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    1976 Evinrude 55hp will not idle

    I'm having a hard time with getting my 76 Evinrude to idle. I posted yesterday under a different subject but got no response and made a little progress since then. For the ignition, I replaced the stator, both coils, the power pack, and plugs. The plugs are gapped at 0.03" and the timing set...
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    1976 Evinrude 55hp Timing needs to be advanced a lot to get the motor to idle

    Hi Experts- I have a 1976 Evinrude 55hp that I completely rebuilt. I'm having a problem getting it idle correctly. It seems like the timing has to be advanced almost all the way before it even tries to idle. I've tried readjusting the low speed idle screws in the carbs, 1 and 1/8 turns, and...
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    1976 Evinrude 55hp Pictures of upper main bearing and ground strap?

    Hi- Does anyone have a few pictures looking down into the upper main seal and stator with the flywheel removed? How about a picture of where your battery ground cable is tied to the engine? Thanks, -Todd
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    1976 Evinrude 55 hp 55673E - Water tube to adapter grommet

    I'm currently working on the water tube connections in my exhaust housing. 1) There's a couple simple but important parts that are listed as unavailable. Does anyone know where I can get these items? - 315859 Tube to Adapter Grommet - 317559 Adapter Plug 2) It also appears that the water tube...
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    1976 Evinrude 55hp: Need piston and rings greater than 0.030" oversize.

    Machine shop error. I'm desparate to find some pistons 0.040" or more over.
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    1976 Evinrude 55HP 55673E: Prop vs jet drive / Long vs short shaft lower unit

    My outboard has a 'long' lower unit and originally had a prop drive. It appears that sometime in the recent past the prop drive was replaced with a jet drive and a jack plate (just the plate, it's fixed) was installed to raise the motor a couple inches. I've heard that prop drives develop 30%...
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    1976 Evinrude 55 hp 55673E - What do I use for the crankcase seal?

    The diagram of the Cylinder and Crankcase for the 55673E shows a rubber seal (#49) but no way to order it. - Is this called spaghetti seal? - Is there a particular diameter to use? - Should I leave the one that's in there alone or replace it? - Is there a particular source for this material...
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    1976 Evinrude 55hp: Frozen bolts in exhaust housing

    I 'm rebuilding a 1976 Evinrude 55hp (Model #55673) engine. Despite my best effort to avoid damaging the outer-exhaust-housing (long-version pn#320316), I busted a few bolts off. The exhaust housing now has a few broken bolts (two on one motor mount, and two on housing-to-adapter). There's some...
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    1976 55HP Evinrude: How do you remove the tilt tube from the stern bracket?

    Can anyone reccommend a way to remove the tilt tube from the stern bracket. I have the motor off and the stern bracket removed from the tube on the port side. The starboard side will not budge though.
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