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    evinrude looper lower unit help

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    evinrude looper lower unit help

    here are some pics of my looper, it has an 89 lower unit that had a serial #E140TLESE but a 92ish power head from what ive been told
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    evinrude looper lower unit help

    here is another pic
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    evinrude looper lower unit help

    thats the number off my friends lower unit here is a pic of it
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    evinrude looper lower unit help

    there is number on the drivshaft it is: 338556
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    evinrude looper lower unit help

    well it turns out, that the unit he has is a 1995, and mine is a 1989, so i think the drive shafts are different lengths?
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    evinrude looper lower unit help

    hello all, happy fathers day! today makes my first fathers day 😁 anyway, i have a 1989 Evinrude 140 V4 90 degree looper. looking for another lower unit, because i believe my prop shaft is bent. my friend has a spare lower, but he said it came off a crossflow... however, the prop shaft is a 13...
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    mercruiser 228 alternator upgrade

    hello all, just figured I'd post here to see what you guys think... engine is a mercruiser 228, chevy 305 v8. alternator died, upgrading to a new one. the new one is higher amp then the old one, so I know i have to upgrade the size of wire coming off of the alternator battery post. however on...
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    Mercruiser Closed Cooling - front or rear exchanger

    hello all, I have an older mercruiser 228, she used to have the older log style manifolds. But i upgrqded her to the later center rise manifolds and thermostat housing. I am looking to change her to closed cooling. I am just curious is a front or a rear mount heat exchanger more efficient, or...
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    Please help, 1990/1993 Evinrude V4 140 hose location

    Hey everyone, I am back getting the what I thought was a 1990, but turns out its has a 1993/1994 powerhead, 1990 mid and lower, Evinrude V4 140. The problem is I am not sure where this hose goes, it is connected with the tell tale or the "pissing" tube where the cooling water exits the engine...
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    1972 16' Tahiti engine offset to port side

    Hello all, I am getting a 1972 16' Tahiti ready for the season, I am going to mount a 1990 evinrude 140 V4 to it but when I went to mount it, I took some measurements and realized the engine mounting holes are favored to the port side by 1/2". Was this a common practice back then? Or should I...
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    Mercruiser 305 V8 which upper thermostat gasket?

    Hello all, I have a 1982 Mercruiser 228, Chevy 305 5.0 V8, Alpha 1 Gen1. It used to have the log style exhaust manifolds where the riser is on the rear of the manifold. I have since upgrade to the later style, where the riser is in the center of the exhaust manifold, and the later style...
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    Log to center manifold upgrade - 82 mercruiser 228

    Hey guys. I'm back with my 1982 sea ray with a mercruiser 228 Chevy Small Block 305 5.0 Over this winter I would like to convert my exhaust manifolds and risers from the old log style to the new center riser style. Would like to purchase a full conversion kit. Just wanted to know everyone's...
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    Mercruiser 228 got hot, but was it too hot?

    cruisin through my harbor, for a good 15 mins before heading out into long island sound, all gauges were good, cruised across the sound probably about a 1-3 minute ride , pulled back on throttle was cruising just a little off plane for maybe 2 min, looked down and my temp was super high, I'd say...
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    82 mercruiser 228, strange problem

    Hello all my name is joey i am another beginner here, i bought my frist boat last week. i bought an 82 sea ray, with a mercruiser 228 engine, and mercruiser out drive. Everything was great, got the boat home, regd and insured and was ready for the water. Here's the problem: boat took a lil...
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