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    1965 40 hp johnson solenoid mystery

    Model # RKL-27A I had to replace my solenoid. I have tried to use 3 different solenoids and neither one has worked. My neighbor workes as a mechanic for a Ford Dealer and he brought one over he had in his tool box and hooked it up and the motor turned over. The only thing that's different that...
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    1969 55 Hp No Spark

    Model # 55973A Evinrude At the end of the boating season last year, my motor would'nt start. It would turn over but could'nt even get a spark. I do have a book on this and I knew that you half to have a good battery with big cranking amps to run this motor. I bought a marine battery 1000...
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    1965 40 hp Johnson need info with pics

    I received this motor for free Model # RKL=27A. Can anyone tell me where I hook up my water muffs to this ? It is impossible to hook up where you normaly do. I suppose i need to sit in a drum. Also in my Seloc book that I bought shows that this choke is heat/electric. I see the hole in the carb...
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    Need advice on how to fill in 4 bolt holes on the Stern

    Im thinking about changing motors on my boat from a bolt on motor bracket to a clamp on mount. What advice do you have to fill in the 4 bolt holes.
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    Need Part # for Ignition Switch 1965 40 hp Johnson

    I received a 1965 40 hp Johnson Model # RKL-27A the other day for FREE with the controls. He is my Mom and Dads neighbor at the campground and I know him well. He had it on his pontoon boat but it was to heavy for it so he took it off. He didn't have an ignition switch for it.when he gave me the...
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    1969 55HP Evinrude trouble after carb rebuild

    Just got my boat back from a guy who works on boat motors at a marina and works on them at home on his spare time. I have heard he does a good work. So I took it to him to do a Carb kit install and clean out the high speed jets. When I took it out of the water it idled fine, started fine. but I...
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    WOT problems 1969 55hp Evinrude

    How hard is it to get to and clean the high speed orphices. I took it to the lake yesterday and it idled perfectly and ran good at slow speed. Gave her the gas and it bogged down, couldn't get on plane. I did get on plane at one time but quickly started sputtery again, so I backed it off and ran...
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    Lower Drive oil 55hp Evinrude

    I have a 55 hp Evinrude M# 55973A, Serial# J05689 with electric shift. What kind of oil do I need in lower drive. Gear oil on the back of the bottles say, on elctric shift use Dextron II or III. Does my Model need 80/90 or Dextron. Also what year is this motor. 1973 ???
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