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    1973 Evinrude 65HP 65ES73R... Want to power onboard electronics

    Hi- I have a 1973 Evinrude 65HP 65ES73R and I'm wondering if it is returning power to the battery while it is running. (Unfortunately, it is not running right now so I can't put a meter on it). I want to 1) be sure that the battery is being recharged while underway. Does this engine return...
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    1973 Evinrude 65HP 65ES73R: No Spark 3rd plug. Stator?

    Hey folks and thanks for reading. I have a 1973 Evinrude 65HP 65ES73R engine that ran great a few months ago, then the next time I took it out it was severely underpowered. I found that there was no spark on the third (bottom) cylinder... other two seem to be fine. I get good (130ish)...
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    Starting rebuild of 1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18hp 18902D using parts from FW 1968 16802M

    I bought a 1969 fastwin 18hp 18902D a few months back and I recently overheated it pretty bad. Compression test failed and when I picked up a 1968 16802M for replacement parts I figured I'd take the opportunity to learn to rebuild these engines. Problem is, I'm pretty new to engine work (a...
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