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    volvo 280 outdrive bellows info

    Hi All, I'm having a hard time looking up the part numbers for the exhaust bellows for my 1975 280 outdrive. Serial # on the drive is 9809102B. When looking that up on Iboats it does not recognize the number. This boat is new to me this week and I have ordered the manual for the outdrive. It...
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    What is it?...FORD.....VOLVO?

    I picked up another Glastron today (#3) to add to my toy box. It is a Glastron Carlson CV16 V8. It is powered by a Ford 302ci. with a Volvo 280 outdrive. It needs some work, but hey what classic 1975 boat doesn't. My question is, when looking for parts for this motor and drive am I looking at...
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    Wiring a tach on a 1975 Johnson 135 V4

    Does anyone have a wiring diagram for adding a tach to a V4 Johnson, 1975 vintage? I'm not sure where on the motor to pick up signal. Any help appreciated.
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    Old Michigan Prop

    Hi guys, I have an older Michigan brass 2 blade prop. It's a pin drive I got with a 56 Johnson 10hp. Numbers on it read AJC 201. Diameter is 8.5" Can anyone tell me the pitch based on those numbers?
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    wiring a tach, 1978 115 Johnson V4

    Does anyone have a wiring diagram to add a tach to a 78 V4 Johnson. The boat and motor I have never had one, but I need one for prop testing. Thanks, Old Islander
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    Compression numbers 1978 Johnson V4 115 hp

    Hi Guys, What kind of compression numbers should I be looking for on a used 115 Johnson V4, circa 1978? As new numbers, and usable numbers. Thanks, Old Islander
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    1977 35hp Johnson noises.

    I guys, I picked up a 77 35hp Johnson not running last year. Turns out it was the needle stuck in the seat so after a cleaning it runs great now. Heres the other issue. It has a knocking noise coming from inside the leg. It sounds like the shaft is hitting something when it turns. The PO said...
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    mercruiser 898 outdrive interchange

    Hi Guys, I have a 78 SeaRay 197 with an 898 motor and drive. The drive went yesterday. Gears blown..full of shrapnel inside. What drives interchange with this one? If I can't find a direct replacement do I have other options? I'm shopping the used market.
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    Mercruiser 898 hot water heater?

    Hi Boaters, 1978 898 I have steaming hot water coming out of the tell tale holes at the top of lower unit. Manifolds are hot to the touch, but not hot enough to burn my hand. The temp gauge is not much help. It starts out yellow, then has a large green portion followed by red if the needle is...
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    What sender do I need?

    Hi Boaters, I have a 78 Sea Ray 197 with an 898 305. The boat came with this goofy temp gauge that does not show temp. It is just a needle that swings through a little rainbow thing that starts out green, then goes to yellow, then to red. I want to replace this with a Teleflex gauge that...
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    59 evinrude 18hp carb kit

    Does anyone know the NAPA part number for a carb kit for a 59 evinrude 18hp? Or the Sierra number if they have one? Thanks
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    59 Evinrude pull start problems

    Hi All, I have an Evinrude 18hp, 1959 model year I'm restoring for an old wood boat project I'm working on. The pull start is somewhat mucked up. When it is pulled the rope comes out about half way before it engages the flywheel. What causes this? I have a few others, so I have parts. I'm just...
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    Flambeau find

    Hi Guys Well...I was trolling craigs list again and came across this old Flambeau motor. Crazy lookin thing to say the least. I've read everything I could find on it and was wondering if anyone could direct me to a Manual for this motor. It's construction is so unique I want to learn all I can...
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    Confusing Goodyear/Gail motors

    Hello all, I picked up two Goodyear motors yesterday from the old trusty Craigs list. Both are 5hp models and both share the same model# of 025-3564A. They both look totally different. The first one has a full shroud around the bottom half of the motor and is serial# 351447. The other has no...
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    tach wiring

    I have a 1978 searay 197 with an 898 5.0. My tach is not working, so I looked up under the dash and...no wires connected to it...that would explain it I guess. Anyone have a tach wiring diagram so I can get this thing working?
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    Gunk removal

    Hello all, Restoring some old evinrudes from the 70's. When I removed the power head from the base that the cowling sits on I can see up into the exhaust chamber of the power head. It is caked with old nasty burnt on carbon, sort of like burnt tar. I want to clean that all out of there...
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    70's evinrude motor cowl seal

    Hello all, I have been restoring / flipping a bunch of evinrude motors from the 70's. They range from 2 to 25 hp. Does anyone know of a source for the white rubber seals that go at the bottom of the motor cowlings? I try to clean them up but they always come out an ugly yellowed color. It...
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    starter fuse.

    I have a 1978 mercruiser 898. I had a manifold leaking on the starter and it rusted out the starter fuse. When looking for a new one I found 2 listed for this motor. One is a 55amp fuse and the other is a 90 amp. Both look identical. So do I need the 55 or the 90? How do I know?
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    Pontoon prop for speed

    Hello all, I have a friend that has a 2012 Tahoe pontoon with a 2012 Yamaha 90HP 4 stroke on it. His prop is the stock Yamaha 13 3/8 x 13 three blade aluminum that came on the boat. The prop is not a full round blade prop. It has a half round, half straight design { I have heard them called...
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    Exhaust shutters

    I'm dreading the answer here, but I'm going to ask it anyway. I have an 898 5.0 1978 vintage. I know the exhaust shutters are at the bottom of the Y pipe. Any way to change them without pullin the motor?
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