1969 Evinrude 9.5 Water Leak - fixed

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russellh2
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1969 Evinrude 9.5 Water Leak - fixed

Post by russellh2 » Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:37 pm

Per My previous Post

Found / Fixed water leak on top of the Plate supporting the Pull Start Mechanism.

Cause - Water was actually leaking past one of bolts retaining the Pull Start Mechanism.

Fix x 2
Fix 1...Retightened offending bolt retaining the Pull Start Mechanism, no more leak
Fix2...Removed offending bolt and coated with Loctite No.4 Gasket sealer - reinstalled, retightened, let sit for 3 hours, started motor - no more leak

Winner

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Re: 1969 Evinrude 9.5 Water Leak - fixed

Post by Stewy » Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:40 pm

Good to see it was an easy fix and your up and running again :a_goodjob:

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Re: 1969 Evinrude 9.5 Water Leak - fixed

Post by KeenAds » Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:04 pm

Good work Russell.

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Re: 1969 Evinrude 9.5 Water Leak - fixed

Post by smile0784 » Sat Oct 14, 2017 6:19 pm

Well done. Saved a few bucks on a mechanic

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