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    thermostat housing 1969 85hp

    hi, i am trying to seperate the thermostat housing from the block on a 1969 85ho v4.<br /><br />i have removed two screws / bolts that secure<br />the housing to the block but it still wont budge.<br /><br />i am not sure if this is just the gasket sticking or if there are more bolts hidden by...
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    neg side of cdi coil to drive auto tacho?

    hi, i have wired up a faria 4 stroke tach to my<br />'69 v4 via the neg side of the coil.<br />i test ran it and it works fine.<br />question is - will the 400v switched from the cdi unit damage the tach long term?<br />i tried the tach pickup from the alternator but it read too high.(12 pole...
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    hydrolic gearbox oil alternatives ?

    hi, I just changed the gearbox seals on<br />my 1969 85hp hydrolic gearbox.<br />the local marine shop was out of stock of the<br />correct evinrude oil but they assured me it's ok to run auto transmission fluid in this gearbox.<br /><br />I would normally wait and get the propper stuff, <br...
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    temp gauge for v4 block

    hi, I want to fit a propper temp gauge to my <br />1969 85hp v4, Would it be better to fit the sensor inside the water jacket of the head or mount it to the block? <br /><br />thanks <br /><br /><br />1969 evinrude 85hp
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    85hp advance range

    hello all,<br />i have just bought an 1969 85hp rude<br />which was/is running extreamly rough,<br /><br />idle mixtures were way out which i fixed but its still only firing on one / two cyl.<br /><br />i purchased the seloc manual (worst $75 i have ever spent.) to sort out the timing which was...
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