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    1958 Evinrude Lark 35hp Underwater

    Apologies in advance for writing on a topic that may have other threads -- I was unable to find something specific to older outboards -- which I am hoping will be my saving grace here Lone-Star boat went under in my friend's pond. Not sure how long it has been under because my friend went out...
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    Transom Drain and the other Drain

    Hi all, just took my boat out after a good year of sitting. I have a fiberglass Hull - it's a Lonestar from the late 50's I think 12 or 14 ft. So I put the boat in the lake and forgot to plug the drain at the back of the boat. I hopped in after just a minute and put a wine cork in to stop the...
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    1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang

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    1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang

    Re: 1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang and some more pics with flywheel removed. Your input is always greatly appreciated:
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    1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang

    Re: 1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang Ok so I finally got the flywheel off, after some days of PB blaster plus several trips to the autoparts store. The flywheel key seems to be intact. I have not actually tried to remove it from the shaft, but I have included pics below. Also, the slot on the...
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    1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang

    Re: 1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang One last thing I forgot to mention. The explosion was enough to break the bracket which holds the throttle in place toward the upper part of the motor (held in place w/2 bolts)
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    1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang

    Re: 1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang Thanks for the insight. I will have a closer look at the flywheel and all and report back. Here are some detailed pics. Can you tell by these if the flywheel inspection cover is missing? Thanks again for the help! I
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    1958 Lark 35 hp loud bang

    Had my 1958 Evinrude Lark 35hp Electric start out on the lake. Had been running just fine days prior. But on this day, she started up ran for a few minutes but idling rough. She died, I started her back up, then a rather loud bang and fire coming out of front of Carb. It was louder than your...
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