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took her out on the lake tonight….. ran great , ran it for about 45 minutes from 1/2 to full throttle and the head never got over just warm ….. it went 31 mph on the GPS …. no tilt / trim to fine tune it …. 16 1/2 ' Lowe Bas catcher Pro …. fairly heavy boat … so we're happy ….

update , got the new fuel pump installed tonight and put lower unit back on … ran it at idle for about 15 minutes in a big tub of water , no overheat horn and head stayed only slightly warm,,,…. and after the thermostat opened we got warm wear out to he exhaust holes?? down by the anti...

the new boat I purchased has a Hummingbird 170 on the bow (transducer on trolling motor) and a Garmin on the console …….. when using the dual beam Hummingbird 170 I understand the wide beam fish will be hollow looking and the narrow beam (under the boat) fish will be solid … my question is how...

thanks again Dale and Pappy

no one has addressed the tank vent question …. I have a older metal 6 gal style with the quick turn lid , and a brand new 6 gallon plastic tank with the screw on till it clicks 3 times lid….. can't find a vent on either one ? are they correct ? do they need a vent ? do they vent through the feed...

thanks for the suggestions guys, I am waiting on a new complete water pump…. I figure if its apart may as well install a new one.. I don't remember seeing a vent hole in the housing , but there is a hole (1/8" maybe in size) in the side of the supply tube that goes up and feeds the head from the...

i checked all the wiring , and unplugged the wire from the over temp sensor on the head when it happened and the buzzer stopped , so I beleve it is working correctly ….. but believe me , the motor got hot ….. the only thing I can come up with was wondering about the timing , cause I know the...

as I mentioned in the original post , the water pump looks great , all of it , including the impeller …. I am going to install a new one while its apart , but the new one can't look any better than this one… can the cable adjustments be out of wack and make it have too much ignition timing at...

took the boat out yesterday , launched it , started up the 1985 Evinrude 40 , ran real good at idle , water pump peeing real good …. idled out thru idle zone , just as we got to open water , we got the alarm squeal…… constant, loud , squeal , water pump appeared to be doing fine…. NO VRO on...

On an outboard like my Evinrude 40 , (with no tilt.trim) , when running the boat do you leave the lever that allows you to lift the motor up , in that position , or flip it down to lock the motor in place ??? it seems to me if it was locked and you hit a log it would tear out the transom …. but...

Hello , I have a question i hope to get an answer too … I have an 83/84 40HP electric start Evinrude , and was wondering , does this motor charge the starting battery up while its running ? I/E does it have an alternator on it or similar ? Thanks for allowing me to join this forum , I have been...