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    Early 80s Evinrude-Not Winterized-Help

    Hi.<br /><br />I've inherited an early 80's 140Hp Evinrude on an 18ft Starcraft. I've got the engine running (thanks again guys!) but it's running poorly.<br /><br />Stalls frequently, LOTS of white smoke, responds slowly to changes in the idle lever.<br /><br />I'm 99.9% free of all knowledge...
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    Early 80s Evinrude-Not Winterized-Help

    Hi.<br /><br />I've inherited an early 80's 140Hp Evinrude on an 18ft Starcraft. I've got the engine running (thanks again guys!) but it's running poorly.<br /><br />Stalls frequently, LOTS of white smoke, responds slowly to changes in the idle lever.<br /><br />I'm 99.9% free of all knowledge...
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    Early 80s Evinrude... Starter/Solenoid Help

    Hi. I'm totally ignorant about engines, but I've inherited this boat and am trying to get it running. <br /><br />The engine is a 140 Evinrude Supersport. I believe the year is 82 or 83... pretty close to that anyway. The boat was running at the end of last year. It was NOT winterized...
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    Odd Engine Problem... Mechanic Can't Replicate It

    Hi. I'm running a '78 140 Hp.<br /><br />Sometimes when I'm running at speed the engine will just... stop. Like I cut the key off. It starts again no problem, and this problem may occur once, twice, five times, or never during the course of the day.<br /><br />A likely related problem, that...
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    Help Troubleshooting Throttle Problem

    Hi... I have a 78 Evinrude 140. Lately, if you drop back to the neutral position, the prop still turns. To truly get it into neutral you have to pull back into reverse just a tiny bit, then go forward again to the neutral position. Sometimes you have to try this several times to get it into...
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    Can I Replace (Just) This Speedometer Component

    I have an 81 Starcraft. I don't know exactly what kind of speedmeter I have. The sensor is n the transom, and pivots down below the transom for running and up out of the way for tailering. It doesn't seem like a mechanical cable that connects to it, but rather like a hollow plastic tube. The...
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    VRO Audible/Visual Alarms... What do they mean?

    I have an Economixer on a '78 Evinrude 140. The alarm on the dash is round, black, about two inches in diameter. It has a white "water drop" symbol in the center. On the left hand side is a yellow light, which stays on all the time. On the right hand side is a red light which comes on, with...
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    Help finding Trim Tab Replacement

    Hi, can anyone tell me where online I can find a replacement for the trim tab on a '78 Evinrude 140Hp. I'm referring to the small, circular-with-fin trim tab located on the lower unit above the prop.<br /><br />Also, the horizontal stabalizer fin (Anti-cavitation fin???) that the trim tab is...
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    Old Boat... New Owner... VRO Question

    Hi Everyone. My father passed away about seven years ago. His boat has been sitting ever since... winterized, but outdoors. I have very little knowledge of things mechanical, but I am trying to get it back in the water. My dad was very handy, but was something of a MacGuyver. Most of the...
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