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    Gearcase oil leak

    I see a very small amount of gear lube coming out of the prop - outboard, 35hp 'rude Any ideas on what normally leaks?
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    Broken Flywheel key?

    I tried to pull off the flywheel nut this weekend (outboard engine) and although I was holding the flywheel and turning the nut, the nut was not loosening up any - and I could see the prop turning as I turned the wrench. Would that be further evidence that the flywheel key is broken? Second...
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    Need Specs for '78 Evinrude 35hp

    I'm pulling the flywheel this weekend, but I want to be prepared. I have a manual, but amazingly it doesn't have the following two bits of info: what size is the NUT on the flywheel. what size are the threads in the flywheel - what size bolts will I need to use for my puller (I have a...
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    '78 evinrude 35hp not starting

    I thought that I needed a new prop because the boat would under load all of a sudden rev real high, yet slow down - so I replaced prop, and then it happened again, and I was thinking that I was slipping out of gear somehow. But as I was diagnosing the issue (while on the lake), eventually the...
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    Fuel Problem '78 Evinrude, 35hp

    Thanks in advance - I have a '78 Evinrude, 35 hp. It starts when I pour a little gas into the carb directly, and then will usually start drawing from the portable tank once I do so. New fuel pump,(plugs too - great spark), tried two tanks (portable), tried two fuel lines, both new, same...
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