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    Tell me about my 1980 70hp Evinrude E70elcsa

    Looks correct to me -----A long shaft motor on a 20" transom is what I see.
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    Tell me about my 1980 70hp Evinrude E70elcsa

    The " beep " on the turn of the key was a feature on newer control boxes.-----Find the tan coloured wire at the cylinder head.-----Slide rubber boot to expose knife connecter.----Turn key to on.-----Touch wire connecter to ground.----The horn should sound.
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    Tell me about my 1980 70hp Evinrude E70elcsa

    There should be a warning horn in the control box.---Best to test it now.-------If you do not know condition or age of water pump impeller you should install a new one.
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    Mercury 225 Offshore- LOSING MY MIND PLEASE HELP

    It has an ECU , crank position sensor and carburetors ??
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    Starter Solenoid?

    Some folks think that these things are all the same !----Proof that 12 volts and wires can be confusing.
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    1990’s Johnson/evinrude v4 similarities

    ??----You have to be clear with your questions / enquiry.-----There are different V-4 engines.-----The 90 degree crossflows.------The 60 degree loopers.----The 90 degree loopers.------While gears inside might be the same the driveshaft and shift rod may be different !!!-----The 60 degree looper...
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    Mercury 9.9 propshaft removal from bearing carrier

    The concept is quickly coming to marine engines too.-----Factories ( far away ) operate with robots and computers.-----Your local shop with high overhead can not compete with the factory in far away places.
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    Starter Solenoid?

    Not a factory part.----That makes posting advice difficult and adds confusion in most cases.
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    Leaking case halves/Crankcase

    As stated the sealer is supposed to squeeze out !!-----I assemble these with no primer.----Meticulous preparation.----Cleaning with laquer thinner.----Never use primer.----No problems either.
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    XR2 150HP won't rev past 3,000 RPM?

    Compression test first !!----Post the numbers.----Then look for strong spark on each lead.----These motor sound nice running on 3 of 6 cylinders.
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    Another Model year and HP thread

    My wildest guess is a 1996 model for the powerhead.----possible replacement ?
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    Starter Solenoid?

    On a proper factory solenoid one wee terminal gets 12 volts from ignition switch.----The other wee terminal goes to ground.----The solenoid connects the 2 big terminal together.----Elegantly simple !!
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    Evinrude or Johnson ??

    There are no ports in the cylinder heads at all !!
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    1984 johnson 90hp carb leaking fuel out air cleaner

    Find a good manual that explains how water flows through this engine.-----No point in the wild guessing on your part.-----The telltale indicates that water pump is working.-----It DOES NOT mean that motor is being cooled properly.-----Just invest in a factory manual as it will save you a lot of...
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    1984 johnson 90hp carb leaking fuel out air cleaner

    Break in is usually done a 25:1----Tell tale water stays cool !----Tell tale water does NOT circulate through the block either.
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    1984 johnson 90hp carb leaking fuel out air cleaner

    Telltale water should always be cool I say !!
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    Serial number or Model number

    ???----Have you looked for the manual release valve , yes , no or no idea where that is ?
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    Starter Solenoid?

    Item #5 is listed as ---NLA---I believe.----Find some out of the way place with used parts !-----Or look for electric start kit.
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    hole in lower unit

    Have to go to a site MOD EDIT ( something you fish with ) and find it.----Just about 10 clicks or less. We don't like that either. Click Jarhead's name and PM.
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    hole in lower unit

    Any pictures ?-----There is a website that lists years that will fit.----Can not mention the name here as they do not like it !!----Looks like 1986 to 2001 might be the same.
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