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    Low compression in one cylinder

    I have a 95 Evinrude 115 SLEOC. Took it to an authorized dealer for a check up. Dealer said it had 120/120/120/90 compression. I ok?ed removing the head for further exam. He said one of the cylinders had some pits and a scratch. He said this was an inherent problem with 93-95 Evinrudes (he...
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    acronym spl

    what does spl mean?
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    VRO constipated?

    1995 Evinrude 115 hp sleoc. Oil primer bulb hard as a rock. Never softens - at all. Is it supposed to be that way? Is there a sticking check valve? Gas primer bulb seems to be ok; soft, and pumps up firm. Sometime engine starts in a cloud of smoke. Other times it starts and runs rough...
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    De-carbonizing a 1995 Evinrude 115

    I have a 1995 Evinrude E115 SLEOC and I want to decarbonize it. The owner's manual says to use OMC Engine Tune to do it. I have been looking all over the Internet for an OMC (or Evinrude, or BRP) Engine Tune - Injection Can but cannot find it anywhere. Anyone know where I can find this...
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    AL versus SS for efficiency; Spark Plugs

    PROPS I have a 1995 Whaler Outrage model 1 and a 1995 Evinrude 115 hp. I have a choice of two props to use: an SS prop 13x19 and an AL prop 14X19. I do not pull skiers, and usually there are no more than two people on the boat, fishing in quiet waters on the Intercoastal Waterway, and the...
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    Air valve - what is it?

    I have a 1995 Evinrude 115 hp main engine. Runs great. When I cleaned out the fuel filter, I noticed an air valve exactly like the one on tires, located just to the right of the fuel filter. There was also a small mechanical valve below it, like to turn something on, higher-lower, and off...
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