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    '69 Evinrude 85 HP Trouble Starting

    Hi All, I have a '69 Evinrude 85 HP and im having problems getting it started. It will try to fire but just wont start and run completly. I have fresh fuel, new spark plugs, new ignition coil. In the past the engine would always start and run with a little TLC, but now I just can get it to go...
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    Water in Lower Unit

    Greetings, I just went to change the oil in the lower unit of my '69 Evinrude 85 HP Starflight and discovered a chocolate milk looking fluid. I positive that this must be water. Anyone have some ideas where this can be coming from? The last time I changed the lower unit oil was about 2 years ago...
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    1969 Evinrude 85 HP

    I Have a '69 Evinrude 85 HP that misses at low rpm. I replaced the spark plugs and it made no difference. Any ideas?
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    OMC Power Tilt Help

    I have a 1969 Evinrude 85hp Starflight with an OMC power tilt/trim system. I'm trying to find a breakdowm of the hydraulic pump & motor. The pump was jammed, so I took it apart and found the problem, but now I need to find out where the 3 little silver balls that look like BB's go.:( Can anyone...
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    '69 Evinrude 85HP Auto Tilt/Trim Motor

    I have a '69 Evinrude 85 HP Starflight with auto trim. Does anyone know if and where I can find a breakdown of the trim motor & pump? Thanks:(
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    Outboard Engine Temp Question

    I have an 1969 Evinrude 85HP outboard. I just installed a engine temp guage on it and I would like to know what the proper operating temp is after the engine is warmed up?
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    Tachometer for my '69 Evinrude 85HP

    I bought an aftermarket tachometer for my boat. Can someone tell where to hook it up? The instructions indicate to hook it up the the distributer (car). Will this type of tach work on my boat?
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    Auxilliary Outboard Motor Bracket

    My boat has an auxialliary outboard motor bracket and I dont know what this is for. Can someone please explain?
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    Tilt Problem

    My electric tilt for my '69 Evinrude 85 HP motor will not go down completly when I push the switch down. I have to push the switch down then run back to the motor and push it down and repeat this process until the motor is fully down. The tilt goes up perfectly fine. I already tried changing the...
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    Auto Trim goes UP but not DOWN!

    My auto/hydraulic trim goes up with no problem: when I try to put it down it goes about 1/4 of the way down and then stops. If I push the motor down a few inches with my hand and hit the trim switch down again the motor will move down a few more inches. It will eventually make it all the way...
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    '69 Evinrude 85 HP Reverse Problem

    I took my boat out for the first time last weekend and it ran great. When I put the drive in reverse it sounded like the gears were not engaging fully. It worked fine hours earlier. What could be the cause of this? Could low oil/dirty oil in my lower unit be causing this? Please help! What...
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