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  1. sludgeguy68

    Ignition Advice

    Been having trouble getting my first motor ('73 25hp rude) to idle slow, did carb rebuild, seafoam treatment, new plugs - compression is 105 & 111 Figured the points etc. might need replacing no matter what, so I pulled the flywheel. It looked a lot better under there than I thought it would! I...
  2. sludgeguy68

    Idle/Tilt Question

    73 rude 25hp - seems to idle better when the motor is tilted up. When in neutral and tilted down, exhaust does not seem to bubble up out of the tube that is under water - not sure if it's supposed to. When I tilt it up so that the exhaust outlet is just under the surface, the bubbles come out...
  3. sludgeguy68

    No Start, Gas/Oil In Water

    1973 Evinrude, 25hp History: Put in new plugs and cleaned carbs 2x with new carb kit. Was running OK except at lowest idle, took it on the water anyway. Started right up and ran fine a bunch of times after fishing, then at WOT on the way back home, it bogged down and died, wouldn't re-start...
  4. sludgeguy68

    Helicoil Question

    Found a stripped thread for cylinder head screw - bought a 5/16 Helicoil kit and started tapping. I noticed the Helicoil threads are kind of short in comparison to the length of the threads on the bolt. Do I need longer Helicoils? The lower threads still seem to be intact; not sure if I can...
  5. sludgeguy68

    1973 25hp Evinrude Cylinder Head Removal

    Hello, first posting on the forums - it has been an invaluable tool in getting my hands dirty with my first outboard! Bought this motor for a 40oz of Colt 45 - much love for Detroit. Cleaned it up, recarbed, new impeller, etc., ran pretty good except at low idle. It died at full throttle on the...
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