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    early 90's evinrude 20hp carb issue whipping my butt

    and exactly how does the bottom crank shaft seal cause this issue, Ive never heard of this so please teach me lol As far as critters building something in the exhaust housing it would have to be fairly recent, When I first ran this motor after all the work performed in the original post it ran...
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    early 90's evinrude 20hp carb issue whipping my butt

    Is there anyway to verify a reed valve being stuck open without removing the starter/carb and intake?
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    early 90's evinrude 20hp carb issue whipping my butt

    Yes the clip is installed on the float. I did do the blow test on the carb ensuring the float was sealing then opening I've blown out all jets/orifices multiple times, I typically run some .020 safety wire through the jets as best I can then blast with compressed air. Also has all new fuel...
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    early 90's evinrude 20hp carb issue whipping my butt

    ok updating this. Ran the motor again today.. the fuel draining into the block issue is fixed. Motor cranks and runs great, when I stab the throttle it jumps up like its gonna take off and plane and just stops. It will freeze there as if you left the throttle at 50%. I pulled the cowl on the...
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    early 90's evinrude 20hp carb issue whipping my butt

    I think I've got it figured out. Fairly certain my primer solenoid is staying energized. which is causing a straight stream of fuel from the fuel pump to be dumping into the back of the carb into the intake.. this would explain the rich air/fuel ratio and the fact that fuel has a clear path to...
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    early 90's evinrude 20hp carb issue whipping my butt

    sorry this was so long winded.. I wanted to give everyone the full timeline of my struggle
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    early 90's evinrude 20hp carb issue whipping my butt

    Hey, guys. I havent been on here in ages but this place has always been my go to for issues I cant resolve. Anyway, I have had an evinrude 20hp for quite a few years and its always ran well. I didnt run it for probably a year and a half. Throw some life in there mixed with deployments and it...
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    04' 9.9 johnson 4 stroke---- Weak spark.

    I have a 99 johnson 4 stroke, it has stopped running. I can pull the plugs and ground them and they will not produce a spark that you can see or hear. If I man up and grab the plug it gives me a VERY slight jolt so I know its attempting to spark but is just very weak. Any Idea where to...
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    25 hp evinrude sparking inconsistent

    Hey guys, I used to frequent here a while back but its been a while!.. Either way I recently picked up a 25 hp evinrude tiller steer that my uncle gave to me. Says last he ran it all was fine but its been years. First thing I did was give it a few rips to see if it was sparking, there was no...
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    Boat conversion to stick steer help

    I Want to convert my 20 hp mariner and 14 ft jon boat to a stick steer.. What do I need to buy and what an estimate on how much this would cost.. thats with the bare minimum to make it steer.. shift.. and throttle up.. any help appreciated thanks in advance
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    1980 25 hp johnson seahorse

    Me and my buddy have been running this motor on a boat for sometime and were wondering what Other motors are compatable with this one for me to swap the carbs to pick up more hp? Thats all I need to do right is swap the carburetor right? are there any 30 or 35 hp carbs that would fit on this and...
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    1986 mariner 20 hp help

    Ok I bought the motor yesterday its super clean looks brand new guy said he tuned it up about 4 years ago and it hasnt been crunk since.. I checked for spark and its hot blue.. cleaned the carb and it seemed spotless before I did but its not getting fuel? I squirted fuel directly into carb and...
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    QD-21 10HP johnson

    I went and Looked at the 10hp johnson.. The guy had an ENTIRE new ignition system for it.. Brand new water pump kit.. and carb kit.. sold all of that and the motor to me for $75 bucks.. I Put it all on and it looks good.. I need to know what this is in the ziploc back though.. looks like two...
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    1959 10 hp.. fuel pump?

    I read on a site that said the 10 hp johnson was made with fuel pumps starting in 1959 but the sentence was followed with "I believe".. can anyone confirm this for me? exactly what year did they start putting the fuel pump on the sea horse
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    What should I Look for?

    I Have 2 motors I can buy for really cheap one is a 9.5 evinrude sportwin, the other is a 10hp johnson the guy told me he thnks its from the 70's? .. Whats my best bet.. Im kinda partial to the johnson, And What should I look for when I go checkin it out? should I bring a compression tester? and...
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    stalls when put in gear

    Motor wont idle to well... Carb is so clean.. I have cleaned and recleaned theres nothing plugging it up.. but when I put it in gear it wont turn up rpms like it should, or just dies?
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    whats years did they make?

    What years did they make the johnson seahorse 20hp
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    What year does this look like?

    I cant find any pics to compare or anything so far http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7780/oldrude.jpg
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    What year gamefisher 9.9 is this?

    http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9929/joan007.jpg What year gamefisher 9.9 is this? And how available are parts for it?
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    obviously this is the wrong place

    where on this site would I find info on a sears gamefisher?
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