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    87 Evinrude dies when put in gear

    Motor starts and idles fine. As soon as i put it in gear it dies. In order to get anywhere i have to go full throttle quickly. It will start slow then after about 5 seconds it will rev up and take off. It will go full throttle for long distances with no problem. As soon as I let up on the...
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    87 Evinrude 70HP Dropping Surging RPM's

    Ok, need some help or at least some ideas as I am about out of troubleshooting know how. Motor: 1987 Evinrude 70hp VRO (vro removed a long time ago) Problem: my motor will run great at 5000 rpms for about 4-5 miles. Usually around that distance/time the motor will seem to bog and it will drop...
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    88 Evinrude Fuel Pump Replacement

    2 trips ago, my motor started bogging down. (dropping RPM's) This past trip we were able to get the boat going at a constant RPM by continually squeezing the bulb. I just replaced fuel hose and clamps and in line filter recently so my guess would be my fuel pump is going. The VRO is no...
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    88 Evinrude 70HP Won't Shut Off

    I have a late 80's model Evinrude 70hp. After 3 weeks of working on her to get her to start, (replaced spark plugs, replaced fuel line, fuel filter, primer cap, and wire harness (red plug)) we got her up and running yesterday! We were totally pumped....only we then could'nt shut the motor off...
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