Which evinrude manual is best

crazy charlie

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I was convinced to rebuild the carbs on my 1984 enin.115 I am no mechanic and have never done anything like this before but this forum gave me a little confidence to try it.Everyone said it was pretty easy.Which manual is easiest to follow??? Charlie
 

mrn714

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Re: Which evinrude manual is best

http://www.motorcyclebooks.com/evoutrepman4.html <br /><br />Above should be a good source. Carbs are not that hard to do. Make sure you are working with a clean area. Get some canned air, or use a compressor to help clean them out. Use a good carb cleaner, then follow with starter fluid (ether) to final clean, then blow dry. Pull the jets, all of them from the retaining nut, clean that as well. Clean the intake befor reinstall. Clean seats for the carbs, use a dab of grease to hold gaskets in place while installing. If you use gasket sealer, use very little, just to hold in place. If this motor is like others, nuts will be hard to put back on. Old trick is to dip them nuts in heavy grease to hold in place to get them started. Change gaskets if necessary. Most will look ok, but after several cleanings, they get cracks. You may also wish to consider installing a intermidiate cut off on the fuel supply line. When you are about to put on the trailer, cut the fuel, let the motor starve out. This will keep the carbs from getting clogged. Use proper tools, pliers are good for pulling teeth, but little else. Good luck.
 

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Re: Which evinrude manual is best

I'll add to be very carefull of your handling, never use wires to clean out passages in the carbs or jets... and don't drop it ;-).<br /><br />A good manual will give detailed inspection information (needles, jets, etc). You might want to purchase a carb rebuild kit before digging in, you might as well replace all the gaskets (and possibly the float/needle valve).
 

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Re: Which evinrude manual is best

Hi, Charlie.<br /><br />Factory Repair Manuals are always most detailed. They are, however, written for experienced wrenches.<br /><br />Aftermarket manuals are written more for the consumer. Either Seloc or Clymer can help you out if the factory manual is too technical or assumes too much about your experience level.<br /><br /> http://www.outboardrepairs.com/manuals/ <br /><br />Good luck. :)
 

crazy charlie

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Re: Which evinrude manual is best

thanks guys,i was hoping they made a shop manual "for idiots" to make it easier for a first timer like me.Should I expect this to be a project,or can i do it in a day??? Charlie
 

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Re: Which evinrude manual is best

You really have to look at each manual and see if it details the specific item you are working on. There is no "one" manual that does it all. Like JB says, many of the factory manuals assume you know certain things and can be hard to use. On the otherhand, clymer and seloc generalize and you can't be sure their instructions pertain exactly to your motor. I go to the library and check for the best manual before buying one. Carbs are pretty easy so don't sweat it.
 

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Re: Which evinrude manual is best

Our library doesn't have any manuals to look at, so I ended up buying both the Clymer's and the Seloc manuals. As has been stated, not eveything is covered in either manual, but with both, I usually can find just enough information to get in over my head. ;) <br />My service shop also lets me look at the factory shop service manuals when I get too far over my head. The factory manuals are great, but hard to find and very expensive.<br />I don't think I could recommend either of the two aftermarket manuals as being better than the other. Most of the things that a DIY'er should be getting into seem to be covered by both.<br />Charles
 

crazy charlie

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Re: Which evinrude manual is best

Thanks again guys,I am going to give it a try.I am going to take a few snapshots so i remember where everything goes.I am concerned about linkages etc.. Charlie
 
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