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    Temporary siezed 4 stroke under load

    I have a 1998 four stroke 40 hp motor(carb/3 cylinder) that sheared the flywheel key and allowed the cam gear to spin as well. I wasn't on the boat when this happened. The engine oil looked good, and the gearcase oil looked good. I cleaned up the crank and flywheel surfaces, replaced the...
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    1998 Evinrude with strange model number

    I have a 50hp Evinrude that was built in 1998. The model number doesn't quite match up with anything in parts books. It is E50TSLECM. Seems that the E50TSLECC was common that year. Also, i've looked up the model number charts, and can't figure out what the S is for. I'm mainly concerned...
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    1991 50hp bearing noise?

    I recently bought two pontoons, sight unseen, and need to sort them out. I was told by the marina that the nicer boat had a bit of "bearing noise, but they'll run forever like that." It is a 1991 Mercury 50 horsepower, 3 cylinder. I checked compression, which was perfect, and decided to run...
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    Really simple, dumb carb sync question

    I want to sync the carbs on my folks' Honda BF40, but I'm not sure what port to hook up the syncing tool to on each carb. I know the rest of the procedure, just can't figure out where the ports are that I need. Thanks, Thom
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    82 9.9 won't get out of forward

    Hi, I've got a 9.9 that won't get out of forward. I've dropped the gearcase from the motor. I can get the shift rod to move up and down if I turn the driveshaft slowly, but the prop is always spinning, and in the same direction. I drained the gear lube, which was black, but no noticeable...
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