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    lower cylinder not working.... now what?

    1993 70hp Evinrude. Lower cylinder stopped working. Died on me in the lake, whole boat shook so i limped back into dock on 2. Runs rough in driveway on muffs but i can hear a tap every 2 seconds while idling. What i have tried so far (thank you iboats forum!!): 1. New spark plugs - no change...
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    spark plug gap?

    anyone know the spark plug gap for a 1994 70HP Evinrude?
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    cleaning the fiberglass?

    I have a 1986 Sunbird. The black vinyl(?) contact paper type stuff is completely cracked and bubbled all around the console on the passenger side. I can peel it right off but the adhesive underneath is a black mess. If i could get it off i would be down to the clean white fiberglass, which...
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    messed up my steering

    ok i was riding the kids in the waves and turning back and forth to get a bit of a splash for them on the bow when the steering seemed to have "slipped" coming down from a swell. Now it turns right but barely left. I guess whatever holds the cable gave way a bit? Is this fixable or not? I can...
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    Help! weird starting procedure

    Ok, i figured out that the little red lever is the fogging valve (thank you previous posts). But heres my problem. The motor can be tricky to start. and when it wont start, i crank it a few times, then i have to turn the fogging valve to release some pressure, and then it usually starts up...
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