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    '1979 Mercury 500 50HP Tiller?

    Hey folks, I have a teleflex stick steer system that locked on me yesterday. I had to paddle for two hours through a swamp to get back to the launch. I finally got the cable out of the housing this morning and it is the cable system that is locked up. Do any of you know if my motor can be...
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    Have I gone too far?

    Help. I need to know if I have ruined my project. I am in the process of restoring a 1978 15 ft. Kennedy Kraft. The project started out to just replace the transom. I?ve never done this before so I went to youtube. I found a video that seemed legit and showed where they cut the back of the...
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    1976 25 hp Evinrude lost fire after maintenace

    Issue: When top plug wire was disconnected the motor would die. Comp test shows 120 on both cylinders. has two new (two week old) coils and plugs. I bought a spark tester and the top showed no spark at all. I pulled the fly wheel and knocked of the carbon from the magnets on the flywheel...
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    '76 25hp 'Rude - Replaced Water pump now can't engage forward gear.

    This past weekend I replaced the water pump on my 76 Evinrude. Now I cannot get the linkage aligned right to allow it to go into forward gear. What I have tried: Searched the Top Secret Files, Disconnected cables and made sure the lever was in the neutral position as well as the lower linkage...
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    1976 25 HP Evinrude

    Gentlemen, I have been searching the threads for several days trying to find the answer but no dice. I have been trying to get my outboard tuned. For a short background, I rebuilt the carb and put new plugs in it. She ran like a champ for about a month. Prior to that, she bogged at WOT...
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