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    1965 Evinrude 3hp Lighwin-impeller/carb issues

    I got an old evinrude from a friend and just got it running. It had not been ran in a year. I am going to search for a new impeller for this motor. When I do get the new impeller, is there anywhere that I should see water coming out to let me know its cooling properly? If not how can I verify if...
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    1965 Evinrude 3hp Lightwin

    I got an old evinrude from a friend and just got it running. It had not been ran in over a year. I am going to search for a new impeller for this motor. When I do get the new impeller, is there anywhere that I should see water coming out to let me know its cooling properly? If not how can I...
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    Are newer Yamaha's DIY friendly?

    I hear good things about Yamaha motors but my local boat repair/shade tree type guy said that it is hard to work on them without the special test equipment that diagnoses/reads the engine codes. Whatever engine I get I would prefer to get the shop manual and be able to do maintenance on it...
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    Merc 150hp V6 carbed/ idle problems sometimes

    Every once in a while when pulling up to the dock..jockeying from fwd to rev. the motor will die. Usually starts right back up. When I had it out last weekend twice it was a hard starter twice when shutting down at the dock and attempting to restart shortly thereafter (the motor was warm). It...
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    Mercury 150hp V6- No spark on one side

    I am not getting spark on half of my cylinders. a. When I originally discoverd the problem I switched the power packs. The problem moved w/ the power packs so I thought great I know what it is. I bought a USED power pack locally. b. Installed used power pack. Same problem still exists..no...
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