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    Driveshaft seals

    Hello. I just pulled the lower unit on a 1984 evinrude 90hp. I bought a water pump kit as preventative maintenance. The seal on the driveshaft under the pump plate is kind of worn and has some rust on the housing. Does this seal prevent water from getting in the lower unit? And does it come in...
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    idle problems

    I have a 1984 evinrude 90hp. When I run the boat on muffs it runs fine, but at the lake today when I try to start it on the water it is very hard to get to idle. For some reason the controls I have are not equipped with a warm-up lever. I think it is idling to low. When I get it going on the...
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    fuel tank question

    I just strapped a 90 hp evinrude on a new used hull. The internal fuel tank had about a gallon of water and sludge in it. I vacuumed all that I could out of it. I have a fuel water separator attached to it. I was wondering if that would be enough to filter out the remaining water and debris...
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    stupid people

    I was at coleto creek reservoir and we were getting ready to leave. We had a boat and 3 jet skis. My wife turned to me and said, Look that boat just flipped over. The lake has about 200 yards of no wake zone. We stay on the beach in the no wake zone. I jumped on the jet ski, without a life...
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    ignition switch

    I am rewiring a 1984 90 hp evinrude ignition switch. I bought a marpac ignition switch. I was trying to wire it off of the old one and old wires. I have a new cable with the red adapter. the marpac switch has a terminal with a i instead of one with a s. I tried to wire it up good enough to...
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    buy or not buy.

    I have the chance to buy a bay boat that I was told might need new stringers and floor. I can get it for 500 bucks with trailer but no motor. I was wondering if it is worth the hassle to repair?
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    fuel system problems

    Ok. Here is the deal. I have a 1984 evinrude 90hp with the vro. I ran it two weeks ago and it ran excellent. I tried to start it yesterday and it would run. It was flooding out. I was told that it could be that the vro pump was bad. and pouring a bunch of fuel into the carbs. I replaced...
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    cowling

    I dont know if this is the right forum, but I have a 1984 evinrude that the cowling has fiberglass coming through it. What is the best way to restore it and paint is so you dont get fiberglass all over yourself when you touch it?
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    alarm

    I have a 1984 evinrude 90hp vro. I just put the motor on a hull, and I dont know much about the alarm. Does the motor itself have have the alarm box on it? I see the temp sensors going to the cylinders. What do I have to do to get an alarm working on it?
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    vro question

    I have 1984 evinrude 90hp vro. I have read a few post on here about removing the vro. I got this motor from my neighbor. it was also given to him. I dont know if it was working before or not. I pulled the oil hose and capped it off, but I have wires running into a circuit board looking...
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