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    70 hp, 1974 evinrude connecting rods

    Hi Guys and Gals..<br />one of my winter projects is re-building the 70 hp, I picked up for parts or repair.. so I took the repair for something to do..<br />the block has been re-bored, and lapped. all the parts have been gotten.. here is the problem..<br />my marine place who carries the...
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    50 horse wiring... 1989

    redoing the engine, all is well, but don't have the controls for it, so am modifying older control set.. problem is this engine use to have VRO, now does not, the connector to the helm has 7 connections in the plug, the Clymer book I have has diagrams for one type of controls but not for...
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    1987 50 horse component layout...

    HI. I feel like an idiot..<br />I got the engine in pieces and did a complete rebuild on it..(rebuilt crank, new pistons, re-bore etc..<br />I can see where the starter solenoid should roughly go but there is no place for it... the wiring is long enought to fit close to the module but am not...
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    VRO Questions

    Hi, I've got an 87/ 50hp with VRO.<br />I got it in pieces to rebuild for myself.. I intend to remove theVRO section however accourding to the docs, there is an electic primer (choke), is it part of the VRO? or a suppose to be a seperate unit?.. The VRO unit is all in tact,, the base of the...
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    1987 Johnson 50horse

    HI ,<br />I have aquired a 50 horse Johnson/1987, with oil injection.. I was never a fan of oil injection.. I would rather go mix.... is there anything I should be aware of or watch out for when disconnecting the pump and lines? to simply make it a mixed fuel unit?<br />tks.<br />Stan.
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    2 part evinrude drive shaft?

    I am mixing and matching lower units for a 70 hp evinrude 1974/75.. the lower shaft looks like an replaceable part or the top part does, depending on how you look at it.. The sierra catalogue shows it as 2 parts.. does anyone know how it comes apart? it looks like it might just unscrew but if...
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    evinrude overhaul, shows pits in head

    I got hold of a 74 rude 70 hp.. for a winter project..(something to do..), I was told it needed a new piston.. well, after pulling the head off, I noticed what looked like something fell in and dinged the piston, no problem, but the head itself is concerning.. although it is not cracked, the top...
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    differences between a 65 and 70 hp?

    I just picked up a 70 hp 1974 evinrude for parts especially the lower unit.. the engine on the 70 is blown, but not bad enough to scrap.. my other engine is a 65 hp 1973, After checking things out from the Sierra Cat., I see no difference in the parts, the gasket sets, rebuild kits, pump...
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    horsepower of a Kawa. 650

    I am taking on a project using a Kawasaki 650 jet drive (pump only), does anyone know the max rpm necessary and max horsepower needed or used? in the real thing?
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    rebuilt engine shows low compression.

    3 cyl, new rings, one new piston, compression check = 75 psi in all cyl. how often do the heads warp? and since it the same in all cyl. is there a common link?
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    1973/ 65 horse weak spark.

    weak spark , cannot go on plane.. major overhaul.<br />engine rebuilt, to bring compression up, new coils last year, new pack last year, new pack this year as well, changed the stator and even the flywheel suspecting weak magnects..<br />the spark will jump the gap up to 1/2 in open air but a...
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    timing out at least 20 degrees in 73 evinrude

    firstly I should tell you that I got this engine as is, with that in mind, this is what I did.<br />it ran like crap, low compression.. I rebuilt the engine, with a new piston (old one cracked), two cyl. honed and one bored out to .020 with new piston and rings.. took it out today but could not...
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    polaris 750slt (95)

    Hi. Trying to get the wiring diagrams for the Polaris 750slt.. Belongs to a friend.,, the marina said stator shot, yet still spark??? stator out on my bence. resistance values would be nice.. hard to find specific manual..<br />Stan
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    73 evinrude carbs (correct one?)

    I am in the midst of a rebuild on a 1973 65 hp. since I am going all the way.. I have a question regarding the carbs.. I thought there would be some sort of either low speed or high speed adjustments.. but these have fixed jets.. can anyone confirm that that year had fixed jet carbs? thanks.<br...
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    95 polaris 750 stator

    I am troubleshooting a 750 slt and things point to the stator but need some values to test against.. does anyone have these? eg. resistance values of the coils within the unit..<br />thanks.<br />stan.
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