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I have an Envirude Starflite 85HP 2 stroke engine Model #85293R and I don't have any spark. I'd like to buy a repair manual but I don't know the year of this engine. This model has the push button controls for forward, neutral, & reverse. At the controls it's in neutral which allows me to turn the engine over however I believe it's stuck in gear because the prop spins when turning it over and I'm guessing there must be a secondary fail safe mechanism at the engine which prevents it from starting when in gear. It was running fine a year ago however I was having trouble shifting it and I discovered that was related to a broken plastic safety plate in the shift controls which simply prevents one from shifting it into gear at higher rpm's, anything past "Start" on the throttle.

[OBJ]

Hello hook and welcome to iboats. If you can post the model number, we can tell you the year or give a look at the link below. http://www.marineengine.com/manuals/evinrude/ You probably have a 70 to 72' year. In these models, they will allways be in forward gear until the engine is started. And as you probably already know, you have an electric shift lower unit.No spark....give a look at the FAQ forum on the menu page. There is a good FAQ on "no spark" which should help you. If you have any questions, give us a post.

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Originally posted by OBJ: Hello hook and welcome to iboats. If you can post the model number, we can tell you the year or give a look at the link below. http://www.marineengine.com/manuals/evinrude/ You probably have a 70 to 72' year. In these models, they will allways be in forward gear until the engine is started. And as you probably already know, you have an electric shift lower unit.No spark....give a look at the FAQ forum on the menu page. There is a good FAQ on "no spark" which should help you. If you have any questions, give us a post.

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Model #85293R.