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    Evinrude 25202r no spark

    glad to help... saddly you are now addicted to repairing oldies....we all started with one and they keep showing up. Great hobby ....I fix them up with basic carb, ignition, gear oil and impeller and resell them at cost . keeps me busy in the winter :-) . it is a 25hp now find a small kicker...
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    1954 10 johnson rebuild

    best of both worlds 2 sets of points, 2 condensers, 2 coils 2 plugs :-)
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    1954 10 johnson rebuild

    I never went so far as to do rings on an oldy but have you looked into alternatives such as an engine cleaner like Merc POWER TUNE and BRP equivatents, pulled the cyl head to check/confirm excessive wear, checked the rings condition by openning the side bypass covers, ??
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    6hp johnson 6R -71E timing question

    gee billy glad you got it going ! forgot one word !! don't be worried about asking for help.
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    6hp johnson 6R -71E timing question

    gee billy glad you got going !
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    6hp johnson 6R -71E timing question

    just follow the video don't worry about the rest... incl. throttle position .
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    6hp johnson 6R -71E timing question

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    Points open to .035

    try this method
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    Good service manual ‘67 evinrude ?? SELOC ?

    what level of servicicng do you intend to diy ?? because a lot of info is available on line via this site as well as AOMCI dedicated to servicing older motors . Basic ealy 50s to late 60s magnetos with some in the 70s are easy to service and plenty of parts around. basic ignition...
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    Lower unit oil

    round white washers (seals) that fit the bolt... not rubber... more like white nylon plastic... very common outboard part don't use hardware store stuff because the plastic material is much harder
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    Lower unit oil

    had the basic same issue on my 75 ETEC 2-3 years ago. I assumed the GC was the problem so I dropped the GC and took it home for the winter to do pressure and vacum tests .. in a warm basement :) all went perfect no leak ??? Ended up being a "reused crush seal" issue because I...
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    Evinrude 25202r no spark

    UP is for the TOP plug if... the plug wire is connected to the proper coil :-) Front coil is TOP cyl.
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    1957 FD-11K

    same basic stuff to go over... http://www.leeroysramblings.com/Outboard%20Motor%20Related/OMC%20outboard%20related%20articles.html https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/06/columns/max/index6.htm
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    1957 FD-11K

    most likely just a tweak Manual only lists a FD and FDE models K being a suffix
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    No Charge: Stator - Reg/Rect Issue

    TAN... you hould open up your own topic because jumping in on another one's topic only confuses things and is not proper etiquette .
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    69 and up 25hp - a good choice ?

    With all the smaller oldys (maybe limited to 20 or so ) I have refurbished from early 50 to late 60s what I found was is all of them ran good and never had to dump one. I actually never had to crack one open to do pistons .rings etc... Just lucky I guess I think all these engine...
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    Thoughts on Sierra carb rebuild kits

    $6 over the life of the kit...not a big concern really .... some cheaper kit gaskets have been known to litteraly melt into orange goo...
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    Lower unit stripped drain plug

    https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=outboard+drain+repair&&view=detail&mid=FAE2F90DC6953AE91E8EFAE2F90DC6953AE91E8E&rvsmid=F80C2F0C7F71872A67D1F80C2F0C7F71872A67D1&FORM=VDRVRV
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    Motor won’t turn over

    quick test..... turn the key to START.... and have a buddy twist and bend all wiring accessible incl. connectors if any... if you get a reaction you found a broken wire check all battery wires and connections ...clean and shiny does it sometmies :) battery all charged up isn't it ???
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    91 Johnson 50 Hesitates w Reduced WOT RPMs

    good old carb with simple HS jet behind the lower carb bolt. how about opening it up and at minimum blasting it with carb cleaner... if you do not have a compression meter for step #1
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