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    66 EVINRUDE LARK 40 HP,FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEM

    PUMPED THE PRIMER BULB TIGHT AS USUAL,,,STARTED THE MOTOR,,,,DIED LIKE WAS OUT OF GAS,,,,WENT TO PUMP UP BULB AGAIN AND IT WAS TIGHT,,,FELT LIKE IT HAD NO GAS IN THE BULB,ALMOST LIKE IT BACKFLOWED SOME AIR BACK INTO IT.,,,,,TANK VENTED FINE,GOT A NEW PRIMER BULB LINE,,,SAME THING,,,,,,,SUQEEZED...
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    66 lark,,hesitation or slippage in drive when taking off

    when i throttle up to take off there is a slight slip in the drivetrain,,engine runs smoothly,shifts into gear smoothly,,,just a slip that im starting to feel at takeoff,what could this be?prop hasnt hit anything,i havent taken it off and inspected it tho,with engine off it does spin freely and...
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    66 evin 40hp,points conversion with generator

    I have saw a few electronic ignition conversion kits to replace points,but havent saw one for use with a motor with a generator,does anyone know of one and if so,where can i find it.i would like to replace my points because im constantly having to replace them,ive been told theyre supposed to...
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    66 lark,slight miss,after warmed up

    after it warms up,it will miss,.i have used it alot this year,it just started doing it.i havent checked my points but did try fresh plugs.still a miss.not all the time,just intermittently.. i did put in some new coils,points,plugs,cond,plug wires at the first of summer and it ran great the whole...
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    looking for a pontoon boat manufacturer in Alabama

    trying to find a reputable pontoon boat manufacturer in Alabama for a special one of a kind boat to be built,anyone know of any?
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    Lark 8 runs smooth,then gets louder

    About the last three times ive ran it[the one in the pic]i noticed it ran smooth as silk and pretty quiet for about an hour.After i shut it down for 10 min or so and start back up the motor is slightly louder but with a lower tone.No power loss,fires back up every time,water pumping...
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    crazy universal killswitch

    ok.i bought a sea dog uni kill switch,,,i needed the magneto side,,,i wired the 2 m's on the kill sw to the two magneto wires on my key switch,,,,well my boat wouldnt crank when i took it out,so i unhooked one of the wires,fired up and rode that day,,,when i got home i took out the switch and...
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    66 lark8,low speed needle valve question

    book says 1 and half turns out ,go in until spits then back out till rpm goes back up,,,mine seems to run good at the 1 and half turns,,,rather foul a plug than kill a piston but my question is ,,does anybody know the average "sweet spot "for the low spd nd vlv on this type 2 carb on a 66...
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    no water out of pee holes,got lower unit seals

    took the 66 lark 8 to a boat shop and got all new seals in lower unit,,also got impeller replaced and bottom driveshaft seal,,well,,i put in in a barrel,had about a foot of water over inlet but no water out of pee hole,i got this done after checking lower unit oil,it was milky,,,i had checked...
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    lower unit oil milky

    is the lower unit oil supposed to be milky,like water mixed with it?is that normal?
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    fuel and ignition sync,66 lark es

    my cam mark on the armature plate is supposed to be "at "the pointer,,,so should my shifter control be in the start position mark then?or in slow,,,,,also,is the idle on the shifter cable what i use to advance the mark around to the pointer?its running good mid to high speed but seems the timing...
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    looking for pressurized fuel tank

    just got the 66 lark going good,,great at high and mid speed,,wants to chug off at low rpm,,,i think i have to mess with the low speed needle valve some more,,,this guy i got it from said he rebuilt the carb,,,when i looked in it,there were gaskets rotting inside,and the float wasnt even hooked...
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    66 lark 8,carb kit and float

    do i have to get my float/carb kit from evinrude?couldnt find my float on here or a kit including it/does this kind of float go bad?i decided that i prob need to put all new gaskets and such cause i noticed someone had used a thin piece of cardboard like a cereal box top or something for the...
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    where can i get a gen belt?66 lark 8

    old kinda dry rotted and broke putting it back on,,,couldnt find one on iboats or was looking in the wrong place,,,is this a hard to get/find item?i saw where one guy had to pay 50 bucks for one for a 61 40hp,,,for that little bitty belt,,,guess i might have to too,,if i can even find...
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    cant get the flywheel off,broke grade 8 bolt

    66 evin lark8,,,was going to replace coils and points,,,,used a puller and stretched the bolts,,,went and got some grade 8 and broke one,,even tapped on the shaft a little,,not too hard,,,,using impact to run down the puller,cant get this thing to budge,put a big bar on the puller, and a...
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