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    Big Twin Hi/Lo speed needle fix

    Last year spent alot of time here digging up info on my 57 35hp evinrude. It has been plagued with the ever wandering hi/lo speed adjustment knobs. This happened because the nut that squishes the packing to hold them firm would back out due to the threads being worn on a 50 year old plus carb...
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    Oh crap snap. bolt removal tip

    Hate reading the oh **** I snapped my head bolt posts, figure ill give a lil advice. Be aware, you can feel the difference of a bolt coming out to one that is shearing, if youve already snapped 1 do not go and repeat what you just did for the other 9 or how many ever bolts. Below is for...
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    Sears bow rider made by st maurice md 64

    anyone know where i can get any info on this boat? St maurice md 64.
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    70hp Johnson "hustler"

    So since ive been out of work, and my cabin cruiser is workin mint outboards seem to be my new hobby. (thanks again to all fo help with my 57 rude :) just picked up a 25 johnson same era that im starting on. ) My friend got a 70 johnson I believe its an 84. It has **** for compression, he took...
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    Quieting my cage of squirrels

    K so first thanks to all who helped me with my lower unit problems, much apreciated. So my 57 is back in the water and runnin, well runnin like a 57 does. LOUD!! I have nothing on the aluminum cowl to deaden the sound Im wonderin what people have tried. I assume it came with some kind of...
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    Oil Mix for big twin

    K so I need some real life experience advice, not this what its specced for etc... I know it says 24:1 but thats antique oil and gas. I remember tryin it when I first got it at 24:1 and it wouldnt start. Engine guy told me use 50:1 I do and it runs great. Ive even read with the use of top...
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    35hp Bigtwin; con you swap gears?

    K so mtor started to slip out of forward gear after a weekend of stupid shifting due to a saturated float. (wouldnt idle was shifting at high rpm) so tore LU apart and found what I expected, chipped clutch dog and gears a lil rounded, so just flipping the clutch around doesnt seem like a...
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