RE: [omc-boats] Servicing of Outboard Motors

I should point out that my '64 90hp Johnson outboard and '68 85hp Evinrude
(freebee I got for lower end parts) do not have the water pump intake on
the side of the lower end as most newer models do. The intake is under the
anticavitation plate by the prop. Because of this I cannot use the
standard muffs. Accordint to my shop manual a special garden hose adapter
was once available that fit into this intake. I'll probably try to make
something similar or I'll just end up using the big plastic drum that I
have.

Regards,

Greg.

-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Halweg [SMTP:glennhalweg@...]
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 6:20 PM
To: omc-boats@...
Subject: Re: [omc-boats] Servicing of Outboard Motors

Joe,

You buy a set of motor flush thingies commonly called muffs that fasten to
a
garden hose and around the lower unit of your motor. Bass Pro Shop has them
very reasonable

Glenn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe McGill" <jmcgill89@...>
To: <omc-boats@...>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: [omc-boats] Servicing of Outboard Motors

> As a newbie, my first question would probably revolve around how one goes
> about servicing a Johnson or Evinrude outboard motor. I picked up a
circa
> 1968 service manual, and was surprised to see some very simplistic
> procedures. However, I got a bit scared when looking at the section on
the
> distributor.
>
> When you're setting RPMs, etc, I'm guessing the motor has to be in some
kind
> of water to keep it from overheating. If you're not on a lake or river,
do
> you just put it in a big drum of water?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Joe
Received on Wednesday, 28 July 2004