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    Rear seal in boot

    Have a 48 Hsp. Johnson SPl Model J48ESLETE Serial No, G03210538, not sure of the year as I just bought it. The rear seal in the boot where the prop is, seems to be leaking, Is this a major problem, and if not what is the procedure for replacing the seal...
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    Ignition and safety switch testing

    Have a 1972 65 Hspr. Evinrude, electic shift, and want to know how to test the ignition switch, and safety switch in the conrol box. Have a Ohm meter. Have taken the ignition switch out of the box and can also take the safety switch out if I have to.<br /> Thanks,<br />...
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    Tohatsu information

    Tohatsu information Looking for a 30 or 40 hspr engine and someone recommended a Tohatsu. Is this a good motor to buy. Can someone tell me a little bit about them.<br /> Thank you,<br /> Skip
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    Evinrude 30 hspr. 1992

    Have a short shaft motor and the boat needs one with a long shaft. Is there a conversion kit, and is the conversion a simple matter if there is one. Also where would one be purchased.<br /> Thanks,<br /> Skip
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    1972 65 Hspr. Evinrude

    Is there a way to check out the ignition switch. It has five screws with wires attach to each, some with more than one wire on it. What's the procedure for checking this out with the ohm meter independently from the solonoid and the safety switch.<br />Thanks <br />Skip
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    65 Hspr. 1972 Evinrude

    Is there a way to remove the solonoid, ignition switch, and safety switch, and test them seperately, apart from one another.<br /><br /> Thanks for the help,<br /> Skip
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    Plug Problems

    1972 65 hspr. Evinrude. Having problem with the plug that links the electrical system of the motor with the outside system. It works sometimes and other times the motor won't do anything. I would bypass the plug and check the wires out while doing it, but figuring out which wire on one side of...
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    Connecting Plug

    1972 65 Hspr. Evinrude. Connection(Plug) between motor and outside electrical works at times and other times doesn't. Would like to bypass the plug and hook up the wires to each other and also check out each wire to make sure there not broken. Not sure about how to identify which wire goes from...
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    Connecting Plug

    1972 65 Hspr. Evinrude. Connection(Plug) between motor and outside electrical works at times and other times doesn't. Would like to bypass the plug and hook up the wires to each other and also check out each wire to make sure there not broken. Not sure about how to identify which wire goes from...
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    Plug Connection

    1972 65 Hspr. Evinrude. Having trouble with the plug which joins the electrical connections in the motor to the connections outside of the motor. At times it works and other times the connection fails, even though it's clamped. Any suggestions.<br /><br /> Thanks, <br />...
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    Connecting Plug

    1972 65 Hspr Evinrude. Having trouble with the electrical plug connecting the motor to the various other component. Have it together with the clamp in place, but sometimes it's not making the connection, and other times it is. When it's not nothing occurs at all. Any solution will be greatly...
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    Ground Check

    1972 65 Hspr. Evinrude. Having a problem with starting motor and I'm pretty sure it has to do with the negative side of the electical system. Is there a systematic way to go through the negative side to ascertain that it's getting back to the negative pole of the battery.<br />...
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    No Spark

    1972 65 Hspr. Evinrude. Turns over now, but has no spark. Solonoid and power pack are new. Is there a progression that can be used to trace what the problem is.<br /><br /> Thanks <br /> Skip
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    Electric Starter Diagnosis

    Using Electric Starter Circuit Diagnosis from Iboat forum and with your help using a voltmeter have gone through all the steps successfully until the last one(Jumper Wire between no 2 on solonoid to negative ground) Positive to battery and negative to solonoid or the negative on the ignition...
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    Neutral safety switch

    72 65Hspr. Evinrude.Using electric starter diagnosis,and am at the point of probing the B side of the safety switch with the motor in neutral gear. Have to take control box apart and can't put the gear into neutral. There are 5 wires leading to the neutral switch, and they are behind the switch...
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    What next.

    1972 65 Hspr. Evinrude. Nothing happening when the ignition key is turned. Full 12 volts going from battery to solonoid. Full 12 volts at the ignition switch. Took positive cable off battery and off solonoid, and ran a jumper from the positive on the battery to the small bolt on the side of the...
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    Force Price 95 75 Hspr.

    Can anybody tell me what a good price would be to purchase a 1995 75 Horsepower Force in good condition.<br /><br /> Thanks<br /> Skip
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    Connector plug check

    1972 65 hspr. Evinrude. Getting nothing at all with regard to battery power. Disconnected plug with all the electrical connection, and after seperating it, and reconnecting the power is inconsistent. Is there a way to check that the connection is working without constantly going back to the...
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    Kill Switch

    1972 65 hspr. Evinrude. Not getting spark to plugs. We believe its a defective kill switch. On the solonoid, one of the wires on the small bolt on the side goes to the kill switch. If that is removed and a wire replaced it going to ground, and the kill switch wire going to the power pack is...
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    Power Pack

    Have a 72 65 Hsp Evinrude that has 12 slots on it. Don't have a book that goes back that far( only to 73 and it's different). Here's the colors for the slots. 1-orange 2-orange 3-orange 4-brown 5-brown/orange 6-black/yellow 7-vacant 8-white/black sensor1 9-white/black sensor2 10-white black...
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