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Ok this thing has been running like a champ until last weekend. I have to "feather" the choke continuously to keep it running. Will run for about 30 seconds at full choke, push the choke in motor sounds great for 10 seconds then dies, if I pull the choke before it dies it returns to somewhat...
71' 6hp evinrude fisherman that I can keep in a climate controlled area all winter (my house). do I still have to winterize? sorry i'm a newbie:confused:
Ok.......replaced the entire water pump assembly, put it all back together, runs great but the exhaust blows white smoke. Not a ton of it but enough to make me wonder. Has been sitting upright on a sawhorse for approx 6 months w/o running. Do I just need to give it a nice long run on the lake to...
I am in the middle of replacing the entire water pump on my 71' Fisherman. When I dropped the lower unit the water tube came with it, is this normal? There seems to be a rubber "grommet" (for lack of better terms) up in the housing. I put the hose up there for now. Also it looks like its gonna...
