
  18. Jim Hawkins

    1960's MFG Owners - Paint question

    I'm refinishing the inside of my 1964 MFG. I have sanded the sides and believe the turquoise colored finish on the sides was paint and not gelcoat. It sanded off very easily. For ease I want to repaint the sides the original color possibly a 1 part polyurethane. The deck however, I...
  19. Jim Hawkins

    1997 Mercury 25HP - Ignition problem

    Hello, like the title says I'm having ignition problems with my Mercury 1997 25HP, no spark one one cylinder. I have swapped coils and confirmed the problem is not the coil. First, the parts diagram for this motor shows a "Switch box". The ISSUU - CDI Electronics Practical Outboard Ignition...
  20. Jim Hawkins

    Any Suggestions for building a 55 gallon drum COMBO Test-Tank/Motor Stand?

    Re: Any Suggestions for building a 55 gallon drum COMBO Test-Tank/Motor Stand? Here's what I use.
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