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    Alarm on Mercruiser 3.0

    Hi. I have a mercruiser 3.0 from 1998. As I understand it has no alarm installed for overheat or low oil pressure. I recently had an overheat that ended up in a 900 $ repair. I`m looking for some kind of alarm kit that I can mount. Anyone with a suggestion?
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    Evinrude 70 -1990 ignition timing

    Hello! I have a mechanic handbook and tried to find a way to set ignition timing, the book talks about two methods, and my engine is method B. With this engine it doesn´t seem to be any way to set ignition timing at idle power, but only at max rpm. Does anyone know if that´s correct. As an...
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    Evinrude 4 hp -74 carb adjustment

    According to my manual there should be a needle valve for "high speed adjustment" at the lower part of the carb.On my carb there is only needle valve for "low speed adj." At the hole for high speed there is a plug which can´t be adjusted. Is this some kind of modification or do I have to get a...
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    prop to evinrude 70

    Hello!<br />Just hit a rock and broke a blade on my prop.<br />Since I have to get a new I wonder about size.<br />The one I had was 13 1/4 * 17. My boat is just over 16 feet and with the "old prop" max rev was around 5500. Does this sound like the best propsize or should I change?<br />What...
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    Idle mixture setting Evinrude 70

    Does anyone know the basic idle mix setting for Evinrude 70hpr 1990. Acording my manual the Rude 70 shouldn´t have any mixture screws but my has.<br />Have had some problems with smoke at low RPM. Gone better when syncing the carbs.But still a bit uneven and smokey at idle.
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    Evinrude 70 Crankcase ventilation?

    When demounting the carbs I found the tube from the nipple under the carbs to be plugged. I believe it shall be connected to the airintake/silencer for draining excess fuel/oil into the crankcase. My question is. Does this tube also function as crankcase ventilation and what would be the...
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    1990 Evinrude 70 smoke

    My Evinrude 70 smokes a lot at idle and low RPM<br />VRO is disconnected.I have mounted a new headgasket and thermostat. At higher RPM it works fine. It works fine also at idle but it´s irritating with all that smoke. Fuel/Oil ratio is 50:1. The engine has been stored for a couple of years...
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