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    1973 65hp Evinrude. I don't get it, do you?

    I am hoping that someone may have had a similar issue and can help me. I have a 65hp 1973 Evinrude outboard. I am having, for a lack of a better term, a loss of power. When starting up the motor cold; I pull the choke put the warm up lever all the way up; and start. I then let her warm up...
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    1973 65hp evinrude carb tunning

    Took apart my carbs and I do not have any needles in them, instead I have two orifices, one in the top(low speed) and one at the bottom(high speed). Do these need to be adjusted similar to needles, or how would I tune these carbs? Also, how to I remove the welsh plugs(little round discs),do...
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    Automotive tach on an outboard

    You've probably clicked on this link to tell me that you can't do it. I will say that you can, and It?ll possibly save you $50 I didn't want to have to order a tach for my motor, a 1973 65hp 3cylinder Evinrude. This motor has a 12 pole stator, creating 6 pulses per revolution. I purchased a...
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    1973 65hp evinrude cooling question

    Thermostat tested out fine. pump is pushing water to the thermostat housing, water can be sprayed in the water exhaust spouts and exit the bottom, but when the motor is running the water spouts only drip slightly, instead of a stream? Any ideas?
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    1973 65hp evinrude No power?

    Motor hasn't been in service for approx 10 years. I have gone through the restore tips. I have not rebuilt the carbs. When I replaced the bottom end fluid, the drained fluid looked green and stunk, it also had what I think was an average amount of metal "dust" mixed into it, and there wasn't...
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