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I have about 10 or more of these engines.----At 50:1 they will last nearly forever.----The bronze main bearings rarely show any sign of wear !

A very common event if you have worked on more than 1 of these wonderful 6 HP motors.----Picked one up for cheap last year.----Broken tip on the needle is why it was discarded.

????----The pump is driven by CRANKCASE compression and not cylinder compression !!----Your motor has 2 separate crankcases.-----Do some proper trouble shooting .----Do not make assumption on how your motor works !-----Your motor can run on one cylinder and sound normal to an untrained ear.

See post #3-----Newer motors had a steel tip to prevent club fisted folks from breaking them off.

Sorry----Usually it is just the tip that breaks off.----Find a used carburetor on E-bay for this one.

On most motors you would see 13.5 volts at fast idle.___What kind of battery in your system?

Drill so you can use a punch straight onto the broken tip.

Fairly common event.----Drill a wee hole in carburetor body so you can use a wee punch to drive it out.----Plug hole with a wee screw.----Done.

I would stick to the factory reeds

The electrical bits on the pump are for the " no oil " warning system.-----The pump has an air motor driven by crankcase compression.----What is your motor doing / not doing ?

Perhaps there was a failure.----Perhaps you did not run out of fuel.

About 300 LBS.

the water that comes out the tell tale does not circulate through the motor.

See post #2 on this.---Based on the wiring it is a 1995 or older !!----Some will argue.----These motor often suffer from broken piston rings.----I do not have enuff fingers and toes to count how many engines have failed because of that fact.

I remember a knock on the door years ago.-----I was on a " party line" with a few other folks.-----I was asked whether my phone was in order.-----Folks heard a dog barking on their phone.----My dog let them know it was my phone upsetting the system.----Somewhat embarrassing.

Yes it can.----Repair kits / diaphragm for most pumps are available.

Racing gearcases are only useful on " fast boats "====What boat do you have ?-----Yes,if you dig around you can find a sleek lower unit to fit.

Just find the electric start kit.----Or a donor motor with the parts.

shifting MUST be done with a quick firm motion.------No " granny shifting " is to be done.

That would have been a 1976 /77 model.----Great motors those inline 4 cylinder ones.