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    freed evinrude...should I lube before testing?

    hey fellows I bought a 115 hp evinrude 1974 model for 4o bucks yesterday!!!!!!:) The guy said it was frozen but was running good before it got put up in storage. With the help found here in the archives, I managed to free her up with little effort. All I did was put wd40 in thru the spark...
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    Should I go deeper?

    I recently bought a 125 hp merc 1999 model. it was having a problem pumping water on idle and the previous owner had just replaced the impeller and thermostat. once it started pumping it ran fine, which I needed to increase rpms to get it to start pumping. I removed the lower unit and found...
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    '99 125hp wont start pumping on idle

    Hello to all I just bought a 125 ELPTO 1999 model. It wont start pumping water unless I rev up the engine a little bit. Once it starts pumping it does fine, even on idle. But it will not start pumping till I up the rpms a little bit. This by the way is by using a water hose and motor flush...
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    please help

    i "had" a 9.5 hp 1968 Evinrude Sportwin stolen off my boat sometime last night. I've only had this beauty for a couple of months, bought her with a bill of sale only and never bothered to write down the serial # or model #. I know its a 68 cause I initially looked it up and found her to be the...
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    9.5 tune-up necessary?

    '68 evinrude 9.5 hp I've only had this motor for a month and it runs good. But because of its age, I'm somewhat skeptical about its reliability. it has a new impeller, but thats all I know thats been replaced, it looks all original....should I replace anything else as preventative maint or...
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    9.5 evinrude...small hose.. function?

    first cadet dan here sirs. '68 9.5 evinrude. I found a broken rubber or plastic hose a few inches directly underneath the carburator (not actually connected to carb).It was really brittle and broke easily, It's about 4" long and the ports are a few inches horizontal from each other; the...
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    9.5 Evinrude shear pin mystery

    Hello to all, This is my first time here, awesome site. I bought a 1968 Evinrude 9.5 hp recently and took her out 2 weeks ago for the first time . The motor runs good but I thought it would have a little more power than it did (jon boat 12' x 36" -2 guys and gear) Anyhow, I was tinkering with...
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