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    1979/80 Evinrude 4hp - Steady rev drop

    Hi all, I have recently restored to life my friend's 1979/80 Evinrude 4HP, which he inherited from his Grandfather. It is a European model no: 49B36D, which Dan Gano (who supplied the parts) identified as a 1979 motor (4904/4932/4933) but with the points ignition from 1980/81, the E-4 models...
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    Carb setting when throttle adjustment is lost

    Hi All, so another question relating to my 1962 Sportwin 10HP, but hopefully it relates to a bunch of other motors. I'm in the process of setting up my carb after a rebuild, and I've read the very useful guide of the similar carb that a couple of people on here recommended. However, my motor...
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    Evinrude Sportwin 10025A confirm fuel mix...

    Hi All, Another quick post just if someone could please confirm the fuel/oil ratio mix for my motor please? Evinrude Sportwin serial NO. 10025A which I am pretty confident is a 1962 10HP. I started it today and its smoking a hell of a lot running on 24:1, carb isn't tuned though. Have seen...
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    EVINRUDE 1962 SPORTWIN - Do I have two pee-holes? (Not a joke!)

    Hi all, Fired up my 1962 Evinrude Sportwin this afternoon after a LU/ignition/carb rebuild. Started up great and sounds really smooth, but the first thing i noticed was TWO streams of water coming from these holes: They are not drain-holes from the exhaust casing, they lead to the seperate...
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    Evinrude 1962 Sportwin - Water pump lower bearing housing

    Hi all, So trying to pull the water pump seal out of the lower seal housing of the water pump resulted in this: My evinrude main dealer here in England is unable to get me one, I have all the other water pump parts new, so I guess my options are: 1. attempt a repair with epoxy. Does...
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    #UPDATE# Evinrude Sportwin 1962 10HP - Water in Lower Gear Unit Oil

    Hi all, This leads on from my earlier post here: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=428984&highlight=oil+lower+gear+unit+evinrude+water But as its a completely new question I thought I'd make a new post, I hope that's ok with the mods? I wanted to ask if a failed seal here: Could...
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    Evinrude Sportwin 1962 10HP - Water in Lower Gear Unit Oil

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum and to outboard motors, having bought my Evinrude for ?1 last year. She runs like a dream, but when I checked the lower gear unit oil today ( I changed it last month), a fair amount of water (about 10% of the oil that came after) ran out of the drain plug before the...
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