Wow! Sounds quite involved. It also sounds like what I have spent the last
year or so doing to my boat. I found most of the replacement parts to be
satisfactory and totally unnecessary. Of course I do not know the condition
of your boat but the old stuff is quite simple and really bulletproof if not
rusted from a landsink (water in the boat). You need to seriously consider
your objectives with boating (all boating is expensive) and you either need
tons of money to throw to mechanics to get the job done (not necessarily
right) or cultivate an interest in "doing it yourself". I replaced lots of
things before realizing that the valves were not adjusted right in my boat
for instance. Thats the downside of doing it yourself! It takes very little
money to run tests on an engine. Get a SELOC manual for your year - that is
a good start.My boat has been a journey not a possesion and it slowly gets
better as I take each system out and repair it. Very little is worn out as
these boats mainly sit in the yard. I am constantly searching for parts
sources and there is no one stop shop for these parts. The easiest place is
your local NAPA store. They still stock parts that will work on OMC. I am
not really familiar with your set-up but they probably can help. Hopefully
you get a counterman that is patient. Get online and search - try ebay. The
season for most of us is about over so you have lots of time before the next
season. There is no hurry - enjoy the journey. Otherwise get a new boat and
skip all this. Happy boating. Tom K.
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> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:18:39 -0600
> From: Brian Nelson <brianknelson@...>
> Subject: [omc-boats] OMC parts help
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> Hello everyone I just talked to my mechanic and he wants $2,500-3,000 to
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> all of the issues with my OMC 17=B9 deluxe. So I have decided to try to do
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> much of the work and round up as many of the parts as possible myself. I
> would appreciate any help that the members could offer in finding parts as
> well as advice on the repairs.
> The engine is a v4 88hp 2 stroke I/O Currently has no spark and 68-70 lbs
> compression
>
> The main parts items are as follows
> Throttle assembly (the start lever is broken)
> Coil
> Fuel pump or diaphragm to rebuild
> Tilt motor
> Lower unit electric shift magnets
> Tune up parts
> Distributor cap
> Rotor
> Points
> Wires
> Plugs
> I also need to flush the fuel system and rebuild the carbs as it sat for
> several years so I will probably need carb floats and rebuild parts
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> Any assistance locating parts would be greatly appreciated
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> Brian Nelson
> Denver, CO=20
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> <FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">Hello everyone I just talked to my mechanic and he
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> ts $2,500-3,000 to fix all of the issues with my OMC 17’ deluxe. So
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> have decided to try to do as much of the work and round up as many of the
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> rts as possible myself. I would appreciate any help that the members could
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> ffer in finding parts as well as advice on the repairs.<BR>
> The engine is a v4 88hp 2 stroke I/O Currently has no spark and
68-70=
> lbs compression<BR>
> <BR>
> The main parts items are as follows<BR>
> Throttle assembly (the start lever is broken)<BR>
> Coil<BR>
> Fuel pump or diaphragm to rebuild<BR>
> Tilt motor<BR>
> Lower unit electric shift magnets<BR>
> Tune up parts<BR>
> Distributor cap<BR>
> Rotor<BR>
> Points<BR>
> Wires<BR>
> Plugs<BR>
> I also need to flush the fuel system and rebuild the carbs as it sat for
se=
> veral years so I will probably need carb floats and rebuild parts<BR>
> <BR>
> Any assistance locating parts would be greatly appreciated<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
> Brian Nelson<BR>
> Denver, CO <BR>
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