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    Piston Replacement in 1987 Evinrude 150

    I have a 1987 Evinrude 150 hp that has a bad piston. i tore the motor down. ordered new piston and head gasket. for the reed plate and crankcase can i just use rtv gasket maker? thanks for any help
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    Piston Replacement in 1987 Evinrude 150

    what is the easiest way to repllace a piston in the motor? was told the piston was bad but cylinder walls are good?
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    1975 Evinrude 85 hp locked up?

    I received the motor from a friend. he said it was locked up. i just the starter and wouldnt do anything. so i tilted motor up and dumped wd40 down plug holes and it freed it up a little bit now it turns over slowly. now im thinking of pulling heads off and checking pistons. could anyone out...
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    1974 Johnson 135 hp questions

    Hello, i recently acquired a 74 johnson 135 hp. i have a few questions. i took the boat out to see if it runs. i started it up and backed it off the trailer. i put it in forward and when i start to throttle up it dies. it seems to idle fine, but once you give it some throttle it dies. here...
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    Force 50 hp spark to only one cylinder

    Hello I need help. I have a 1989 50 HP force outboard that i only have spark coming out of one coil. I switched the 2 coils. the other coil fires. so that rules out bad coil. my next guess was the cdi box. i changed cdi box with another one i had that i know was good. no change. so my...
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    89 force 50 hp need help!!!!

    I have a 1989 Force 50 HP outboard motor. I purchased it and hooked up the earmuffs and was gonna see how it ran, but i couldnt get it started. so the first thing i did was check all connections on the entire engine. everything was tight and clean. then i went to check the spark. i had...
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    89 Force 50 hp ignition problems

    I have a 1989 Force 50 hp outboard engine that has a problem with the spark. I pulled plugs out to see if it was gettin any spark. im gettin good spark on one but just a little bit on the other. I thought it might be the coil. so i switched the wires going into the switch box cdi switch box...
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    Ignition Switch box questions

    I have a 1989 Force 50 HP. Im gettin spark to one plug and not the other. I took coils off and switched the wires going into the switch box and then im gettin spark on the other plug. does that mean my switch box is bad or is it something else. i would hate to spend that much money on a...
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    1985 evinrude wiring help.

    I inheritated a 1984 Ranger Bass Boat with a 1985 Evinrude 115 HP outboard. the wiring was completely stripped. i have wired the ignition according to iboats forums, but i need help with wiring the gauges, i know where the power wires, ground wires and the illumination wires go but i need help...
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