what should the compression of a 60 hp evenrupe boat motor?

A "whaletail" helps, no question about it. A 4hp motor is a little on the small side to get your boat up on the step. You can adjust the tilt of the motor so the prop is further toward the front of the boat . That will put a slight downward pressure to the front. Another thing you can do is put ...

I saw that boating motor too on tradingpost . Maybe you can ask them where to take it for repair.

cant tell by that you need the model number, it will read someathing like E90TLERS What you look at are the 2 letters E and R This number would be a 94 decode with INTRODUCES. I=1, N=2, T=3 and so on with S=0 hope this helps if not e-mail me the model number and ill e-mail you the year and part ...

Very obviously something is in a bind. If it worked well before you installed the water pump, and now it doesn't...then the only conclusion is that you did not put the unit back together in the correct manner. (I've done this many, many times) I hate to say it but take it back apart and you will ...

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

If the wiring caught fire it was probably a bad fuze or the absence of the fuze. There should be a big in-line fuze (50 amps or so) in the wiring bundle near the engine. If you have the fuze and it still burned check the amperage of the fuze.