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    Transom mounting plate swap?

    E40elcde. Looking to add power trim/tilt to this motor. I have found a power trim unit with the transom mounting plates from an 85 115 hp. I know the 115 and the 40 call for different part numbers but it really looks like it mite work. Do you think that an 86 40 hp motor could bolt up to an 85...
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    75 rude cam question

    Hey guys, Im tryin to sync up a 75 20hp rude and and having some difficulties. My question, there is a small notch at the wot end of the cam, should the cam fowler fall into this notch when the throttle control is at wot?
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    75 evinrude back fire?

    Ive got a 1975 20hp rude model/ser # 205b62bc96523 I had to repalce the rings due to low compression and now I can not get it going again. When I try to start it up the first time she fired up and ran for a few seconds then backfired and stopped. Trying to restart it it will do the same. I cant...
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    1983 18hp ignition troubles

    Forgive me if it has been asked before but I cant seem to find what I am looking for. I would like to run some checks on the stator, trigger, and coils. I would like to know what resistance values I should be looking for on these items. I am suspecting a weak spark condition which has pointed...
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    75 20hp ignition troubles

    Hey guys, Ive been tryin to troubleshoot this engine for lack of spark. I figure Ill take some mesurements and ask for opinions. its a 1975 evinrude 20 hp Model #205B62BC. Finding info and parts for this guy has been a challenge. In the Photo the driver coil circled in yellow supplies both...
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    83 18hp carb parts?

    Hey guys, I just got my hands on a 1983 Mercury 18hp model #7027685 I ran the motor but noticed a small fuel leek. I pulled the carb to take a look and found that the fuel is coming from the bowl seal. I bought the new seal but when takeing the old one out i noticed that the screws on the bowl...
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    1975 Evenrude Parts?

    Hey guys and gals, Ive picked up a 1975 20hp evenrude model #205B62. I cant seem to find parts for this thing. BRP website dose not have this motor listed in their parts catalog, and searching for parts on this site I cannot find anythig for it here. There is no parts listing for 1975 20HP...
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    86 40 rude no idle

    Well her we go. E40ELCDE wont idle. If warm up leaver is in the up postion it will idle and idle nice, but only with the warm up switch up. It ran great first time out this year and now this. So heres what Ive done so far. New fuel lines, pimer balb, filter, pump, clean carbs, carb seal kit...
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    E40ELCDE fuel question

    When i fill the lines with the sqezee bulb it takes about 4 pumps to get hard and i can see the fuel filter is full. It starts but runs rough and the filter is holding about 1/2 fuel. If i squezee the bulb while running it boggs down and dies and restart is near impossible. Should the filter be...
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    E40ELCDE Compression check?

    Anyone know what the compression values are for this engine? 86 Evinrude 40. Cant seem to find the info in the old selco manual.
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    1986 Evinrude throttle linkage setup?

    Ive been having troubles trying to get my E40ELCD to idle properly. Ive got it set up now and it idles nice but the linkages seem to me to be way outta wack. Have a look at the pics and tell me what you think. With this settup the idle is nice and the wot is good but as you can see the throttle...
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    1986 Evinrude 40 Primer Question

    Hi, on my 86 Evinrude 40 (E40ELCD) I have a couple questions about the primer solenoid. 1 - Which dircection slould the red arm be facing when in the run position and when in the manual postion? 2 - Should there be a noticable differnce in engine perfomance when the manual arm is moved while...
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