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    1958 fastwin 18 electric

    Well it's just about finished. New seals , water pump, lanyard emergency switch,carb rebuild. Compression & ignition check out really good. Just finished painting. I went the cheap route and just got some inexpensive enamel paint, thinned it and and sprayed it on with a spray gun. I did use...
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    how bad is salt water for my 1958 fastwin?

    Just wondering if it was run in salt water then flushed out would hurt engine?
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    1958 fastwin 18 stripped spark plug hole.

    Any suggestions . Appears the lower cylinder threads in head are stripped. Plug wont stay. Do i need a new head or is there another solution.Help please.
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    1980 mariner 8 hp. compression

    What would be good compression #s on 1980 8 hp mariner. I tested it and both cylinders indicated 75lbs. Any thoughts?
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    1958 fastwin 18 carb/choke question.

    Cleaned carb out an now have question. The choke selenoid is removed (broken,center rod comes out completly) no starter installed anyway). If I pull choke out then push.choke in, choke valve does not open. Closes fine. How far "open " should it go. It seems like something is missing. When...
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    1958 fastwin 18 carb/choke question.

    I have the electric 18. However I dont have a starter for it and the choke selenoid is broke. My question is when I pull out the c
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    Installing Emergency stop lanyard on older motor

    Any suggestions on installing a kill switch/ lanyard on 1958 evinrude 18
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    1958 fastwin 18 wiring harness

    I have a 18 hp engine model 15926. I do not have the female end of the plug for the battery/starter connection. Any suggestions.
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    1958 fastwin 18 seals

    Hello, I am brand new to this forum. I was given the fastwin 18 (model 15926) electric start engine. I don't know it's history all I know is that it was lying on its side in the hull of an old boat. I cleaned spark plugs, checked for spark , added some gas and got it to run. Only ran it for a...
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