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    1975 115 Evinrude Flywheel installation tips?

    hey Evinruders! I'm waiting on a new flywheel key that sheared on me, i dont think i had hte flywheel torqued enough, but wanted to pick your brains on installing this fairly large flywheel and its center nut on the driveshaft, mostly around the tightening the thing up, i don't have a torque...
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    1975 115 Evinrude Vernotherm Thermostat Assembly instructions

    hey guys im going crazy here, I have poured through images and web pages of how the hell the vernatherm is supposed to go back together, and what spring goes with the vernatherm and what goes with the pressure valve, but i cant seem to find a solid answer, and yes i have a service manual and i...
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    1975 evinrude 115 loose needle cage bearing installation on connecting rods

    ok i have one last question i promise, haha the connecting rods crankshaft bearing caps. the ones with the needle bearings in the cages, So I have the ones where the needles all fall out when you take the connecting rod cap off, is that happening because they are worn? or are they just loose? I...
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    1975 evinrude 115 Crankshaft center bearing replacement

    hey guys been a while since i posted, but i have a question, I found that the center bearing on my crankshaft the split sleeve one is binding and not rolling properly and needs to be replaced, i think i found the replacement part 0310433 but cant really find any info on replacing the part, and...
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    1975 evinrude 115 115593 strange rubber binding noise when handcranking flywheel

    hey guys just tearing down this old girl and about to take the flywheel off, have you guys heard this before when trying to hand rotate the engine? check out my video, it sounds like a rubber resistance, and it sounds like its coming from partway down the leg, what is that a bad water pump? and...
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    1975 evinrude 115 115593 rewiring connections

    hey guys i am tearing down this engine and wanting to replace many of the old higher gauge wiring connections, any recommendations for wire types? any special marine wiring? or just go buy a spool of something from an automotive store and some connectors and start making new ends and connectors?
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    1975 evinrude 115 115593 service manual

    hey guys quick question the service manual for this old engine, are there two different manuals? i bought one that does have some specifics, i dont have it with me to take a picture, but it looks like and someone correct me if im wrong but it looks like you can buy a service manual that has the...
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    1975 115 Evinrude Low Compression / Blown piston! Pics! looking for advice

    Hey guys, so ive had a number of threads going here with a number of problems but ultimately i found with a compression test that i have one bad cylinder with about 40 PSI after decarbing the engine a bit, so i pulled off the head yesterday to "hope" that i had a blown head gasket and ultimately...
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    Do i have a misfire? surging idle? Lean sneeze? video!

    hey guys, maybe im just expecting too much, but take a look at this video, i seem to have a few things going on, HOWEVER, maybe this is as good as it gets with an older outboard and im expecting too much, thats completely possible as well, but i have an idle that seems to dance around (its in...
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    1975 115 Evinrude Timing Procedure Joe Reeves?

    Ok i hate to post this, but I going to try and set the timing on my old girl here, and i have searched and searched and searched and have seen a lot of people pointing to the top secret files to the Joe Reeves procedure, which I have reviewed and plan to follow this process but I find it a...
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    1975 Evinrude 115 battery CCA recomendations?

    hey guys! in my quest for easier starts on this old engine i have come across some people saying get a marine battery with as high a Cold cranking amp rating as possible to help turn this thing over at start, ( i have an Evinrude where i rebuilt the carb and she runs beautifully all day and...
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    DIY Boat Mooring?

    Hey guys and gals! Any of you have any advice or pointers for making your own mooring? im about 30 or 40 feet from shore where i want to put it, its a fairly protected bay at our cabin on a lake and want to put down enough weight to hold about a 20 foot fiberglass ski boat, nothing too crazy...
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    Welch plug sealing

    hey guys! so i rebuilt both carbs and only changed the welch plugs on the upper carb on my 1975 115 evinrude v4 two carb engine, i have fuel streaming out of the carb when trying to start the motor, I think it might be the welch plugs, and have one spare one left from my carb kit that im going...
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    Sorta Evinrude related? haha need to make new mooring bouy anchor!

    hey guys! i love this forum, seriously, ive been here for 3 weeks and its awesome! hey so ive got a cabin in the okanagan in British columbia, not too windy or anything, but the lake can get sometimes a bit rough, and im looking to make a new anchor mooring thing to sink down to the bottom of...
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    1975 115 Evinrude crazy hard to cold start this old girl

    hey everyone! ive got this 75 evinrude, that i have just bought from a friend, and it was sitting for about 2 season before i got my hands on it, the boat had an idling issue which i have resolved with rebuilding the carbs, and gave it a good once over with new plugs, let oil, drained the old...
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    1975 Evinrude 115 v4 So i repaired and replaced the carbs, everythings back together, now what?

    1975 Evinrude 115 v4 So i repaired and replaced the carbs, everythings back together, now what? hey guys and gals! So i did the carb kit process, new stuff in there followed all the guides and how to's followed the manual, and have everything back together, but have two questions 1. what the...
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    1975 Evinrude 115 Power Tilt / Trim broken

    Hey guys!! first post here, i kind of stumbled on to this forum as i am now for the first time a boat owner of an old boat that is going to require a bit of my time by the looks of it, its a 16.5 invader with a 1975 115 evinrude on the back of her, im just going through and replacing the carb...
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