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    Teleflex steering cable

    I have a 1976 70 HP Johnson motor that I just replaced with a 1986 70HP Johnson motor. I went to install the teleflex cable that came off of the original motor to the replacement and the cable would go half way in the tube then stop. There is no obstruction inside the tube. Would both motors...
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    Lower unit oil leak

    Hi all, I have an oil leak coming from the bottom of the lower unit from the prop area. I studied the lower unit area on a diagram it seems that there is a O ring type gasket that could be bad. I ordered one thinking that this might be the problem since I have not pulled anything apart yet. Are...
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    WOT timing.

    I just tried to observe my timing on my motor and assuming that the #1 cylinder on a 1976 70EL76 motor is on the bottom. #1-2-3 goes from bottom up. If so, she is reading 13 with the timing light and the motor says 17 degrees. If this is correct, I have a lot more questions with the problem of...
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    Lower unit oil

    Hi I'm trying to find out what kind of oil is used in my motor? 1976 70HP M# 70EL76.
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    Throttle linkage adjustment

    Okay I have messed with this extensively and was never right from the beginning. Here are my pictures and let me know where it needs to be set at start/idle. Need some help on this one. (70EL76D)
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    1976 throttle lever to linkage clip.

    I am having difficulty finding the clip that that holds the throttle lever (Part# 318251) to the throttle cable linkage going to the remote. I have searched numerous sights and unable to come up with a match. It doesn't look like the drawings that I have even show it in the illustrations. Any...
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    Joe Reeve WAT timming process

    Where can I find the Joe Reeve WAT timing procedure??
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    Fast start feature 1976 70HP motor

    Hey there I'm going to be checking timing on this motor and by reading a 4 year old blog from another sight it was mentioned about disabling the fast start feature on this motor if it has one. Can anyone tell me how to identify if I have this feature on my motor? M# 70EL76D Thanks Fiddlefire.
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    Fuel pump question 1976 Evinrude 70HP

    When I first got this boat the motor had several issues and I am still combating a few of them. First issue that I noticed was the fuel pump was leaking so I changed it out with all new lines from the tank to the carbs, everything. Looking at a diagram I notice that they have a spring inside of...
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    Carb question for a 76 Evinrude

    I was looking in the carb section of the card needle adjustments for assorted carb variations by Joe Reves. My motor has 3 carbs that does not seem to be mentioned. It also says on top that it does not cover fixed jet outboards. I'm still a bit new to this and I am wondering if there are any...
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    1976 Evinrude outboard not running right

    This motor has not been running right since I bought this boat. Here are the symptoms. The idle is erratic and is always changing. Every once and a while I can get her to idle okay. When I throttle it up from the remote then return back to idle the idle will not return to normal and will idle...
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    1976 Evinrude 70 HP coil replacement

    I replaced this coil because the spark plug wire kept falling out. The replacement coil is identical to what came of of the motor. No instructions came with the part so I went on you tube to find out how to put the spark plug wire boot together. That worked out well. After running the motor for...
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    Charging system 70 HP Evinrude question

    I had a discussion with a friend of mine who said his dad owned this same motor and when I told him that I have a charger to charge my cranking battery he stated that this motor has a charging system in it and it will not be necessary. The motor in question is a 1976 70EL76. Can any one shed...
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    Motor will not shut off with ignition switch

    I just bought this boat and motor would not shut off with ignition switch. I followed the original wiring with a new switch and the problem is not solved. It seems that the only part of the switch that was not wired was one of the mag terminals. If I am correct it seems like the mag gets shorted...
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