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    25 HP Evinrude Lower Drive Question

    I have a 25 hp Evinrude and have a lower drive assembly question. It is a late 60's. When placing the detent spring and two balls inside the prop shaft and placing the shifter dog on the shaft, is there a certain way the dog should be orientated on the shaft? Inside the shifter dog, there are...
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    10 HP throttle return question

    I have a 59 10 HP Johnson, a QD-20 to be exact that I have pretty much overhauled and it runs really good. Of course this has tiller steering and something I just noticed, do these small horsepower outboards have a throttle return when you let go of the thottle? I don't see one on this engine...
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    Choke Operation on Johnson 10 HP (sticks)

    I notice on my old Johnson 10 HP, (1959 model) there is a spring on the choke. When the engine tries to start, it appears the spring allows the choke plate to partially open. Is this the way it is supposed to work? Sometimes the choke springs back and forth and gets stuck in the closed...
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    59 Evinrude 10 horse jumps out of gear

    I have a 59 10 horse, engine runs perfect, idles good and runs great, but jumps out of both forward and reverse gear. It is a manual shift. When I it in forward, it will stay in gear while idling, but speeding up much at all, it jumps out of gear. Is this the shift dog or a spring? I want to...
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    1959 10 HP Seahorse Plug Wire Question

    I have 1959 Seahorse 10 HP motor that needs new spark plug wires, I have some of the newer wire that is resistance wire, two feet shows about 7000 ohm. Will this work on these older engines? Thanks for any help. Larry
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    1959 10 horsepower seahorse, what is this hose?

    I have a 1959 10 horsepower Seahorse I recently bought. Brought it home, hooked up a fuel line and it started right up. I notice there is a small 1/4" hose that comes from just behind the carb on what I would call the intake or block. The hose isn't connected to anything and it is not...
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    What type fuel or oil for 1959 10 HP?

    I am working on a 59 Johnson, 10 HP. I got it started on 2 cycle fuel/oil that was just regular 87 octane and 2 cycle ashless oil. This type of oil says it can be used on any 2 cycle motor. I haven't ran it much, just testing it out and getting it running better. Is there any special fuel or...
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    1959 Johnson 10 HP needs fuel pump

    Does anyone know where I can get a fuel pump kit for 1959 10 HP Johnson Seahorse? I think they fit from 59 up through late 70's. If no kits are available, how about a whole pump that could be made to fit? thanks, Larry
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