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    90 hp ELPTO Regulator/Recitifer

    I bought this boat a month and a half ago and the tach hasn't worked since I bought it indicating to me the Regulator/Rectifier (R/R) was on its way out. It finally completely fried itself in a plastic oozing almost electrical fire kind of way. The yellow leads from the stator were burned (prior...
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    18 hp 1966 Fastwin - Forward bearing issue

    I just got my fastwin all put back together and the gremlins seemed to be sorted. All freshly painted and she looks beautiful. It was running great for the first tank of gas (22 mph on my 14 ft fiberglass jon boat) then it started losing top end after about 60 seconds at WOT. After idling for a...
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    1966 18 hp Fastwin - Points Adjustment

    Ok, so I know this topic has been covered a hundred times over. But I have a question that I have not seen answered. I adjusted my points via this instruction. - 3 HP Evinrude Lightwin Ignition System Tune-Up 1952-1967 I adjusted so the points opened when the mark on the flywheel is directly...
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    18 Hp Evinrude Fastwin - Carbon Lower Crank Seal

    I am re-doing the carbon seal assembly on my fastwin. In my haste I didn't pay attention to the direction of the seal when I took it out. Do the notches go towards the crankshaft bearing or towards the spring? One side is flat with the notches, the other has a raised lip and no notches. It...
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    1966 18 hp Fastwin - Crankshaft thrust washer

    I recently rebuilt my evinrude fastwin. It was having lean sneeze at idle and would die with throttle application. I started to replace the upper crankshaft seal as my research here indicated could be the problem. I found the problem to be the float was installed upside down and it was not...
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    1966 Evinrude Fastwin 18 hp rebuild

    Hello iBoats, I have been working on rebuilding a 1966 evinrude fastwin for my 1964 Orlando Clipper fiberglass Jon Boat. My motor must have been ran in salt water because I am having major issues with bolts breaking off. It had good compression before I dissasembled so I figured I would try to...
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