victoriamartin
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- Jan 30, 2011
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1973 Evinrude 18 hp fastwin. Motor ran good. Didn't use the boat for about a month and put it in a barrel to test it before taking it out this weekend. Had no tell-tale stream so I replaced the impellar. Put it back in barrel and ran for about 10 minutes and water was spurting as before. Took it out today and it ran good with tell-tale for about 3 minutes, then the engine began to slow down quickly until it shut off. Had a little steam or smoke coming from under the engine cover. Trolled back in and tried to restart the engine just to see if it would fire. Pull rope is extremely hard to pull now and will not start. Have I blown some gaskets? Could this be something small like a thermostat? Help please.