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    1970 85hp Lower unit water leak?

    I have a water leak in my lower unit. The motor was getting hot so I changed the impeller, all lower unit seals, the t-stat, and springs. The manual says that the engine should shoot water out of the exhaust relief holes when the motor is at operating temp. The water is coming out around the...
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    Thermostat on 1970 Evinrude 85hp

    I took my boat out on the lake this weekend after servicing the lower unit with all new seals and impeller. It ran cool in the driveway. spit water out of the exhaust when you revved it up. When on the lake for a test run it got hot. No water coming out of the two exhaust holes. T-stat is stuck...
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    Oil Mixture on 1970 evinrude

    I am new to boating. I have a 1970 evinrude 85hp starflite. I am not sure what the mechanic mixed the gas oil ratio at originally but it ran great and started with just a turn of a key. I used up my first tank of gas this weekend with seafoam and I mixed the next tank with seafoam and penzoil...
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    1970 85hp evinrude lower unit leak

    My lower unit is leaking oil around the prop. Mechanic said I need to change seals and impeller. Costing me about 100$. I have a manual and could probably do it myself, but I dont know what seals he is talking about. Looks like there are a lot of seals.
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