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    68 rude 55 horse, lower leg good news + ?

    Hey all.{68 rude 55 electric shift} many of you great boating buddies have been so helpful and I appreciate those who have nudged me along with bit's of valuable info. So to this point I dropped the bottom portion of the leg and I hooked power to the neutral and the neutral/reverse wires and...
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    68 rude {electric shift} pulling gear box

    Hey All, 68 evinrude 55 horse outboard model #55873R {electric shift} I have done all of the test's suggested by the sages here on Iboat for my lower leg gear box and have come up with no neutral and no reverse. {direct 12 vlt power to the green and green/blue wires, up from the leg motor...
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    Pin holes close to tranny drain screw?

    Hey all, I have a 68 Evinrude 55 horse, I recently changed the oil in my gear box {lower leg} {bought and installed the right kind according to my Bro's here on iboats "thanks guys"}and when I lifted up my engine after running her in a can yesterday, I noticed that on both sides of the motor...
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    68 rude {Ear muff's which set of vents do I cover?}

    68 Evinrude [55] 3 cylinder 2 stroke Model #55873R Serial#J03806. I want to use ear muffs to check direction of my propeller turning checking the tranny. This baby has 2 sets of inputs/vents. It has an upper pair and a lower pair, the lower pair are right above the cirular housing where the...
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    need 68 Evinrude 2 stroke tune up tips

    [68 Evinrude model 3 cylinder model 55873R]: {not starting} Hey All, well I finally got my manual and some time to actually spend on my motor. I checked the compression in all three cylinders and yeeha, they all came in at about 125 psi [give or take 2 lbs whew. Well now I know she has great...
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    68 Evinrude [55] carb & idle adjusment ?

    Hey there all, i went through the carbs on my 68 evinrude [55] 2 stroke [3 cylinders] and cleaned all of the jets, checked hoses, float adjusments :confused: etc. this beast still will not keep running, the plugs look in excellent condtion and i have checked spark and there is spark, I am...
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    Oil in can after starting outboard motor

    Hey All, 68 Evinrude 55 with Selectric tranny: well I had real progress my motor actually started. Although not running for long + ruff, took advice from Alcan and removed and in the process of cleaning carbs. But after I had started the motor I noticed some oil in the big trash can I was...
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    72 Ezldr, bent support arm, looking for advice

    Hey all, my 72 trailer has an inner support arm just behind the fender well that is bent. We drove the trailer down from our purchase with no problems but at some point I would like to fix it. Would I have to cut that piece out and weld another "more heavy duty" one in it's place. I am looking...
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    68 Evinrude 55 won't start, trouble shooting tips

    55 horse 3 cylinder, 2 cycle. Model #55873R. Man, I wished my manual would come in the mail] First question should the pump pull gas, if I am just turning over the engine, but the engine dosen't start? Next, do I even have the fuel lines hooked up right? On the motor I have a inlet/outlet...
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    Why are 2 stroke plugs flat?

    All my adult life I have worked on car's and 4 stroke motors, but I have never had any training on 2 strokes. So don't laugh but I pulled the plugs out of my 68 evinrude motor and they looked great! but they had a small hole in the center rather than a "post" type electrode, can someone explain...
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    2 very small holes in fiberglass hole

    I have two very small {bout the size of an eraser head} in my hull. Should I just get some resin/hardner and sand the area just around the hole and patch them? Or glass & resin the whole area? My main concern would be the presures on the hule, underway.
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    68 Evinrude selectric tranny - wiring [no neutral]

    68 evinrude 3 cylinder 2 stroke [selectric tranny]: I had a great day off. Excited to hear my motor jump to life, I put trash can under the leg [filled it with water], got fuel in my tank with the right oil & mix. I hooked up the battery found I had spark, compression, and put the tranny in...
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    Hull ring is a little loose, how can I tighten it?

    Hey All, I have a 63 Glasspar runabout and I was checking the pully & rope up front that draws the boat onto the trailer and I found that the ring {sorry new to this stuff, don't know the name of the ring} attached to the hull was a little loose. I could not see it come through the hull from...
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    68 evinrude gas/oil mixture? STIHL type ok?

    Hey all, this site has been so helpful. And you all have been so great with this new boater, thanks so much. I am still waiting for my manual to arrive, so could anyone help with what the mixture is gas/oil on a 68 evinrude 3 cylinder 2 stroke? <br />Has anybody had experience using STIHL high...
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    68 Evinrude [1 loose wire] 2 places to go?

    Hey all, I have a 68 Evinrude [model 55873R] on a 63 Glasspar. Under the motor cover I have one loose wire. It is "green" and comes up from the leg in a small harness {passenger side w/ one other blue wire} wraps around the back of the motor and ends up on the {drivers side} with the other...
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    [Start up] tips for Evinrude stored for a long time

    I have a 68 Evinrude model #55873R Serial # J03806 according the seller {I just bought it} he started it last July and it "ran fine" but "needed a tune up". I would like to believe this seller person but just in case he was not completely truthful. I am looking for tips on what to check, change...
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    Changing a 68' Evinrude hydroelectrics switch?

    Hey all, I just bought a 63 glasspar with a 68 evinrude Model#55873R Serial#J03806. The throttle lever & tranny switch {electric} {in the same housing} on the boat is toast and the seller provided a new one. I am wondering what the wiring color verses forward, reverse, neutral are any ideas...
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    Sealing up scratches on fiberglass hull?

    Hey all, I just bought an oldy but a goody. A 63 Glasspar runabout, I am wondering what is the best solution to sealing up scratches on the hull. None of the scratches go through to the glass beneath, but there are some pretty deep scratches that go through all of the layers in the several...
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    Starting an outboard with a hose,

    Hey all, I am really new at boating but I am an old hand with motors. I know I am not supposed to start an outboard dry and I read some feedback that you can start one with a hose. So my question is what are muff's, is it some kind of attachment to the water inports on the motor so you can use...
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    Help some Info on Glasspar 1963 15'?

    I just entered the world of boating and bought [title] say's 1963 15' Glasspar runabout. I measured it at almost 17' and looked around the internet, could not find a whole lot of history on the boat. But I would like to find out what this boat was called model "name" and interesting facts...
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