Evinrude/Johnson 48-235 HP OB 73-90 (Clymer Marine Repair Series) Paperback – May 24, 2000

Manual was in better shape than expected. Would buy from again

I ordered the Evin/John48-235HP OB 1973-1990 (ClymerPaperback2000PentonStaff printed in 2012) from PTP Flash Deals and I give this company a solid 5 rating. Ordered 10/25/16 received 11/1/16. The company is very customer conscious, and has a ton of great new unused books, that is all they do. The company owner wrote me an email one week after I received the manual to see how I was doing with it, great people they are.The paperback book is 568 pages of standard print and measures 8.5” X 11” and is 1 1/8” thick. It is awesome - brand new, original shrink wrap. A great buy. This manual provides info & clear black and white photos or diagrams with easy to read step by step instructions to do minor to major repairs - bolt sizes for easy wrench/socket selection, torque wrench values, how & where to connect multimeter leads & ohm range to anticipate, champion spark plug Xref to other brands, safety tips, tools required - you name it - great. All tools and parts have part numbers.I have noticed comments that it is hard to follow because it covers so many engines (well one positive is you get a lot of engines in one book if you have friends). My practice when working on something this complicated and being a do-it-yourselfer with a lot of experience is to first try to obtain a repair manual be it for my car, riding mower, gas oven, whatever. Before doing the work read the chapter that pertains to your specific need, since the book covers various engines ordered in sequence, you will find a pattern in each chapter. Simply hi-light the part of the chapter that pertains to your engine, same as I do when reading IRS publications when I do my taxes.I purchased a 1988 year model Johnson 88 Special (88HP close to the last year without oil injection, but really pretty to very close to a 90 HP engine as I understand it. The motor is mounted on a 15’6” Ebbtide Dynatrak Fish & Ski.I have done all my maintenance and fixed most all problems that have arisen, not many really. The most significant was:1. The deterioration of my fuel lines due to the government imposing ethanol gasoline on us2. Replace the water pump impeller twice3. Pull the boats built in 12 gallon fuel tank and clean it (bad fuel kills many engines)Other than that I always winterize it, change the foot oil, maintenance the prop, grease everything on a regular basis, always run the engine out of fuel every time I take it out of the water (use local boat ramps). Change and gap the plugs regularly. I also try to be gentle on it trying not to run my tach up to high, though most of its’s hours have been pulling skiers, so it has really held up well.Now however I am getting into more complex issues like carb overhaul maybe someday, head gaskets maybe. From what I can read, and I have, this book will get me through it if I just have a little patience and am willing to purchase a few more tools. They also cover tasks such as dealing with twisted off bolts or bungled up threads. Evinrude/Johnson 48-235 HP OB 73-90 (Clymer Marine Repair Series)

I was very pleased with the purchase and found fast the information I needed. Some photos extra on details were missing, but from a local parts store was able to get a break down and fabricate necessary item save one.

Great for 85 90 hp Johnson

Just the book i needed to get me where i needed to fix my motor

Awesome book. I wish Clymer would go more into detail about size of screws and bolts. They have parts diagrams that are plastered all over the Internet but I want to be able to go to hardware store and buy my own stainless steel bolts and stuff. Why should I pay $19.99 for a bolt that costs $2.50? Just because it's Johnson product! Other than that, it's an awesome book.

Product as described!

hard to read but the info is in there

good book covers everything and then some

Tolles Buch, komplette Wartung gemacht, trotzdem Kolbenfresser- kann das Buch aber nix dafür, lag am alten Motor; wenigstens gelernt warum

Great Manual...happy with it totally. .

Good book. Detailed explanations with pictures. Gives a good overview of what is needed to keep my outboard motor running and how to prepare it for winter.

Great product.