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October 29, 2016 at 12:15 am
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quote Theodore:
I had a similar Mercury 4 with that problem. New parts, where available, cost a fortune, like $400. Used parts or assemblies were hard to find.
It’s all needle bearings. The needles will be bad, and whatever surface they touch will also be bad. I was happy to sell mine a s a “parts motor”.
Long live Johnson and Evinrude, they got the job done with simple and inexpensive sleeve bearings. Why a sub 10hp engine needed a jeweled lower unit is beyond me.
I thought that too when I did one, but the proof is in firing it up. No 10hp OMC will run with it.