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    1970 6hp seahorse, free spinning throttle.

    I aquired a 1970 6hp seahorse from a buddy of mine. said it ran last summer fine. the motor appears to be in excellent conditon. however I cant get it started at all. The problem I think it has is the shift linkage. when i spin the throttle handle, it turns freely, has no resistance and...
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    1970 6hp seahorse, free spinning throttle handle?

    I have a 1970 6 hp seahorse, the throttle handle spins freely and the long linkage comming from the handle spins, but where the linkage goes up, theres no mechanical movement at all. shouldnt i see some movement when i turn the handle under the cover also? i just recently got the motor from a...
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    johnson seahorse 6hp 6r-70b

    a buddy of mine just gave me a 6 hp seahorse and said it ran fine jsut last summer. the throttle handle spins freely, feeling like it does not engage at all. the long link rod spins but where the linkage turns up, it does not havne any mechanical movement. should there be something moving when...
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