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I have a 1978 6hp Evinrude that I've been nursing back to health. My latest challenge is to find out why it idles great but sputters and dies when I advance the throttle in neutral. Originally this wouldn't even start but now I've rebuilt the carb with a rebuild kit and it starts up and idles...
I first want to say that I did alot of research on this forum alread on removing broken bolts and screws and have found alot of very helpful info. I deceded to post a question on this anyway because I am looking for some advice on my specific situation. This is a 1978 6hp Evinrude. Here's the...
This is my first time working on an outboard so I'm sure there's something simple I'm missing. I'm trying to replace the impeller and thought the job was simple enough by just removing the gearcase to get at the water pump/impeller. I loosened the bolts and the gearcase feels loose but it...
