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    Flywheel Magnets Unstuck again- Dhadley?

    1987 Evinrude 225. Runs GREAT. I posted here two years ago to ask for advice on how to glue in a new set of flywheel magnets during a complete rebuild of the ignition system. The existing flywheel magnets were all unstuck and bunched up when I got this motor and I needed to know the...
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    Iridium Plugs in my 225?

    Hi all, this group has not steered me wrong through a very thorough rebuild of my entire ignition system last year. Still running great, always looking for improvements. I am hoping for some advice. 1987 Evinrude 225. It has newer marine Champion plugs in it, model QL77JC4. I got advice...
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    Evinrude 225 Only Starts when Its Cold

    1987 Evinrude 225 on a 1988 22 foot Chris Craft Seahawk. Hi there, much thanks for past help. Earlier this year, you guys got my electrical sorted during a more or less complete rebuild of everything between the key and the plugs. Great advice that got the job done and saved me money. Now...
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    Return of the Stator/Rectifier Nightmare

    ..well it just seems to be beginning. A while back, I got a lot of very good help on this forum when I did a complete makeover of the electrical and fuel systems on my 1987 evinrude 225. new rectifier, stator coil, power packs, plugs, ignition coils, starter motor, battery cables, gauges and...
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    Fuel/intake manifold hoses and assembly

    Hi there, I am doing some fix-it work on my 1987 evinrude 225. I had a sticky needle valve or two and was getting flooding, so I rebuilt all six carbs with evinrude/bombardier kits and adjusted the new floats; no problem. while I had the air silencer off, I went ahead and pulled all the fuel...
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    Running your engine without the shift interrupt switch

    hi there- thanks again for all of the help offered on this forum. you folks have gotten me wired up pretty good.<br /><br />it was pointed out by a tech that the shift interrupt switch on my 1987 evinrude 225 is missing. as far as I can tell, the electrics on this motor were rebuilt by...
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    Regulator/Rectifier Hookup Questions

    okay, I am starting a new thread on this because I have seen a couple of postings on the mysterious extra purple wire that is present on older regulators, that is lacking in the newer one.<br /><br />my engine is a 1987 evinrude 225, and the sierra replacement that I bought came with a note...
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    Engine wont shut off!

    I got a boat a few weeks ago. I have put about ten hours on the boat since I got it without any real trouble.<br /><br />a tech pointed out that a couple of the flywheel magnets had come loose and slid around against each other. so I got the flywheel off, pried out all of the magnets, cleaned it...
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    Engine won't turn off!

    Okay, well this all started when...<br /><br />well I was a little kid and wanted a big boat. I went through some small boats, and I got a big(ish) boat a few weeks ago and since then have been doing a lot of fiddling with the engine. I have some experience, and am pretty well aquainted with...
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    Flywheel Magnet Orientations and Polarity

    Hi there, I recently brought my 1987 Evinrude 225 (runs great) in for a tune-up and the techs wouldnt do WOT adjustment due to the fact that they noticed that three of the flywheel magnets were bunched to one side. I was quoted in excess of $2k for a fix with new flywheel. instead I spent $50...
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