Great motor. Keep up on the maintenance and she will run for a long time. Thanks for watching.

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Dave. Thanks for watching and commenting. Really appreciate it. Running it afterwards is just something I do for every repair or maintenance I do on my equipment because as a former mechanic we had an expression “ comebacks are a b*t*h”. It only takes 5 minutes to check my work so in case a nut wasn’t tightened properly or a washer left off…almost anything can happen and will…it’s doesn’t show up when I’m in the middle of the lake and no way to repair it and i end up calling the tow boat and ruin a days fishing with clients.

@@JimHanelyfishing I understand. That’s what I always did too but now at end of year in my shop it is a hassle or inconvenient to hook up again and go to a ramp or when I do the muffs in my shop makes a huge mess and dry out time I am a perfectionist and for a peace of mind I should run them till next spring. I just question the engines sitting there with no oil in filter and other areas after I add in the 7.4 Qrts? Do you have any advice for a better quality lower unit plunger cheap tools? Always so messy with those tube lines falling off. I have all the adapters for different size thread sizses as I run Merc and Yamaha. Thought maybe there is a better quality tool out there. Thanks for your videos

@@JimHanelyfishing Question. What should the ft lbs be when reinstalling the prop. I have that sleeve or hub kit in mind. I have seen 55#. And have seen 100#. Thanks

Dave. Great insight and comments…thanks. In your case then, I’d wait for spring to do the changes so you can check everything out for leaks. I’m a perfectionist as well and drive myself crazy at times. As far as the lube pump I use the one I get from merc. With plastic threads, I don’t think any last forever. Here’s the link from Amazon for one with metal threads instead of plastic. I’ll order this one next time. Upgrade Lower Unit Gear Oil Pump for Standard Quart Bottles, Come with 3/8in 8mm 10mm Metal Adapters, Fits All Mercury and Mariner Outboards a.co/d/bpIrWAA

Dave. I asked the same question of the mechanic at my Mercury dealership and his response was “tight”. I torque to about 90. Never had a problem with it. The new washer system is genius as far as I’m concerned.

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Thanks for watching and asking a great question. Really appreciate it. I used to have my kicker hooked into the same fuel supply as the big motor but now I just use the small gas tank that comes with the kicker. It stayed on the boat all season but recently I take it on and off as needed because I do half bass trips and half walleye trips and it gets in the way when clients are bass fishing. 90% of my walleye trips finds me using only my bow mounted electric trolling motor for bottom bouncing, so the kicker is only for days when I know I’ll be pulling dipseys or some other technique that requires more speed. Hope I answered your question. Have a great season.