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  1. mark in new jersey

    70's (?) 40HP Merc model 402......

    For reasons too convoluted to bore you with, my grandmother's '53 Evinrude has been laying in the mud behind a guy's barn for about 20 years. I want to rebuild it, so I recently visited this guy & reclaimed it. It's rough, but there's no doubt in my mind that I can make it purr like a kitten...
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    I bought a service manual for my engine.....

    Or so I thought.... The website said "1953-1954 Evinrude Outboard Service Manual BU_15012_53"...but what I received was was a reprint of a remarkably generic (NOT 15012 specific, by any stretch) service manual augmented by a few separate, additional bulletin "cut sheets" that discussed (in...
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    I need definitive answers for ignition parts on a '53 Super Fastwin 15012

    Could anyone clarify something for me? I need ignition parts for my '53 Super Fastwin 15012 rebuild....and I didn't think it would be this hard! Coils? Simple. If I go here: http://www.iboats.com/Evinrude-Ignition-Coils/dm/*******.361449943--**********.499204215--view_id.269647 ...my...
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    dumb question about a fuel pump conversion

    Hopefully this is an easy question.... I've read this: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=205628 And I'm thinking that this is a worthwhile conversion for my old 15HP Evinrude that I'm restoring. Here's what I'm not grasping: What powers the pump?
  5. mark in new jersey

    new member....first post!....total rebuild of a '53 15HP Evinrude 15012

    Hey everyone! I've been searching / reading this forum *A LOT* since discovering it a few weeks ago, now it's time for my first post. Through a back-story that's to convolted to bore you with, I've recently (re)taken possession of a '53 Evi 15012 that has been sitting outdoors behind a barn...
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