On 8/25/2015 3:54 PM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:17:17 -0500, "Ryan P." wrote:
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Yeah, I saw that while I was looking around earlier. My beast of an
ancient motor looks a lot different... but I assume the basics are the
same? Pull the (single) carb, and that should get me access to pull the
plate containing the valves?

Off to the Evinrude site to try to get a part number and source it for
a 45 year old motor.

Look how much you'll learn!

Good luck with it. My motorcycle is 26 years old and never been in the shop. I hope
it'll last another 26!

Ain't that the truth? She was my first boat, and owning it has taught
me a lot... Replaced the starter and solenoid, replaced the
throttle/shift cables, redid the electrical wiring. I'm not
particularly mechanically inclined, but I'm good at troubleshooting and
YouTubing.

When I upgraded from the '71 SeaSprite to the '85 Phantom, I wasn't
afraid to dig into replacing the rack steering. Saved me a bundle on
paying more for a ready-to-go boat. lol