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    85 evinrude 50hp rebuild fun

    Hello iboats, Over this past winter in Michigan I have decided to rebuild my 1985 50hp evinrude e50tlcob, I bought this motor for $200 off a guy who had it in his backyard for years. There were a few things wrong with it, lower unit had a crack from water damage, head gasket leaked, carbs were...
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    boyesen reed valve question

    Hello, I recently purchased boyesen reed valves for my 1985 50hp envinrude e50tlcob. The instructions say that for my motor I need to reduce the size of my air idle jet by 5 thousandths, the stock air idle jet size is 36 which means I need a size 31 Unfortunately I have not been able to find any...
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    1985 50hp evinrude gearcase swap

    Hi, I have a 1985 50hp evinrude e50tlcob, I am in the market for a gearcase (just the case). As you might be aware they are pricey and hard to find. Has anyone had any experience in getting other years (newer) gearcases to fit? I have seen a couple 2007 evinrude etech gearcases that look...
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    85 evinrude 50 hp tilt trim crunching noise.

    I have an 85 evinrude 50 hp with power tilt trim, I had to replace the motor and reservoir, I put the new fluid in it, cycled it up and down a few times. The problem is going up it makes a terrible crunching noise and the fluid is frothy with air. It sounds great coming down. any ideas? this is...
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    85 evinrude 50 hp vro question

    Hi, i have an 1985 evinrude 50 hp with a vro system on it, i did alot of reading online about how people disable it because it causes problems, i like the idea of the pump but the motor is already 25 years old so i would like to get rid of it. my question is can you remove the vro pump and have...
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    68 johnson 20hp idle kicks/bucks/shakes.

    Hello, I recently bought a 1968 Johnson 20hp fd-22m, nice clean motor, I replaced the fuel pump/ all the electrical/ needle valve/ and water pump. When I start it up cold (with choke) it runs good, but as soon as I put it to half choke or no choke its starts to shake and kick bad, I have some...
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