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    Mystery hole evinrude 70

    pea size JB weld will take your worries away
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    jack plate wiring

    great now buy some relays and hook it up properly so you don't make needless sparks and blow something expensive !
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    Setting points on 50's-70's Evinrudes with a meter

    throttle position is not important no matter where the throttle position is at.......... the points/will always begin to open when the piston reaches TDC . just follow this video and all will be fine. the high point of the cam lobe will just....open the points at TDC if adjusted per...
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    jack plate wiring

    relays are there to carry high current loads that common switches can't otherwise the arcing will eventually burn the contacts or worst...weld them shut relays allow you to control the transfer of these high currents without looping to/back from console switch positions. you need...
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    Evinrude 2hp Issues

    Looks doesn't mean to much so like the man said... Trust but verify.... btw my brother had one of those 2hp.....check the carb body for air line cracks !!
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    Evinrude 2hp Issues

    sparks tested ok but.... after a while sometimes the capacitor or coil can start to act funny. Unless you have a proven good capacitor assume it needs to go ...and replaced. inspect the coil for burn marks . best yet take everything apart (mag plate) and change the pulg wire with a new...
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    70 hp rectifier wiring

    btw... if your 40-50-70 $$$ rectifier goes bust the littles square one properly mounted should do an excellent job for a few $$$ they accept two yellows on the AC pins with one + V out pin and one GRD pin to hook=up on the engine frame rated 25 amps ...
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    70 hp rectifier wiring

    exactly ! 2&3 are bridged if the 2nd yellow/gray is to reach the rectifier dual yellow inputs ! this is done internally by design of the terminal block or with clips joining both screws. has requested by Racerone.... PICS are needed here
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    70 hp rectifier wiring

    In this other version of a 1980 engine you can see the 2 yellows feeding a rectifier whose output (RED) works it's way back up to join up on the solenoid/battery wire. The above posted JPGs do not show this very clearly because the red output takes a different path but the end result...
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    70 hp rectifier wiring

    the rectifier ouput must reach the solenoid to pass it's output voltage and current to charge the battery... can't address your issue but find out why the rectifier is not connected to the solenoid post where the batt +12 is connected.
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    70 hp rectifier wiring

    THe 2 yellows are AC voltage from above (flywheel) the 2 AC go on the 2 AC pins of the rectifier or need to match up with 2 yellows FROM the rectifier... the RED has stated... comes from the starter solenoid BATTERY SIDE NOT the STARTER SIDE.... and is connected to the DC outpout of...
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    1976 25hp Johnson ignition question

    utube is just a guide... to show points openning to fire the plugs caps probably shot unless tested good with a high voltage source (home made or commercial apparatus) m. Mohat test box works very well. cheap to build...
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    1976 25hp Johnson ignition question

    As per FR's post above the points association to the respective cyl is easy to figure out when the cyl is at the top position the points just starting to open are the ones for that cyl.... while the other one remain closed.. Easy..... see ....the cam lobe's thicker part pushing the...
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    small hole on reed plate?

    any close up pics.... what effect did the plugged hole cause ???
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    1954 10 johnson rebuild

    this series of a refurbish of a 15hp is a good guide .... same basic issues https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/06/columns/max/index6.htm
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    TD-20 Leaking when Priming

    does it leak only while priming ?? does the engine start and run with no leaking ? if ok DO NOT OVERPRIME the low speed circuit
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    TD-20 Leaking when Priming

    http://www.pochefamily.org/outboard/CarbService.html
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    1988 johnson 48 special

    tim, thanks for your feedback. I am glad that is all it was. just feed that oldy good fuel and oil , check the gearcase oil has suggested . Always use new nylon washers on the GC and always check- drain and refill before freeze up.
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    1988 johnson 48 special

    Tim... not saying the starter is faulty or not & it is up to you but personally I would do the easy stuff... clean all contact points before openning up the starter .... progress from easy to more complicated stuff (relatively speaking) .
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    1988 johnson 48 special

    the starter needs to overcome compression and that requires all the volts/amps available from good and charged up battery. first thing to do is clean all connections to/from the battery, inpect all crimps for oxydation . clean all starter & solenoid connections shiny clean the...
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