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    evinrude 3 hp lightwin

    I was given a near mint evinrude lightwin last week. I cleaned the carb new plugs and filled her with gas and a couple of pulls and she started right up. However after about 5 minutes she dies then will not start for another 10 minutes. It is not overheating, seems to pump good water and has...
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    evinrude big twin

    Ok I bought a mid 1950's big twin for 100 bucks from a boat shop. I started tinkering with it, I removed the head gasket and relized the cylinder walls where combustion takes place have been scratched by the pistons. They can be felt by you finger nail. I don't know how bad is bad but the motor...
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    1957 fd-11 starting problems

    I have a 57 18 hp johnson I purchased recently.I converted it to a fuel pump first thing. I replaced the impeller, coils, lower gear oil, plugs, compression is 130 on both cylinders. Everything else looked good so I proceeded from there. I got her running but now she is fouling plugs and will...
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