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    arc-over issue solved

    Just wanted to post final (I hope) results of motor ressurection project started some time ago. Let me be sure to say it has been a humbling experience yet a learning experience as well. This motor is a 1976 70 H.P. evinrude that most likely never ever ran properly till about 1 week ago. This...
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    arc-over

    Well folks 1976 70 hp stiiiiiiiiiill giving us fitts. This motor had a factory recall on the carbs that was never addressed. Now I'm wondering if it had a service buletin recall pertaining to the ignition system. It is driving me nuts . This motor had sat up for years and years --at least...
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    dumb question

    Took the boat out fishing todayy and it ran great all day. Got back to the marina and while loading the boat back on the trailer the engine stuttered and died at idle. Tried to restart . It to longer than ususal to restart and had to use warm up lever to rev up then went to put in gear at...
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    excessive voltage?

    1976 70 hp Johnson. I'm not too sure how to accurately describe the problem but it appears to be excessive voltage at the spark plugs. The spark will jump thru the boots intermitently. The coils and plug wires are new. This has occurred on 3 sets of new plugs . Tried 3 sets of plugs from...
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    carb modification results

    I had posted a few days back with stalling problems when throttling up on 1976 70 hp Johnson. After going back over link and sync and back through carbs a couple of times with the same results I used the search feature here and after looking through a lot of old post found mention of a service...
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    Sb #1144

    Been playing with a 1976 johnson 70 hp with a bogging problem at throttle up. Upon reviewing old posts I came across motor with same issue . Someone advised service bulletin #1429 then another stated it was actually #1144. If anyone out there having access to this info would be willing to...
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    1976 70 HP Johnson resurection project

    My good friend and neighbor has inherited a really clean old 70 hp from his uncle. It stalls when throttling up but if choked will get past and run ok . I have read thru a lot of old posts but have a couple of questions Great compression 140-145 on all three. Good hot spark on all three-did...
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