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    40HP CONVERSION TO TILLER

    I am in the process of buying a 40hp "tracker" from a local guy. I do not know the yr yet.. I am assuming it is an early 90's model. I bought it sight unseen, knowing it is probably not running, but it was for the right price. How hard is it to convert this over to a tiller? I am seeing that...
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    Adding a Tachometer?

    Is there a way I can retrofit a tach on my engine and not use one of those sensor wire digital tachs that wraps around the plug wires? 96 model 25 pull rope. J25reda
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    25HP HEAD COVER TORQUE SEQUENCE

    I have looked in the book, cant find the sequence for torqueing the head cover.. I found the torque specs but not the sequence. I guess start center and work outwards up and down like on the head to the block?
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    1981-83 18 hp reverse problem

    Racer, from what I'm seeing, tell me if I am wrong, can that gear assembly and prop shaft be taken out without dropping the entire lower unit? https://www.marineengine.com/parts/mercury_marine_parts/sn/05860644/%20%201018200/677_15
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    1981-83 18 hp reverse problem

    I'm about certain it is the dog. it shifts into gear but grinds when you give shift into gear and give it throttle. forward gear is fine.
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    1981-83 18 hp reverse problem

    from what i can tell this engine is probably between an 81-83 model and the reverse is shot. any place to start looking for new gears/ clutches or would i be better off to find a lower unit in decent shape?
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    J25reda not starting

    Yep. Thank you for the help!
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    J25reda not starting

    Got er going now!! Looked at wiring diagram, coils  were hooked up backwards. 2 pulls and running. Hooked up to muffs, water spewed out of the thermostat plate. Got one here at the house already. Gonna get a new thermostat while I'm at it and just put a new one in while I've got it apart.
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    J25reda not starting

    When you say switch the wires, I assume take them completely off the coils and swap, not cross the top coil to bottom plug?
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    J25reda not starting

    Went ahead and pulled the flywheel off today. Key was fine. Messed with it for a while after that. Still no crank. Felt like I pulled til I was gonna pull my arm our of socket haha. Gonna do some reading in the manual tonight and break out the timing light if time permits tomorrow (honey do list...
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    J25reda not starting

    So I haven't taken the flywheel off yet, as the weather has been pretty bad the last few days and life hasn't meshed up like it should, I've been reading. Reading my previous post about the timing, and reading my service manual.. its starting to make more sense, as this thing just wont "jump"...
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    J25reda not starting

    I wasn't using a timing light. I was manually checking timing using marks on the fly wheel after finding TDC with the plugs out. I have to take the fly wheel off to find the sheared key, which I don't have the tools here to take off. I have a buddy who is gonna come help at a later time.
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    J25reda not starting

    So I've decided it's either a sheared key or timing is off. It's showing that it's 5° before TDC. I dont have tools here to take flywheel off to be sure. I'll report back more.. I found TDC And thr flywheel was at the 5° mark according to the line on the recoil as found in the service manual
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    J25reda not starting

    I haven't checked the key..
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    J25reda not starting

    I am pumping the fuel line bubble til hard then pulling the manual primer on engine 3-4x and then pulling rope. We had just checked to see if it was sparrking. It has a good spark. I'll try some gas in cylinder and see what happens.
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