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    Primer Bulb General Question

    Sometimes the primer bulb becomes firm and sometimes the same bulb becomes completely hard/solid. Does anyone know why this happens? I would think it would be consistent, but it seems to be hard one time, and it only gets firm another time - you know what I mean and let's keep it out of the...
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    1984 Evinrude 8 hp

    anyone know the rep of this year and hp? i'm looking at maybe picking up a used one.
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    motor identification

    supposedly a 10hp Evinrude 1965 10018 19499 this is the only info the seller got to me, but it is only $200
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    Starter Cord

    3hp 1968, these instructions are from the service manual, I've always taken the recoil mechanism completely apart to put on a new starter rope and it is a huge pain - does this work? To install a new starter rope only pull rope until fully extended (or turn pulley to completely wind the recoil...
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    25hp 2005, Water Outlets?

    Ran it in a bucket today for the 1st time in a couple years. Water seems to come out of the telltale and other outlet down on the lower unit, but there also seemed to be water that came out at a pretty good pace from the joint at the bottom of the steering shaft. I would never have notices...
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    Throttle? 2005 Mercury 25hp - 2 Stroke

    I converted my 25hp Mercury 2 Stroke that is a 2005 model from tiller to remote and I am testing now. The shift seems to work OK, but the throttle is not correct. I think. When I start the motor, it revs high like the throttle is all the way open, but I am starting it in neutral, I have...
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    68 3hp Carb Evinrude

    Is there supposed to be some sort of filter inside the carb? In the carb kit I put in it showed a few extra pieces and I just ignored that, but in some of the other threads I've looked at there's been some reference to a filter inside the carb? If that is correct, do I need that? Where would...
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    boat names

    I have a boat I made that I'm trying to add a name to - was thinking of "walk away" is that a bad name? good name? never tried to name a boat before.
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    1968 3hp Lightwin Fuel Pump

    I've done just about everything else on this motor and the only thing that bugs me because it is 40 years old is the fuel pump. I could do some test on it, but I think I'd like to either swap it with a new one or put new seals and all that in it. Question is - should I replace the pump or can...
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    carbon on plugs

    68 evinrude 3hp, decarbed motor and cleaned carb - ran for a couple hours and took a look at the new plugs and they appeared to have some carbon build up around the base of the plug. Is that normal or am I making too much carbon? I'm just wondering if I should decarb again - I ran a can of...
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    Flooding Issue - 3hp Evinrude 1968

    I just rebuilt my carb and things are running great - well almost. So, I'm patting myself on the back an then the motor slows down and seems to be running at 1/2 speed. So, I work on it for a while and figure out I have flooded the bottom cylinder. It is the bottom cylinder that is flooded...
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    motor identification

    model # 6403c serial # J0002721 thinking of possibly getting this motor used - can anyone tell me what year it is or any specs on it? Link?
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    carb kit - 3hp 1968 evinrude lightwin

    So - I have never done a carb kit on any motor before and am a little worried about it, but I've read here long enough to see that should really be done on my 40+ year old motor. I got a carb kit at the local NAPA, but it did not come with a float - so, I'm not sure if I'll end up treating the...
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    motor cutting out

    3 hp evinrude 1968 lightwin cutting out - started about every 20 minutes and after running for a couple hours, I ended up rowing back to the shore. so, I check the plugs and they look like crap - so, I put new ones in and it will start again, but seems to still cut out. So, I get rid of the...
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    3hp evinrude - 1968 telltale

    Is there a telltale on this motor? I don't seem to see one under the cowling and there definitely isn't a stream of water shooting out like I see on modern motors. How do you check if the water pump is doing its jobby job?
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    Tiller Conversion - Shift Detent Pin

    I did a conversion on a mercury 2005 2-Stroke, 25 hp motor from Tiller to Remote controls. Basically, I did some basic testing - but have yet to rig the whole thing onto the boat. There was a "Shift Detent Pin" with the shift cable conversion, but I did not understand how or where to put it...
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    25hp 2-Stroke Solenoid

    I ran into an issue while converting a motor to remote from tiller. ha ha - well, I ran into a bunch of issues, but I'll post this fun one here. I turned the nut on one of the solenoid terminals and broke the copper lead inside the thing. (apparently you have to be careful not to overtighten...
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