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1981 Evinrude 115 trim sending unit

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I bought an 81 Evinrude 115 model E115TLCIH last year from a marine shop that had pulled it off a pontoon boat. They had been using it as a parts motor so a few parts had to be replaced. This is my first outboard, well boat actually, This process of putting this motor back together has been lick putting a puzzle together with having an incomplete picture. I have the manual from Seloc Marine online. I have referred to parts diagrams from this fine site as well.

My current issue is the power tilt and trim assembly. The diagram shows 581960 Cable Assy, Sending unit. I cannot find said sending unit referenced anywhere. Mine is missing the arm and I am not even sure its good if I just found the arm. There is a number on it. It was found under where the Arm would have been so and I am not coming up with anything. 5118418. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Was it apart of the indicator gauge assy.?

To add to this I don't have the junction box nor the TnT solenoid. I have found a few on Ebay, etc. I also don't know if the motor and trim cylinders are any good at this point. I am trying to see if I can find the missing pieces to this puzzle for less than an alternative TnT solution, such as if a newer setup or a universal TnT set exists.

Thank you for your help. I will gladly answer any questions, clarify, upload pictures, if that helps. .
 
Is it a 3 wire trim motor or 2 wire ?-----Sending unit is shown on the " exhaust housing " page.
 
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YES!! Thank you very much! It is a 3 wire, by the way. By chance do you know how I can test the unit? I may be able to buy the arm and call it good in this case.
 
Beware. There are some sending units that are not compatible with certain gauges.
 
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Thanks for the heads up. Not to head too far down this rabbit hole, but are there universal sending units I can look for? I'm pretty sure I'll find an original gauge on ebay, but I am looking at a couple of gauge sets if I get the motor running. It has none at the moment. The first gauge on my list is a tach before i put it in the water.
 
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