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    Fifties Evinrude and Johnson motors

    Hi guys, I'm curious about these late fifties motors and how they start, run , warm up. I have a 57 Johnson 18 that I pretty much replaced everything but the rings and bearings. It runs great once warm but when cold it is a bit cold natured and coughs and spits. After it warms up it runs great...
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    Removing Chrysler 135 from Boat

    Hi guys, I have always had a bracket on my engines when removing them with my cherry picker but this Chrysler engine doesn't have one. So my question is where or what do you guys hook your hoist to to remove the engine? I have a special tool for the Mercury outboard and the Evinrude and Johnson...
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    OMC Autoblend fuel can

    Hi folks, I recently got another boat and it came with an older metal can. I didn't pay much attention to it but noticed it had Autoblend on the side of it. I realized this isn't an ordinary can and has a seperate oil tank in it to well, Autoblend the mixture. I have never seen one of these...
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    1984 Sea Nymph Muskie

    Hi folks, I haven't posted in here in quite some time. I have a Sea Nymph Tournament 175TX with an Evinrude 60 that I have posted pictures and stuff about and now as of yesterday I have added another Sea Nymph to the boat collection. I didn't know it was a Sea Nymph until I got there to look at...
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    Mercury outboards

    Hi all, I am curious as to if any other motors are built like Mercury's are without a removable head. Last year when I got the Silverline boat that came with the 115 Merc inline 6 this was my first Mercury engine. All these years I have had Evinrude motors and then got an old 56 Johnson along...
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    Mercury 115 inline 6 Fuel lines

    Hi guys, Can someone post a good clear pic of the fuel line routing with an engine that has the factory enrichment valve on it? I'd like to see how it is set up. I have an 1980 model without it and have been given a valve by a member here to install on my motor for easier starting. I'd like to...
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    Mercury Tach settings

    Hey folks, I have an older Mercury 115 { 1980 } on the back of a 16' Tri Hull and was doing some wiring and noticed the settings on the back of the Tach. It goes from 1-6 and it is set on number 1. It appears to be correct when out in the water and how it idles and full throttle. Just wondering...
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    Evinrude electric shift

    Hi folks, I just got my first boat with an older electric shift 85 HP Evinrude outboard. I have never owned an outboard with electric shift and was wondering how dependable these are. Any common problems with them or do they work fairly well? Anything to keep an eye on, etc... Thanks...
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    1972 Titl/Trim unit

    Hello, Can someone tell me what years will fit a 72 Evinrude V4 engine? We just got an old boat with this 85 horse V4 and want to add an OE tilt/trim unit to it. So my question is If I can't find something that says 72 then what other years will be a direct fit? Thanks, Nick
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    81 Merc 115 gear case

    Hello, I just got my first Mercury engine in all these years of boating and it's a 1980 115. For the life of me I can not get the gear case back on. I have dropped many a gear case and replaced water pumps, seals , etc and always got them back on fairly easy but this Mercury is driving me...
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    1981 Silverline Catalina

    Hello folks, My girlfriend recently bought a 1981 Silverline Catalina 16' Tri-Hull with a 1980 Mercury 115 inline 6 cylinder. Boat appears to be pretty much original and has a canvas top on it thats getting pretty ragged out. Is there any place to get a top for this boat? Looks like the...
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    Something to add to the closed Amsoil thread and a few comments

    Greetings folks, You know I logged on today to check a few things and then to come in here and check a few posts and after seeing what has happened I am at a loss for words... I still don't know what to think about a few of you people in here. Some of you appear to be REALLY paranoid, some...
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    Amsoil

    Hey there, Ok so how many folks use Amsoil 100:1 mix in there outboards? I'm talking older outboards that call for 50:1 or even 24:1... This stuff is supposed to be so good that it will work great in all outboards no matter what the year. That has got to be some superior film strength. I am...
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    Mercury serial numbers

    Hello, Bought a boat today and it has a Mercury 115 on the back of 1980-81 vintage. This is the first Mercury engine I have ever owned and I went to look up parts for it and man is the catalogue different for these motors!! I can't get the serial number to come up anywhere. It has on the tag...
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    1977 Chrysler 135 carbs

    Does anyone know if these carbs had rubber tipped needles or in the seat maybe? I rebuilt these but the kits I got were not for my motor. All was the same except the needle and seats. My carbs have press in seats and the kits came with screw in seats. I'm finding it difficult to find certain...
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    Timer base issues

    I was wondering if anyone knows... Is there anything in particular a timer base will do if going bad or is bad? You know something that points to it and you know it has a problem is what I'm saying. I got a 1992 Evinrude 60 horse engine and it has always run excellent with no issues at all. I...
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    Chrysler 140

    Back at the end of last summer I bought a 1976 Cheetah boat with a 77 Chrysler 135 HP outboard motor on it. Looking around for parts I see that they are not anywhere near as available as more common motors. So I started looking for spare parts and recently have run across a 140 HP Chrysler motor...
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    77 Chrysler 135

    Hello, I recently bought an old boat I am going to restore and it has a 77 Chrysler 135 on the back. The last decal on the boat was 1992 and I was told the boat had pretty much sat all this time. Thew engine cleaned up really well and I did a compression test and all four cylinders are 145psi...
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    1957 Johnson FD-11 opinions

    Hello folks, I recently bought a nice Johnson 1957 FD-11 18 HP motor for 100 bucks and it appears to be in real good shape. I did a compression test and both cylinders are 110 on the nose dead even which is great. I don't know what original specs where but it looks good at 110 to me. Now with a...
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    Two cylinder versus Three cylinder

    Hello, My first post to this particular section. I own a 1992 Evinrude 60HP two stroke and it is on a 17' sea nymph Tournament aluminum Bass boat. I got the boat off ebay and it turned out to be about 20 miles up the road from where I live and it worked out great. The engine is very strong and...
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