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    Burnt piston on 175 evinrude

    Motor is a 1977 175 Evinrude model#175749S. I purchased it a few months ago with very little knowledge of it's history. Last weekend I was running across the lake at full throttle, engine slowed down, I backed off the throttle and it started knocking/rattling so I shut it off and cruised in on...
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    Burnt piston on 175 evinrude

    accidental double post
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    Wrong coils for '77 175 Evinrude?

    I am chasing an on/off ignition problem(I love this stuff). I don't have the type of testers that the manual says to use. To make a long story short, I checked the resistance on all six ignition coils and primary leads were OK, but the manual says 1300+/-200 for the secondary leads and I only...
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    water pressure tie-in on '77 175 rude

    I know there are about a two hundred posts on this type of thing and I have read most of them, but I haven't seen anything on this particular year/model. Where do I need to tie into for proper operation. This is a new intall, I previously didn't have a pressure gauge.
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    V6 part compatibility

    I own a 1977 Evinrude 175 model# 175749S that is a 20" shaft, that I want to convert into a 25" motor. I know a guy that has a 86 225 that has a blown powerhead. If I take everything below the powerhead adapter, will it work on my motor?
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    1977 175 'rude power pack shocks you

    I am the proud owner of a 1977 Evinrude 175 model #175749S. It starts and idles OK. It revs up fine under no load. When under load, it sometimes runs fine and sometimes will bog down and die at around 1300-1500 rpm. I suspected I had a intermitent ignition problem. Today while testing the...
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