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    How to decarbon a 4 stroke

    the 2005 version of an ETEC as a direct oil feed into the incoming fuel line for purpose of mixing in ..."some " X100 oil with Carbon gard. you could always mix some in say 100/1 in your fuel supply or look at Evinrude products to mix in the fuel . Some folks like SEAFOAM (see utubes)...
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    81 Evinrude 25HP Carburetor Question

    i would not play with design intent... best to fix the problem.
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    81 Evinrude 25HP Carburetor Question

    if you feel the top idle channel welch plug is sucking air a dab of clear nail polish or float airplane dope should stop any air leaks . check for a clean feed route to the top drip chamber
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    in the daytime a small solar panel could perk it up...space spermitting
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    Looking for pistons, rings and gasket set for 1958-9 Johnson 5.5

    why not try to run it for a while with some decarb product to loosen rings some like SEAFOAM some don't other products could help before you carck it open. peak inside.. inspect the walls etc... remove cyl head gaskets are cheap visit VINTAGE OUTBAORD.com for precise year gaskets...
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    Oil in spark plug well

    new word for me... thanks
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    Oil in spark plug well

    what are plug wells ?....new wording for me anyway
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    missed that... need new blasses ...:-) "completely removed the rectifier, disconnected the stator, and the Pr/R and Gy wires that connect it to the battery loop. I also consulted an EE to make sure a disconnected stator would not cause a fire."
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    just make certain your engine's charging system can handle a LiFePo4 battery because ...for instance they are not recommended on more modern ETECs. They have a BMS ( bbattery management system) and don't react like a conventional lead acid or AGM battery so don't mess up your charging...
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    Vacuum line?

    no E50PLSSM found just bj50plssm ChatGPT said : INF O TO BE CONFIRMED !!!! Perfect — thank you! Your model BJ50PLSSM breaks down like this: B = Built for international (non-US) market J = Johnson brand (same as Evinrude mechanically) 50 = 50 HP PL = Power trim + long shaft (20 in.) S = Year...
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    Vacuum line?

    here is what chat gpt said... year 2000 50hp evinrude....there is a line running under oil filter that goes to nothing on one end, on the other end it goes through a filter then splits with one split laying on top the thermostat open and the other split goes into top of engine. what is it ...
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    you may want to check your e-mails to me to find the name ! jaques wasclose I only repeated the 3x9 suggestion thinking you may have forgotten it :) Jacques...;-)
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    sorry about your face (Cros ??) just get 3 ... 9v batt. connectors from Amazon and hook them up in series to replace the COSTLY 30 v battery :)
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    actually to be correct it is a x1 scale but you should be able to estimate a low resistance close enough
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    get yourself an antique like this one with a 1 ohm full scale with thumwheel adjustment to dead ) it needs an old 30V battery but I wired mine up with 3x 9v ones in series and it fits inside the case, works perfectly...
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    Don't assume problems some meters are not overly accurate trying to read such small values. Especially digital meters you can't set meter and probes to 0 ohms with the side dial before actually measuring the suspects.
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    well hopefully not to high above your head I have eaten a lot of crow on this site... :-)
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    I am now using ChatGPT for all sorts of questions... it is a basic CHAT GPT service free of charge...It does make some small mistakes sometimes but if you tell it it goofed it will even show humility and correct itself... a bit scary when you think of it....but smart .. it is learning ...
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    87 50HP VRO Evinrude - Could this be my problem?

    some tach's use a small refective stick-on piece of foil on the FW and optically calcutate the rpms...
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