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    OMC 5.0L Engine Cut Out

    I was on the river today cruising along and all of the sudden the boat engine cut out. The engine is an OMC 5.0L I/O. Cut out right away, no sputtering or anything. Wouldn't start or even turn over when I tried to start it. When I got back to the slip, it started right up. Any idea what could...
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    Weird Problem with 1972 Chrysler 70 HP Outboard.

    I am having some sort of weird problem with my 72 Chrysler 70 HP outboard. I had the boat out on the lake a couple weekends ago and it completely died on me. I tried restarting it several times and each time I tried to start it it sounded like the power got less and less. I had thought it was...
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    1972 Chrysler 70 HP top speed

    Hi everyone, I recently bought a 1972 Chrysler 70 hp outboard. I can only get the top speed to about 22-23. It has a 15p prop and sounds like the engine has more to give with WOT. Are there any reasons it won't go faster?
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