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    1977 70HP Rebuild??

    I have a 1977 70HP rude that needs a rebuild - no.1 piston has started to disintegrate, see thread http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=288063 Has anyone any advice on re-building? I was planning to strip the engine down and have the block crack tested and bored to the minimum with new...
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    1977 70HP dies on acceleration

    Previously my Evinrude 1977 70HP started fine and after about 20 minutes of running, it would die when shifting from idle. I would have to up the revs with the warm up lever and shift very quickly into forward to half or more throttle. This happended on the past few outings. Yesterday it was...
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    Evinrude 70 Model Number

    I have an Evinrude 70hp 1977 model no.70779S in Australia. Looking on the BRP web site parts catalogue it only lists 70773S. Does any one know the difference since I want to rebuild the carbs and give the model number to the dealer
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    '77 Evinrude 70 Flooding!

    I have a 1977 Evinrude 70 that is hard to start when cold, or been sitting for a while. Starting with warmup lever up, choke, it coughs. I then have to crank & crank until eventually it catches, starter drops, out go again and it starts wtih a lot of smoke - like when you flood a car! Once...
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