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    Using a die grinder to square up the clutch dog

    ok, so I am tired of looking for a reasonable priced clutch dog, (OMC 317667) so I am thinking I might just use a die grinder and square up the edges of the one I already have. Had a guy tell me that this would take away the temper in the metal, and only the surface of the metal was tempered...
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    What other resources do you use for outboard parts, new or used?

    I was just curious where some other members look when it comes to finding new, used, or new old stock OMC parts? Besides iboats and ebay, where do you like to go to find parts. I have a local salvage yard where every once in a while there is a motor someone brings in and it is pretty much free...
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    I dropped a gear on my garage floor and busted part of it, will it still work?

    So I was working on this 71 johnson hydro electric shift LU, when I dropped the forward gear on the floor and busted one of the four little ears that is on the front side of the gear. This may sound dumb, but will it still work? I'm not sure what those 4 little ears do, but I'm hoping that 3...
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    Well.........I took the LU apart!

    I took the LU apart from a 71 johnson electric shift 60hp motor. My question is, before I put it back together do I have to do the shimming and stuff. I was reading in my manual and it has a section about shimming the drive shaft. Cant I just put everything back together in the order I took...
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    Looking for clutch dog

    I am in need of a clutch dog part number 317667, EDIT
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    looking for info on johnson electric shift LU

    I am trying to work on a electric shift LU for a buddy. He says it was clunking when it ran and it would shake the whole transom. I suspect the clutch dog, but after I looked in there, to doesnt seem that bad. Is there other things that can be going on in this type of LU that would cause...
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    should I take apart the gearcase?

    I am working on a 1971 60hp johnson 3 cyl. motor. The motor runs but owner says the LU clunks under load. I suspect worn clutch dog, but need to tear in to find out. This motor is also an electric shift!!! I have the LU off and I also have a maunal which covers the 1971 60hp 2 cylinder...
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    can someone give me a heads up on what to expect when tearing a lower unit apart?

    I have a buddy, (don't we all) who needs help tearing apart his lower unit and making it water tight again. It is off of a 1971 Johnson 60hp with electric shift. It leaks water into the LU, even after replacing the seals at the oil fill and vent holes. And it probably is due for a new...
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    1971 Johnson, HYDROELECTRIC shift. jumping out of gear

    I am helping a buddy work on an old hydroelectric shift motor, which we dont know a whole lot about, other than everyone says to stay away from them. It is a 60hp 1971 johnson, and we just got it running, but he took it to the water and says it goes a little ways then revs up and the motor...
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    whats the best way to prevent the needle valve from sticking in the closed position?

    I have a 60hp johnson that the needle valves are sticking in the carbs, and they arent the style that clips to the float with a connector either, all it relies on is gravity to release the valve. The valves are sticking in the closed position what can I do to prevent this?
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    having trouble getting a 71 johnson 60hp, 3 cylinder running correctly.

    I am trying to help out a guy, usually I just work on my own and am dangerous at that! He has a 71 johnson 60hp motor with 3 cylinders (3 carbs) and if he sprays a gas/sea foam mixture into the carbs it will start and run for 5-10 seconds, then dies. The fuel in the tank is new, the tank is...
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    02 merc 40hp

    can someone tell me the idle screw setting on a 02 40hp merc? My motor seems to idle fine in neutral, but when I put it in gear it wants to die, it also wants to die when you take off. any ideas?
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    honda 100 (10 hp) outboard

    Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the 100 (10hp) 4 stroke honda outboards. I ran across one for $50, seemed cheap juas wondering if there was any particular reason I should stay away from the hondas. I have always ran omc's. I know nothing about hondas or their outboard...
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    Can someone tell me if my motor is an "e-tec"

    I have a 1993 15hp motor it is the dark navy color. There is a guy on craigslist advertising a tiller handle for any make of e-tec motor. It appears to be the same color as my motor, dark blue, does that mean that his tiller handle will fit my motor? I guess I dont know how to tell if my...
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    submerged motor

    I had a 1993 evinrude 15hp motor that was given to me. It was submerged a couple years ago. It was probably underwater for just a couple days at most. I got to motor un-stuck, I had good spark, so I checked compression and it was good. So I cleaned up the carb, hooked it up to good gas, and...
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    quick question 1993 15hp evinrude

    I have a 1993 johnson evinrude 15 hp motor. I want to start it in a barrell, using the pull start, but this motor is also an electric start. Can I short together two of the pins in the red wire connector that would normally go to the controls, to trick the motor into thinking that the key is...
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    should I buy it?

    I have a buddy that needs money, and he wants to sell me his mid 70's evinrude, 50 hp, SHORT shaft motor. It is really clean and has run in the past couple of years. Of course, I havent checked the impeller or the compression yet, but I was just wondering what kind of demand there might be for...
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    johnson 60hp loop charged??

    I found a 60hp johnson "loop charged" motor that I was considering putting on my boat. I have right now a 83' 50hp johnson that does fine, but the boat is rated for 60hp so I figure why not. Couple of questions, what is loop charged? Will I notice the 10 hp increase, mine is a 2 cyl., this...
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    water in lower unit

    I have a 1983 50 hp johnson. I just bought a lower unit for it last year that was supposedly rebuilt and pressure tested. Well I noticed some oil seeping out of a "vent" hole near the top of the LU, and I thought it was just from the expansion of the oil due to high temps here in iowa in june...
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    1983 johnson 50hp leaking oil

    I have my boat parked in the driveway, and I noticed that the puddle under the lower unit wasnt drying, I thought it was water just leaking down from being at the lake. Well after 2 days it still hadn't dried so I went over and looked and it was lower unit oil. it is coming from a tiny hole in...
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