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    98 evinrude DI 90hp

    Could be fuel flow restrictions. Will idle improve if you pump the fuel bulb ?? have you checked the filters , including the VST injector return fuel line filter into the VST which may have a small conical filter pluggeg up. early books don'T show it till around 2008 on ETEC VSTs...
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    Embarrassing question

    how's the lawn mower doing...
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    Setting the spark advance for a 1976 35 HP

    happy ending....:-) thanks for your feedback
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    Evinrude 4hp 2 cylinder 2 stroke cooling question

    some do send cooling water down the exhaust and out the prop if it is not overheating... it is cooling :-)
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    Outboard top cylinder getting hot

    possible internal blockage any fins/parts missing on the impeller ?? tell tale is not always cooling water.... just an indicator the pump is pumping salt water or lake water engine ?? checked thermostat ?? ,,, pull cyl head look-see cyl head and water jackets for crud...
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    weak spark & sniffle ? 1989 Johnson gt150

    he probably did 7 years ago !!
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    Setting the spark advance for a 1976 35 HP

    easy enough to test isn't it ?
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    Setting the spark advance for a 1976 35 HP

    typical old style magneto timing with points not yours 100% but that is how it is done
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    Ignition coil issue - 1974 Evinrude 9.9

    suggestion: I would remove the coils and test primary and secondaries if the secondaries test OK at 200-400 ohms and you then get 6-12 ohms mounted....... the coil secondaries may be shorted internally to mounting bolts or punched or have burned the coil body which ends up touching...
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    Setting the spark advance for a 1976 35 HP

    wires crossed on plugs ??
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    One for the collection 6hp Johnson

    yes you did real good ... carb likely fine just clean it ... no cheap chineese carb kits... their orange gasket melt with fuel in the carb always reuse nylon washers on the GC oil screws . don't hesitate change the impeller... it sat all those years getting stiff and brittle...
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    1971 Evinrude fisherman, not pumping water

    both of them can’t need new seals. ??? GC seals ??? you never know till you pressure/vacum test or.... find water in the GC
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    1971 Evinrude fisherman, not pumping water

    who knows maybe Racerone... pee water is not engine cooling water ....different flow path sometimes. so ??? is this problem something that came up all of a sudden for you or is this a new to you engine that came with a problem. I would pull the PH and do a colonoscopy on it :) btw...
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    1999 115hp evinrude ficht

    Been reading a lot abouthe FICHT nightmares but..... the 115 was apparently the better one of the lot. The bigger engines ( 150 +) seem to have been very problemeatic yet comments on the 115 have been mostly from happy campers. it depends.... as they say. a lot of problems come from...
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    One for the collection 6hp Johnson

    don't make this to complicated.... common fogging oil with work fine just rotate the FW a few times after fogging the cyl. s. just put a doggie pad under the GC if you store it upright ! lots of utubes around to help clean the carb changing the impeller is easy as pie and should be...
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    Rectifier question for 1984 Evinrude E140TLCRD

    if it works you should see voltage go up couple volts on the battery posts after starting the engine. without checking the AC voltage (2 yellows) to confirm the AC source is ok changing the rectifier/regulator won't help.
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    4.5hp evinrude kicking out of water in reverse

    E5BACSS recheck mdl #
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    1971 Evinrude fisherman, not pumping water

    wrong base gasket under the power head maybe..... different years different shapes on the 5.5 (uncle of the 6hp fisherman) see pic from vintage outboard. maybe a wrong base gasket was put under the ph by you or previous owner
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    1999 115hp evinrude ficht

    ok been reading on ETEC KEY ON voltage.... 12v olt is fine at all inj and coils etc.... 40 volts running should be it from what I can gig up.
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    4.5hp evinrude kicking out of water in reverse

    holes are for the tilt adjust bar and... reverse lock.... pushing the lock lever hooks into the tilt adjust bar....check parts listing for your engine ! some small hps lock by rotating in reverse what is your mdl #....
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