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  1. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    I wondered. Thanks. Moving on.
  2. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    And I found: "Many older OMC control boxes come with a small accessory wiring harness to supply connections for dash gauges. Gray: Tachometer signal wire (connects directly to the tachometer "S" terminal). Purple: Supplies positive 12V to gauge lights and instruments when the key is on...
  3. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    I found what the white wire with the brown stripe is: "White with Light Brown Stripe: Trim sender (runs to the trim gauge"
  4. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    My controls appear to be from an older motor.
  5. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    Google says: "On a Johnson/Evinrude outboard, a 5-wire harness featuring green, blue, red, white, and black wires corresponds to your Power Trim/Tilt System inside the control handle." . I understand the green red and blue being for trim. I just don't see what the black wire and wire is for. ...
  6. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    I'm off to do a forum search. I know the big red plugs go together. But for the smaller plug there is 5 wires. Blue, Green, and Red - all with a white stripe. I'm thinking those are for the Trim. But what are the white and black wires for? The black wire has a white or grey stripe, and the white...
  7. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    I go back to AutoZone to return it with my newfound knowledge that some compression testers are bunk. I'm telling the young fella this. He wasn't interested. 😊
  8. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    You know it!
  9. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    I know...!
  10. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    Yes, I should have done a compression test before buying, but then again, my cheapo tester may have influenced my decision to purchase. But because it start right up cold and ran so nice and was so clean in appearance, I went for it - and the price was good.
  11. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    Argh!!! All the anxiety because of a stupid cheap faulty compression tester. I borrowed a compression tester from AutoZone and did a cold dry test. It's about 62 degrees out, we are at 650 elevation. I got a whole lot better numbers. . All around 120psi. 120, 119, 121, and 126 PSI
  12. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    I have the cheapo tester like in this video. I'm going to do the AutoZone loan a tool thing they have and see if they have a better tester and I get better results. I'll post back what I get. . Video:
  13. Berdink

    Seafoam vs. Marine Pro Seafoam

    I don't remember how old a thread can be and you can still post in it, but these two posts really made me chuckle.
  14. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    Yeah, it was in nice cosmetic condition - especially compared to the others I looked at - and it started right up and ran pleasantly. . I needed something for an upcoming fishing trip, and I was anxious to find something sooner than later. . The Suzuki? It has no parts support. . Depending, I'll...
  15. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    I'm going to do the 'loan a tool' thing from the autoparts store for a compression tester. I'll likely not get to it until this weekend. I'll post back what the results are.
  16. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    I might have a bad tester. Cheepo from Amazon.
  17. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    At first I was all scared. Why would someone drill two small holes in the lower unit - just below where the muffs go and just in front of where the muffs go. But then I found others had those two holes also.
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    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    Although, it may have been sitting for some time. . The suggestion I'll try this coming weekend is spray SeaFoam directly into the cylinders, crank the motor over by hand, and retest. I may even try the seafoam shock treatment.
  19. Berdink

    Late 70's to Late 80's - Worth shopping for?

    A little low. All around 85 & 90. It also has a slight sputter off and on at idle.
  20. Berdink

    Transom Reinforcement

    I have a 90hp 2-stroke, so thanks, I feel better now.
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