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    flylwheel removal

    I have fought and fought at getting my flywheel off so I can put on my new timing belt. How do I get the 15/16 nut off the top of the flywheel without allowing the flywheel to spin. I cant hold the flywheel still to break the nut free. I have it in neutral, I didn't know if trying to put it...
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    timing belt change out

    my timing belt broke and I have another one. I was wondering if there is anything special to putting one on. Will I mess up the timing or anything by just taking off the flywheel and everything I need to get to the belt, installing it and putting it back together. Is there anything I need to...
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    I need an 11 spline prop for a kiekhaefer 58A

    Does anyone have an 11 spline prop to fit a merc 58A?
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    lower unit question about oil and water

    My recently acquired 1958 merc keikhaefer 58A seems to have problems with water entering into the lower unit oil, as it is milky after I water tested it. So I took the lower unit off of my other parts motor and was looking it over to see if I wanted to just swap the two. I got to looking, and...
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    Arkansas Traveler

    I haven't heard much about an arkansas traveler, but I have one that still works great. Anyone else?
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    tohatsu 40c for sale or parts?

    I have a 40c that has low compression. It has electric start and still runs, but it just doesn't have the power it should have. I want to get rid of it, would it be worth selling or throwing away?
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    mercontrol has me puzzled as well

    I have a 1958 merc 58A 45hp engine but the Johnson controls that were with it had one of the control knobs/levers broken off. Since then I have got mercontrol box and hooked it up to the engine, but I cant seem to get it fine tuned. I understand that the flat lever on the side is for cold...
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    I need a throttle control for a 1958 merc 58A

    I am looking for a control box that will work with a 1958 mercury kiekehaefer 58A.
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    1958 merc kiekhaefer impellor help

    I am trying to get to the impellor on a 58 mercury 45 hp. I have the lower unit off but I cannot get to the impellor. I have a spanner wrench but I cant seem to bust loose the piece get to the impellor. I have used penetrating oil and a little bit of heat from a propane torch but it won't...
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    1973 evinrude 25 hp, throttle setting

    My 1973 evinrude 25hp runs excellent, but I would like to make it so the throttle is a little more forgiving. Is this possible? It does fine in the top end of things, but when I idle it down far enough to shift, it wants to die. And we are talking like a very small turn of the wrist from WOT...
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    year of johnson seahorse????

    I have looked and looked and cant find a reference page for my motor. It is a Johnson seahorse, CD-16 874840 ....And could you please tell me where you found the info. Please dont tell me Johnson.com and go to docktalk, because it isn't there, I have tried it many times, but that is...
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    old johnson motor fuel ratio

    My grandfather has an old motor from the 50's or 60's and I was wonderinf if it is ok to run 50:1 in it? If not, what should we run. We have forgot what the fuel ratio is, and the tank is getting low!
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    cylinder compression in tohatsu 40c

    I have a 73' evinrude 25hp and a tohatsu 40c, but the 25 has almost as much power/speed as my 40c. I have a manual from iboats, so I checked the compression with the engine warm, as instructed, and I got 78psi in the upper one and 92psi in the lower one. 78 is the recommended range for fixing...
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    legal capacity for my boat

    I own a 1965? Arkansas Traveler aluminum boat, but there is no coast guard tag on it that I can find. The local courthouse told me that it is the disgresion of the owner to decide how many people can safely occupy the boat. But my neighbor tells me otherwise. He says every boat must have a...
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    tohatsu 40c won't fire

    I winterized my 40c last fall and put it away for the winter and painted my boat this spring while the engine was still off. I put my engine back on and it will crank but won't fire. If I try new spark plugs and that doesn't help, what should I do next. I never had a problem last year with...
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    Please help me Elvin

    You have been so much help to me with my tohatsu 40c, could I ask for some help on an evinrude? If you could, please read my post in the Johnson and Evinrude outboard troubles/repair section. I know its not a tohatsu, but could you please consider it? thanks By the way my post is titled...
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    1973 evinrude not running smoothly

    I have a 1973 evinrude 25hp. I had a marina mechanic do some work on it last year and he said it was a good motor and never to sell it. Well I am selling it because I have a bigger one now and I dont need it. He replaced the plugs, cleaned and tuned the carb, and replaced the impellor. He...
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    help painting an aluminum boat

    I have a 1955 arkansas traveler 14' aluminum boat. I am in the process of getting it down to bare metal and repainting it. I thought I knew what I was doing, but I have read some stuff that makes me wonder if I am going to do it the right way. I have taken most of the paint off, the rest I...
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    tohatsu 40c I think it should have more power

    I have a tohatsu 40c that I rebuilt the carb on last summer. It runs great as far as the carbeurator goes, but I wonder if it should have more power. I also have an evinrude 25 and it doesn't seem like the 40c has much more power than the 25. There is a possibility that the previous owner let...
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    tohatsu carb/ engine dying

    Well my motor wouldnt run unless it was at full throttle, so I bought a carb kit from internet outboards and installed it. It is acting the same way almost. It will start initially and run for about four seconds, then it will quit. It is similar to before the carb kit was installed. I have...
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