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    1957 18hp "slobbers"

    Thanks brother, just sold a 1960 5.5 Johnson today for $400 w/out tank even. Don't think it cost that much brand new. Runs better than my 9.9 Yamaha 4-stroke. I have 3 more just like it to restore/tune-up. Best little trollers ever made. Run all day on 2 1/2 gallons of gas. Use Amsoil 100:1 pre...
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    90 Evinrude overheat

    Need a good tech for this one: Working on a 1990 90 Evinrude which was rebuilt by a local shop after VRO failure. Tech had installed .030 pistons and circumvented VRO, recommending Amsoil premix 100:1. Guy that bought the rebuilt motor from the shop had it installed by the tech on his...
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    2001 1200 Polaris fuel pressure

    Running 35 psi, what should it be and what could be the culprit? Compression is 100 on all cyls. That is okay? Found bad coil ground strap too.....no spark on cyl # 1. Somebody else got to working on it first so its kinda messed up. Owner says it ran poorly for 20 min or so, then eventually...
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    very very old electric trolling motor, no name that I can find

    OK here it is.
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    very very old electric trolling motor, no name that I can find

    I found an extremely old electric trolling motor at a flea market, can anyone help me identify it and / or value it? The motor is a round ball underwater with a propeller on it. At the top is a rheostat with 2 arms out the sides of which each power cable passes through. It weighs about 50...
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