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  1. patrick4266

    Would my evinrude 3 wire rectifier work on my Simplicty tractor?

    They both have 2 yellow wires and a wire from the ignition? Anyone know it it would work as they want 110 bucks for one?
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    1991-70-hp-evinrude-fuel deliverly problem fixed?

    I got this motor last year, replaced thermostat, lower unit oil. impeller rebuilt carbs and did all the little tune up stuff I could think of. Most of the time it ran decent however some times when it got over 4000 rpm's it would surge like it was starving for fuel. Some times it helped to pump...
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    1991-70hp rude, steam comming from exhaust

    1991-70hp rude 70tleie After a night of fishing while pulling up at the dock this morning after about a 15 mile run up the mississippi river, I noticed steam coming out of the upper exhaust holes. It was still peeing. I took off the hood and it did not seem to be over heating. Before I order a...
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    1991-70hp rude surges when cold

    My 1991-70hp rude surges when cold. It will run fine to about 4000 rpm and then starts surging. After 5 or 10 minutes it runs fine. I think 5 or 10 minutes is too long to warm up. It has a brand new thermostat.
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    Kicker motor.

    Wanting to get a kicker motor for my boat. Will I need to get a kicker bracket or can I just hang it on the transom?
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    help me read multi reader

    I have a 1991-70hp rude, tach not working battery not charging. I have the omc manual. It says the reading on the stator wires should be 1.4 ohms. I am getting 2.1. I have two other stators that I tested with same meter, I get same results. 1985 and 1987 both 70_hp. I'm not much good at...
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    Success at last

    As a few of you know I been working on my 1991-70hp evinrude for a while. Actually this motor, only a couple of weeks. Anyway I rebuilt the carbs did the link and sync and I took it to the lake today and it runs great. The only problem I has is after about one half hour it started stalling on me...
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    no thermostat

    1991-70 hp rude I had my boat out and felt the head to see if it was getting hot. It was cool, too cool, so I took off the Thermostat housing and no Thermostat. I just got this thing running and wanted to know what damage could be done to a motor which never reaches operating temperature. I...
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    Manual says do not soak carbs?

    My 1991-70hp rude omc manual says to never soak carbs in carb cleaner. It says to clean the carbs with a mild aerosol solvent. It even shows a picture of gumout being used. I have been soaking carbs as I read in here that it is the thing to do. It also says to use no more than 25 psi to blow...
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    1991-70hp rude, seems to be missing

    I have a 1991-70hp rude, that I recently bought. I have not had it on the water yet. It seemed to have a weak spark so I bought some electrical spray, cleaned off all the wires on the terminal block and sprayed them did the same thing to the power pack ect. Now the spark seems better, it's...
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    factory service manual?

    I need a factory service manual for a 1991-70hp evinrude so I went to ebay and typed it in. I found several "real service" manuals for that hp and year. However, they all covered 60-65-70-hp. My question is will this cover what I need to know or is there a manual specific to that hp and year?
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    different motor, different problem

    I got rid of my 1985 70hp evinrude and picked me up a 1991 70 hp evinrude. The guy said it had been sitting for a year. I got it home and it started right up. It seemed to have a miss so I checked the compression,120 times 3. Got out the spark tester and it has a weak spark on all 3. The power...
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    is needle valve missing?

    I have 1983-70hp carbs never could get it to run right "bogs down" Anyway, I have discovered the needle valves are missing as they are shown in the blow up pic below. Was this because of some kind of service bulletin?
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    Another bright ideal?

    I have a 1985-70hp rude I tried to put carbs on it off a 1987-70 rude but it still bogs out. If I use the 87 intake manifold and reeds do you think it would work then?
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    Anyone know where I can buy used carbs?

    Anyone know where I can buy used carbs for a 1985-70 hp evinrude? I put the carbs on a 1983-70 hp that I sold. I have tried carbs off a 1983 and a 1987 and no matter what I do it still falls flat on it's face. I guess i need the right carbs.
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    carb jets on a 1983-70hp rude

    This thing is driving me crazy. I soaked the carbs and rebuilt them. I have had it off several times. Great spark and compression, timed , link and sync ect. I am wondering if I maybe got the jets mixed up? This has three jets, top=idle, intermediate. side jet says idle, I know where the bottom...
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    timing on 1985-70hp evinrude

    Can some one tell me the timing on 1985-70hp evinrude so I can do the link&sync?
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    correct spark plug

    Could some one please tell me the correct spark plug and gap for a 1985-70hp evinrude?
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    1985-70hp-evinrude power tilt&trim wiring controls

    I just put this motor on my boat, my other tilt motor had the old 3 wire motor, as I don't have the conrols with the tilt in the handle. I just wired it to a toggle switch straight to the tilt motor. This motor has the relays and the 2 wire motor and I don't know how to wire it.
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    1987 carbs on a 1985 70 hp rude?

    I put the original carbs on a 1983 johnson that I sold. I have been trying to get this motor running right for a couple of weeks now but still having problems. It has a very fast idle, I have to pull back the timing advance to slow it down. I hope these 87 carbs will work on the 85? I just...
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