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    1960 Evinrude Starflite 75 HP - Help

    Re: 1960 Evinrude Starflite 75 HP - Help Bnelson, Chris1956 (above) has it right. Those are great solutions. Attached are a couple pictures of the dog gear and the one of the two directional gears (I think the pictured one is the reverse gear) They show the wear that is causing your problem...
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    1960 75 hp Evinrude distributor/magneto question

    Re: 1960 75 hp Evinrude distributor/magneto question Well, after a weekend of *ahem* clearing my head, I took a fresh look at my distributor. I found a picture I took of the points and condenser before dis-assembly and replacement (Attached). I wanted to compare the before and after picture...
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    1960 75 hp Evinrude distributor/magneto question

    Hello all, I've got an electrical issue on my '60 75hp. No spark. It was running poorly at high RPM (never sustaining full RPM) so I opted to redo the electrical after a total carb overhaul proved fruitless. When I opened the distributor, I found pieces if the spring that contacts the coil...
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    1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild

    Re: 1976 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild Jas, Been following the thread from the beginning. Great thread, and great work man. You do a really good job, and have an amazing approach to life. You can assume there are five guys that don't say a word reading these for each guy that posts. I too...
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    "O" ring on top of the drive shaft?

    Hello all, 1960 Evinrude 75hp I'm putting my lower end back on the motor and the schematics all show an "O" ring on top of the drive shaft. They also show a drive shaft that looks beveled on the top, and mine is not. It should be noted when the lowed end came off, there was no "O" ring...
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    WaterPump Reassembly 1960 75hp

    Hello all, 1960 75 HP 'rude/ Johnson hybrid. I am reassembling my water pump, among other things, in an attempt to reseal my lower end. The question I have is about the impeller housing cap - Photo attached, and #3 in the attached diagram. It looked like there was a seal in this cap, the rusted...
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    Standard 80w 90 gear oil vs the outboard specific stuff?

    Hello all, I was wondering... I saw the price of the outboard specific gear oil, 80w 90 gear oil, and was wondering if there is much of a difference between it and the regular 80w 90 gear oil you can buy? Thanks, Bill
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    Magneto or coil? '60 75hp

    Hello all, I have a '60 75hp Evinrude my dad and I have been working on getting to behave. Boat ran yesterday, but on the way back to the dock it was acting like it had developed a timing issue. Today it wouldn't start. She was cranking fine, fuel getting the carb fine. But wouldn't catch even...
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