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    Weird idle senario, looking for ideas

    I inherited a boat motor combo and have been restoring both but have run into hopefully a minor glitch with the motor. The motor is a 74 50hp Evinrude that I have personally never ran on the water (typical of most questions :) ) The motor ran from the start but never has idled all that great...
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    Carb rebuild kits, OEM or aftermarket?

    Just like the title states, is it better to go with an OE rebuild kit or are the aftermarket ones any good for around $10-$15 less per carb? This is for a 74 Evinrude 50hp, just in case that makes any difference. Thanks Jason
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    Engine bog 72 9.5 Johnson

    I have an engine bog that I cant seem to cure. The motor will idle fine but fall on its face when you gas it up real quick. When it first started doing this I could pull the choke a bit to clear it up, then it progressed to running it on full choke full time. Anyways last nite I cleaned the...
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    Spark plug gap question

    I have a Johnson 9.5 outboard that I'm not even sure what year it is. The model is 9R-72M so I'm assuming that its a 72, anyways could anyone tell me what the correct gapping on the plugs would be? Also the plugs that are in there now are Champion J6C, is this correct? Thanks Jason
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