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My dad bought a 1982 Evinrude 55 hp outboard tiller handle. It runs great on the stand. I am beside myself on this ignition though. It has NO CDI box. The wires come straight from the timing plate under the flywheel to the coils.
Model # E55RLCNB
Serial # J0113907
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I have a 1982 9.9 Johnson. I have been messing with this thing for a week and needles to say I'm frustrated to say the least. http://forums.iboats.com/images/smilies/facepalm.gif This engine has very little time on it. My friend gave it to me after he hit something and broke the bearing...
I did some work for one of my neighbors and he gave me a 9.9 Johnson. The previous owner had hit a submerged object and broke the bolts off on the exhaust hub that separates the exhaust from the grease. Anyway I welded the hub back up cleaned it all up, (it was under water for several weeks...