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is the paint coming of the mounting brackets?

That is exactly the problem. When the handle is at the 'start' point, there is a 0.5" gap between the cam and the follower (see photo...

You have to pull the power head off to access the water tube seal.

The compression is around 80 on both cylinders. The spark plugs are brand new Champion J6C. The gap is about 0.30.

You will have some spare time on your hands now for fun things.

And most shops are reluctant to do major repairs on 4 strokes.

There are few standards set for sturdiness / quality of the structure.-----Most buyers only look at cosmetics and convenience items.

Buying a used 4 stroke could be a big gamble, the reason being is they are " very expensive to work on" where two strokes are pretty...

5750 RPM is maximum

End of the season for me . . . . Trailer all set to go . . . The boat came on the bunks pretty much dead center. (y) . . Backing...

They make it "look" good on the outside but the inside not so much. I also don't like the use of torsion axles on these vs a spring...

Yep , I have a M18d Tohatsu .....great motor

Well that's a gamble, I would though. If one falls down the Y pipe you'll wish you did.

Exactly, the thermostat functions as a gate valve, and due to the fact that with an engine running at idle, it won't build enough heat...

I did clean out the master cylinder but I did not have time to pursue more cleaning- I can only keep my boat out front for 2 days at a...