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    1976 135hp evinrude

    Ok I have a old evinrude 135hp. The problem is when I take off I have to keep bumping the choke while accelerating or it will die. It starts to bog down at the halfway point and if I don't bump the choke it will die out. If I hit the coke it will sputter for a second then take off. The carbs...
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    1976 evinrude tilt trim

    Re: 1976 evinrude tilt trim Ok I took some pictures. I hope it helps.
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    1976 evinrude tilt trim

    Hello I have a 1976 bass boat with a 115 evinrude on it.MYy tilt trim stopped. The motor runs when I hit the button but no movement. It did work fine last time out. I did fill it full of fluid and manually raised and lowered several times. So now I managed to get it going up but it will not...
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    1978 evinrude 115hp bogging with load on back not front

    I have another thread on this motor. I have a 17' bass boat with a 115 evinrude. I can punch the throttle down and it just won't get up and go. While I was going with the throttle wide open I stood up and stepped towards the front of the boat. It started picking up speed. So my wife sat up front...
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    Evinrude 115 1976

    Hello, I bought this bass boat and I am trying to rewire some things. The wires coming from the control box were taped up so I untapped them to see what was going on. I found that the black wire with a yellow stripe was cut and the black wire was cut. It didn't look as if they were taped...
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    engine bogging

    I have a 1980 evinrude 115. The motor will start fine and idle but rough. I did a compression test and it was 85 90 115 117. The top 2 cylinders are low. The engine sat for about 7 yrs. The issue is it will get up and go my first time I put it in the water. If I sit a minute and try to take off...
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    1976 evinrude 135 hp

    Hello this is my first time and I am in no way a boat mechanic. I have a 135 hp evinrude year 1976. I bought this motor from a friend. My compression is 125 125 123 and 127 on 4 cylinders. My problem is a rough idle and when I go half speed its fine. When I tromp it down it will die unless I hit...
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