76Southwind
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First post here on the forum. I'm new to outboard motors and have a few questions. I just bought a boat with a 150 on it and I'm trying to get a few suggestions on what to do first. I was told by previous owner that he replaced a few parts in distributor and was able to get it running again. But it wasn't running right. All I KNOW is what I can see,,, The motor turns over freely by hand and half the bolts that hold the flywheel on are broke off. So my plan is to extract the broken bolts. Find top dead center. Put Flywheel back on. Do a compression test. Then if compression is even in all cylinders, try to time it. Hope that I can get it running. I've had many boats in the past, but they have always had Big Block Chevy's in them. I've never worked on an outboard motor, so I'm kind of guessing on all this right now. Going to need help to get her running. Here's what I'm working with. Any comments on what to do are welcome. I'll try to get serial number and post it.
Thanks,
Steve
Thanks,
Steve
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