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    YAMAHA 300 Recurrent Lower Unit Failure

    Are these factory replacements ?-----Or SEI units ?
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    1993 Mercury Force 40HP - Sometimes won't even try and start

    Load test the battery.----Check all battery connections.----Test operation of the " start in neutral only " switch.
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    97 Evinrude 115 hp E115GLEUA prop shaft question

    There may be pieces of metal jamming it.----Use the propshaft assembly as a slide hammer.
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    97 Evinrude 115 hp E115GLEUA prop shaft question

    I have often said that these lower units on the 60 degree loopers are NOT robust.----See many with gearcases coming to a " dynamic halt " and scrapped.
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    97 Evinrude 115 hp E115GLEUA prop shaft question

    These are matched parts.----Pinion gear is not available separately.----And the new pinion gear must be set up with special tool to determine correct shimming !!-----With shift pushed all the way down it should pull out easily.
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    Evinrude Tracker not starting

    Many times a motor that is in poor condition is put up for sale.----Post your actual compression test results here.----Flywheel key may be sheared.----Trouble shooting an outboard takes just minutes.----If you answer questions you may be able to avoid an expensive trip to a shop.
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    1992 60HP Outboard 2 Stroke Lower unit

    Agreed ---There are fewer and fewer shops that are interested in rebuild work.
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    1984 90hp evinrude had lower unit layin on its side overnight had gear oil leaking out of water intake holds next day is this a problem

    Need more information to help you.----Is it original with one piece driveshaft ?----Any water in it that might have frozen.----Ever had a seal kit installed ?----Pressure tested the gearcase?-------Here I would take it apart and look at condition of driveshaft seals.----Shift rod o-ring.----And...
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    1992 60HP Outboard 2 Stroke Lower unit

    Your location ?-----Is your lower unit totally destroyed or just n
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    Timing wheel stuck

    I doubt that the flywheel needs to be removed to remove that timer wheel !!
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    Evinrude Tracker not starting

    Does spark jump a gap of 3/8" on a test device ?
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    50 Force won’t start need help

    All flywheels are installed with locking tapers.----They need the correct puller and technique to get them off.----Hurry to your local boat shop and have it pulled.
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    Why is my 1975 Johnson 25 hp hard to pull and will not stay running?

    Is the recoil pulley properly timed.?-----Yes the sheave is elliptical and arrows must be lined up when rope is fully retracted.
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    83 tower of power 115

    Not sure why someone would say that is the rectifier !----Most shops take that stabilizer off and throw it away.-----So try this simple test.----Open low speed mixture screws 1/8th turn at a time as that often makes bogging go away.----And are you pushing the key in and holding it in for cold...
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    Lower Unit trouble re-install

    On many Mercury motors the clutch dog is spring loaded.-------So if you remove the gear box in neutral it often jumps into forward.----Then you can put control in forward.-----And as always if you understand how they work it becomes much easier.
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    83 tower of power 115

    It is the idle stabilizer I believe.----What is your motor doing / not doing ??
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    83 tower of power 115

    Does not look like a rectifier to me.
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    warning horn

    A 30 HP or 150 HP ?----Model # is ?
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    Mercury 100hp outboard information

    They never made that style of motor in a 6 cylinder.------Do not confuse this looper style motor with the earlier crossflow inline 6 ( tower of power ) and the smaller 4 cylinder version.------That looks to be a late 1980's model.-----Post the serial # to quickly determine the year.
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    1998 115 hp Johnson Fuel Issue?

    Having to use the electric primer valve clearly indicates that carburetors need cleaning.----The primer puts fuel into the motor.----This fuel bypasses the carburetor float bowls and metering circuits.
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