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    1955 elgin 7.5?

    Any suggestions for a gas cap.Currenty using a tap off of a 5 gallon water jug,lol.
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    Nah just somebody in love with their new toy.Gas number are wrong though.
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    evinrude 25hp painting with mercury paint .

    Nymarine sells paint and decals.Top quality stuff.Paint is year and brand spefic same as decals
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    Im an easy cruse type guy now.I was just curious how my 60 etec stacked up against a 60 4 stroke.27 miles to camp equals 2 and a half gallons imperial or approx 3 gallons u.s.zero smoke what so ever.I had it set on the xd100 setting which equals about 2 years running per gallon.of oil.12 gallons...
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    curios about you route.how far is it one way?Are you going wide open where allowed or best crusing speed?
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    Caprice Shudder at Hwy Speed

    Broken belt in tire?
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    Help ID a barn find.

    Using a tap off of a 5 gallon blue water jug .In a pinch it works but does look ugly.
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    1955 elgin 7.5?

    Where would one find an impeller
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    evinrude 25hp painting with mercury paint .

    Only issue i forsee is the poor running of that poor omc after desecrating it with merc colors.
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    Help ID a barn find.

    looks like the same gascap im missing on my 55 elgin 7.5 hp
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    1955 elgin 7.5?

    As long as compression is good ive no doubt this will be a strong running motor next year.Theres a vid on the bing and he says it a strong motor and his starts and runs like new.Ah thats youtube.1954 elgin 7.5hp short vid, impressive runner.Next up is my 1939 evinrude 22.5 opposed twin for redo.
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    1955 elgin 7.5?

    I believe the knob is fuel shutoff.looks like it needs a carb rebuild.Amazingly the md series carbs still have kits out there.
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    1955 elgin 7.5?

    thanks good info.still cant find what that knob on the lower right face does.beside the low speed adj
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    1955 elgin 7.5?

    i have nice elgin 7.5.its a 1955.i did not buy any parts for this motor but upon pulling flywheel every part under there is brand spanking new!! it has champion j 11,s are they correct?what are the starting carb settings?finally what is the purpose of the knob on the lower right face?
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    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Best guarantee to never having a hub failure is to buy a spare.Ive had mine for at least 20 years,lol.
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    My Winter Hobby

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    25 hp on. 1975 StarCraft Holiday 16 ft

    Im very happy with my 1976 ss160 rated for 85hp and has a 2011 60hp etec.Iget the same top end speed as my friends same ss with the older 70 triple evinrude.
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    Water Pump not Working?

    No offence taken by me .Its just more polite and efficient for you to start your own thread and get specific answers to your issue and not get a possible confused answer.
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    3 Blade or 4 blade prop?

    My experience is totally different from most here apparently.My boat is a 1975 starcraft ss 160 with a 2011 60hp etec and sitting right beside it is a 1974 6 hp johnson.Inormally carry 12 gallons for the etec and 6 for the kicker.I use 3 props ,a new evinrude al 3 blade at 17p which hits 6000 ,a...
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    its here

    Got a couple inches of that white stuff last night.
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