oilsmoke

That's always been the case, there are factory manuals and idiot manuals that tell you have to put oil and fuel in and how to change...

IMHO any Service Manual besides that of the OEM brands are TOTALLY WORTHLESS … talk about generic …

Gas motors are restricted here but the rivers and about five larger lakes allow gas motors with a couple lakes having a 10hp limit. Only...

If the hood lying on the ground in the video is original to that motor, its likely a 1987 model. That carb style started in mid to late...

Fill and paint would be my choice, I don't see anything that isn't normal wear and tear on a fishing boat. Personally, i never much...

I worked for years as a mechanic in a dealership, you get used to stuff like that after a while. I can;t count how many times I got cut...

Been there, done that. That's what hands are for it seems. I have scars from hog bites, punctures as you've mentioned, knife cuts...

It won't even sell for $250 here. I watched a year old Yamaha 20hp sit all last summer for $400, it turned out to be a widow selling a...

Those are very basic reels, If it were mine I'd start with a complete cleaning, tear it apart and clean out every last bit of old grease...

Buy OEM parts....not aftermarket. The carb kits are complete and the impellers fit correctly vs. sometimes fitting. Marineengine.com is...

I do my best these days to not know anything about outboards, bikes, and trucks around here, it lets me get more of my own stuff done. I...

I'd certainly like to see more than 60 psi in each cylinder but if both are even, its rare for a motor to drop compression in both...

They were okay so long as its a carbureted motor, and no oil injection is a big plus too if you either happen on one built that way or...

I don't see why its so hard to believe that some one would have never tried to run a motor they can't use or don't want. If they don't...

I've probably got close to 50 motors in the basement, garage, and shed here. Most were pretty much free or bought for boats I no longer...