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    Best Practices For Throttle and Trim management to not blow a motor

    I have a 1979 Evinrude 75hp, with some parts from two other Johnsons to give it power trim. It has the old style wiring with a rectifier not regulator, but I have that wiring setup if I need it. Presently I'm not having any issues going out and having a good time, I tend to cruise at 4k-4.5k...
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    75 hp Evinrude issues

    As far as power trim, racerone is right, it's either mounted on your engine or they've stashed it somewhere on board. I remounted a 79 evinrude onto my 93 johnson chassis so I could use the powertrim and it's the same wiring. You can look up '2 wire johnson power trim wiring diagram' and that...
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    Thankfully it's freshwater. I guess I'll have a look in the spring. Thankfully since it's been off somewhat recently I don't expect a lot of seized bolts thankfully. I would be surprised that it would be warped but, can't argue with the evidence in front of me and since it has to come off anyway...
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    Giggling water droplets? I believe the gaskets are less than 2 years old and the previous owner was a mechanic who did quite a bit of work to the motor, he sold only because he needed a larger one for his newer boat. I can definitely just re-torque them in the spring. I'm not looking to make...
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    racerone is correct I'm just talking about the gasket, that's not the type of thing I would do on a motor I plan on using in the near future, I'd get a beater to learn on. Hope you feel better soon!
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/PspwFeY6uvUNL5JC8 Thanks for pointing that out.
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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    Hi all, Just winterized my 1976 75hp evinrude after a great season. Noticed two things while I was fogging the engine. 1. Some water seeping out - you can see in the video linked - https://photos.app.goo.gl/6tq15RdjhNKP8uqi7 I'm assuming that it's safe to say it's worth replacing the...
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    The Equus 8068 worked like a charm! Will just be doing a little extra work to help make it a bit more waterproof but otherwise, easy hookup to the tach line and calibration to 12cyl took 30 seconds
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    I called up a few companies and asked some questions. As it turns out, a 4 stroke 12 cylinder tach will read a 6 pole accurately. Just picked up an Equus 8068 which can be calibrated to any cyl from 1-12 on four strokes. Will report back on whether or not it works.
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    I tried out a few, the farias/sierras are significantly more in Canada on Amazon (closer to 200-300. The generics are all for 4 stroke and they don't work off the grey lead from my harness, I was sitting at about 4k rpm at idle
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    Teleflex/Faria tachs are around 250-300 CAD I'll go that route if that's the only real option I just figured there'd be a middle ground
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    Just got my tach harness for my Johnson 3cyl and can't seem to find a compatible tach outside of a new Faria and trying to not spend that much if I don't have to. Does anyone know of any products available in Canada that will do the trick? I had looked at Equus but they said their products are...
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    So good news, after cleaning connections and replacing terminal endings at the battery I went from low charge to now possibly overcharging? I'm reading 15.2V at the battery when cruising, voltmeter on the dash reads about 14.2-14.4 which makes sense with voltage drop. Am I now overcharging...
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    I've ordered a few from them! Actually just placed an order for a tach harness too.
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    Update on this, after replacing battery terminal connections, thorough cleaning of all connections I registered a much stronger voltage, around 13.9/14V There seems to be a discrepancy between my voltmeter/usb charger and the battery itself as when I last moored, they were showing 12.2 volts and...
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