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    I've been running my motor with no oil in the lower unit

    I hava a 57' Evinrude Fastwin 18hp. I bought the motor about 2 months ago and have ran it for about 3 hours total since. I pulled the boat in the garage today to change the low unit oil and there was none. No oil...no water. This was about 2 hours after I pulled it. It seems like it dosen't have...
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    1957 Evin 18 hp throttle problems

    I took my 1957 18 hp fastwin out today for the first time. I am unable to run this at full throttle. It felt like something was jammed. So I took the engine cowl off to check to see what was hitting. I noticed the bracket to keep you from revving it in neutral was just barley hitting some...
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    Can I plug this hole? :/

    On my outboard gas tank, which is the older pressure system, there is a hole by the handle that seems to be letting all the pressure out of the tank. If I take my finger and plug the hole the motor purrs like a kitten, take it off, and it stalls out. It is a factory hole and it looks like some...
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    Bypass quick disconnect??

    I have a 1957 Evinrude FastWin 18 hp and it uses the old pressure fuel system. I seem to have bad o rings in the quick disconnect. Would it be ok to bypass this and run the new fuel lines directly to the motor. I don't plan on pulling my tank out to refill. Please let me know if this is a good...
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    Question regarding outboard gas tank

    Hi , I have a 1957 Evinrude Fastwin and it uses the older style pressure tank, which is in awful condition. I removed the top unit with the fill cap and custom build a new tank 23wx23dx7h est. 15 gallons -Pressure tested to 4 psi. I installed the old unit on the new tank. I haven't tried the...
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