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Adjust the rod on the side of the block so that carburetor opens a little later.----Remove slow speed mixture needle and post picture of the tip.-----In my opinion this should be an easy fix.

Fact----When a shop works on a $100 motor for 3 hrs it adds up to a $500 invoice.------Owner will howl and call them various names.------When they work on a $50,000 boat for 3 hrs and show a $500 invoice the owner will say " thank you very much "-----But I agree for some folks an older motor...

Friend-----Lock the wife in the trunk of the car for 15 minutes.------Lock the pup in the trunk for 15 minutes.-----When you open up the trunk you will know who is your friend !

Your information is totally wrong !-----Inside the transom brackets was available in 1978 for 3 cylinder 70 HP.-----Later ( 1988 ) labelled as 60 HP at the propshaft.-----Lots of used ones are available depending on your location.

Clearly stated in post #1 that VRO is not used.---Pulse limiter ( flow fuse ) for VRO has been removed as well.-----Running with a simple pump on this motor I assume.

Tomorrow will be 1 year since a stray cat showed up in our house.----Adopted me after the vet bills ( ouch ) to deal with an injury.-----I do feel good about it all.

browns point marine could help ??

Check gear oil for metal bits.---Pinion gear teeth could be stripped.------Those lower units are NOT robust in my opinion.-----But 35 degree rotation is in fact normal.

If boat goes LEFT, you turn trim tab to the LEFT

Wee piece of wire and push them out from other side.

Relays for the trim / tilt system.

Nothing to do with the shaft !----Try another prop.

New pins and sockets are available.

Possible that rubber drive hub inside prop is slipping.

Test in a bucket with water 8" above the impeller.

Testing in a bucket with water 8" above the impeller ?

Just remove the high speed jets and verify they are clean,-----Can be done with carburetors in place.-----Or use 100LL aviation fuel at end of the season.-----It has a much , much longer shelf life.

Nope----There really is no difference between a commercial model and a recreation model.----Well----Maybe the marketing and the decals !

Commercial 55 models were marketed in the 1980's-----The motor in this topic is clearly one of those !!----Recoil starter and no oil injection on them----3 cylinder gearcase was adapted to them because the 2 cylinder gearcase is not robust !

An E-tec behaves like a 4 stroke during the compression phase and part of the power stroke.----E-tec cannot run on a 50:1 mix.----It will run , but not for long !!