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    Find Right Manual

    I have a 1989 Evinrude 70hp outboard and am trying to find the 'real' owners manual. The guy I bought the motor from gave me a clymers manual and I don't like it. I found this one on ebay, but I just want to be sure it's the right one. Can anyone confirm that this is the 'real' one, the one I...
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    Carb Needle Adjustment

    I plan to follow these instructions to adjust the carbs on my 1989 Evinrude 70hp motor. I had the carbs cleaned and rebuilt, but he wasn't able to put it in the water (only on muffs) and now once it is in the water it doesn't want to idle smoothly and hiccups itself to the point of stalling...
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    Adjust my idle up a bit

    I have a 1989 Evinrude 70hp VRO that needs to have the idle adjusted up a bit. I have read up on this topic on this forum quite a bit, and someone even posted a very helpful picture. As I understand it, this needs to be done with the boat in the water and with the engine in gear, and then...
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