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    Which one should I Buy?

    I have a chance to buy a 1990, 15 hp Evinrude or a 1994, 15hp Mercury Outboard motor. The Mercury is $200 more than the Evinrude, but newer. Which is the better deal? Is one brand better/more reliable than the other?
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    won't stay started

    I have a 9.5 hp evinrude that will start, but only for a few seconds. I pull the plugs and the one in the bottom cyclinder is wet. It looks almost like water. What could the problem be?
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    Runs but only if....

    I have an 1973 evinrude motor that I can get started, but can only keep it started if I keep pumbing the bulb on the fuel line. I rebuilt the carb thinking that would solve the problem, but it didn't. It has an old metal tank that doesn't have a vent, could it have something to do with the gas...
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    fuel problems

    I have an 9.5hp evinrude that will start on the firt pull then 30 seconds late die. I'll pull the plugs and they are soaked. I then can't start it unless I wait at least a 1/2 hour or so. It seems like it's getting to much fuel. I rebuilt the carb thinking the float was sticking, but the...
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    what should the compression be?

    I have a 1973 Evinrude 9.5hp motor. The top compression is 70 and the bottom is 60. What should the compression be?
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    1973 9.5hp evinrude motor won't start

    I have a 1973 9.5hp evinrude outboard that won't start. I got it started yesterday by cleaning out the carb. Took it down to the river today and it started right up, headed out then just died. Now it won't start again. I took the carb apart and made sure it was getting fuel and seems to be...
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