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  1. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

    Thank you for this answer. I was hung up on there being a seperate bushing somewhere that I couldnt locate. After reading this I realized the the bushing is part of the cover. Doh! I've ordered a new cover.
  2. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

    Apologies racerone. I misunderstood the intention of your earlier posts as "if you dont know how it works I cant help you" instead of "I also dont know fully how it works so I cant help you" . Thanks for reaching out. It is truly appreciated. From what i can see the elusive bushing i was...
  3. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

    I'm not sure that you actually read what I had asked. I'm reading it now and it makes sense to me. I think you are hung up on the mystery oil suggestion and ignoring my responses. It seems we are in agreement to try and remove the shift shaft. Although as it's in a housing with seals and the...
  4. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

  5. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

    I'm aware that the shift rod is set at a certain height. I have no idea why you are saying to unscrew it. If by unscrewing you are saying that it will start to dislodge any corrosion in the bushing ( which I have already asked) then ok. The whole point was preferring not to drop the lower again...
  6. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

    You are saying drop the lower unit then unscrew the shift rod some? Are you saying unthreading may break up some corosion and then it may move more freely? Just trying to understand. Thanks.
  7. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

    I'll answer my own question. Did a little more searching. Most likely corrosion in the shift shaft housing caused by poor condition anodes. I'll clean them all up. Instead of pulling the lower unit again I'm going to take the advice I saw in one thread. Fill the lower unit with marvel mystery...
  8. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

    Yes.
  9. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl stiff shift rod

    When I pulled the lower to rebuild the water pump ,I for some reason,had the shift rod become incredibly stiff. Pretty much stuck solid. I reinstalled the lower unit on the motor. It works but needs both hands to engage or disengage gears. Once it's in gear it runs as it should. No issues...
  10. 73 Dolphin

    Carb fuel leak johnson 88spl

    Thank you, gents. I tapped and also removed the drain plug and sprayed some carb cleaner up there. Purring like a kitten again and no leaks. I'm glad I posted here before pulling the carbs!!
  11. 73 Dolphin

    Carb fuel leak johnson 88spl

    Rebuilt the carbs last fall with oem parts. Start it every week in off season. Primed the fuel line today and fuel pouring from this hole on top carb. I'm guessing it's a stuck float but figured I'd ask before I pull it. Looks like the image may be too large so it's the very top centered single...
  12. 73 Dolphin

    Vapor lock/ sticky float?? 30HP JOHNSON 2 STROKE

    After running my early 90s 30 hp Johnson 2 stroke at medium to high throttle for a while (20-30 min) it will tend to splutter and stall when coming back to idle speed. Then any attempt to restart it fails. I'm thinking that if I kept the revs up I could run it all day. It only happens when...
  13. 73 Dolphin

    johnson 115 no spark on right side of motor

    Perhaps try swapping the coils from the left to the right? If you now have spark on the other side replace the bad coils.
  14. 73 Dolphin

    88spl lower unit locked up?

    I finally managed to engage the pin. It took a few hours an endoscope a pick a screwdriver partial disassembly of the carb and a lot of patience! If it had been out of gear it would have been much easier. No damage done as far as I can tell. Thanks for the replies Yes of course. But it was in...
  15. 73 Dolphin

    88spl lower unit locked up?

    I finally managed to engage the pin. It took a few hours an endoscope a pick a screwdriver partial disassembly of the carb and a lot of patience! If it had been out of gear it would have been much easier. No damage done as far as I can tell. Thanks for the replies.
  16. 73 Dolphin

    Mako pro skiff 177 running wiring

    I'm looking to add a fish finder to my Dads 2022 mako pro skiff 17. I already have the fish finder. Not finding any way to rout the wiring. Any suggestions welcome. Also from what I can tell the bilge is switch only with no auto. Any advice on how to reach that to swap it out? Thanks!!
  17. 73 Dolphin

    88spl lower unit locked up?

    Usually I would but it's in gear and I cant seem to get the shift rod to line up with the pin. I'll wait until I can have someone move the controls while I try to grab the pin. It's in gear because the pin would not let loose when I tried to drop the lower. I moved the control to try to help the...
  18. 73 Dolphin

    88spl lower unit locked up?

    I put my boat on the water after sitting for probably 20 years. Ran like a beast but carbs leaked when I ran it so I rebuilt and ran them in a barrel, and all was good. I had already rebuilt the water pump and it seemed to be pumping well but I watched a YouTube video and it pointed out that I...
  19. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl leaking gas

    Well the one I just rebuilt it with was OEM. What was on it when it was leaking probably was too but it was many years old. It's not leaking from the gaskets though.
  20. 73 Dolphin

    88 spl leaking gas

    Thanks!!
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