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    15hp Powerhead removal

    I'm trying to get the powerhead separated from the exhaust housing on my 15hp. I have all of the bolts out from underneath/engine mounts (9 total) and have disconnected the shift lever as well as all the fuel and electrical lines. From my understanding I should be able to pull the powerhead off...
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    1981 cooling water issue

    I just finished rebuilding the water pump and reattaching the lower unit on a motor I'm rebuilding. When I went to start the motor up I can tell the lower unit is pulling up water but nothing is coming out of the tell tale. On closer inspection I noticed that the water is actually coming out...
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    Water pump o-ring

    I'm replacing my entire water pump with a new replacement kit and it comes with a small o-ring thats described as 54 "o-ring, driveshaft" part #:0303067. I can tell by the diagram that it's supposed to go on the very top of the water pump housing where the drive shaft comes through but I can't...
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    Water in lower unit

    Just went to change the oil in the lower unit of an 1981 15hp Evinrude that I bought and the first thing to come out was water not oil (there was still a lot of oil in the lower unit that came out after the water). I know this isn't a good thing but I've never run into this before on the other...
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    1981 Evinrude 15hp throttle control

    turns out it was a file size issue
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    1981 Evinrude 15hp throttle control

    Slowly rebuilding my 1981 15hp and realizing the previous owners were either very rough on it or had a pretty terrible mechanic. My newest issues is that something isn't quite right with the vertical control shaft for the throttle control. There's a piece snapped off about 1/2 way up (picture...
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