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    Powerhead swap between 68 18hp, and 75 25 hp

    I wanna swap PH on my 68 18hp, and found this online. are those 2 compatible? Also, what to look out for, to make sure that the donor ph is good enough? and, also, what other materials would i need to complete the swap? TIA
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    68 evinrude 18hp powerhead swap

    I'm wanting to do a PH swap on this 68 18hp evinrude fastwin. My question: does anybody know a place that stocks those old motor parts? I'm trying to locate people who might have their own shop with parts to sell. I'm located near Nashville.
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    78 18hp evinrude powerhead question

    Well. My good luck steak is over. This one... Flywheel will not turn. So is this my first seized up motor? Id like to get it to run off i can. What are my first steps? As always. Your help is very much appreciated.
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    1971 40hp Evinrude w/ controls question

    I was asked to see if I can get this motor running by this guy. It's electric start with helm steering. I don't have room for him to bring the whole boat over. My question: Is there a way to rig the motor from the battery without the controls? like hot wire or something? so far I've only worked...
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    Electric start in Fd-15 2157100 18hp Johnson.

    Picked up this 18hp, to upgrade from 15hp. But its a bear to pull start. it has a geared flywheel, so its ready for conversion. I found a starter with bracket already, it should be here this week. questions: Is this 1961? i think it is based on this chart i saw main question: I heard this you...
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    '54 15hp Evinrude, won't stay running

    I've been working on this motor for a while, and now, i hope its my final issue to solve. I can't get it to keep running. I've rebuilt the mag plate and it has hot spark. I can get it to fire up, if i choke it first, and then pull then unchocke then pull again, it fires up briefly, and the dies...
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    1954 15hp, Evinrude unexpected throttle issue

    I was in the process of checking coils and setting points on the motor, when i ran across this issue. in the pics it shows my throttle in slowest and fastest settings, as you can see when its full throttle, it's only half way on that (what do u call that fin that pushes the throttle cylinder...
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    1954 15hp Evinrude doesn't even sputter

    Got it from fb marketplace. Gave it a go over. REbuilt the carb. When I pulled it. nothing, just turns, not even a sputter. threre appears to be gas in the motor when i took out plug to see. I hear coils are usually to blame, but i peeked under the recoil when i took it off, and they appear in...
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    1954 evinrude 15hp starter and lower unit help

    got this 15 hp evinrude to try and repair, and ran into problems. It sat for couple years before i got it. i started giving it a go over 1. shifter was shifting little funny, like it would wanna pop out of neutral when i'd spin the prop to test if it was shifting properly into f and r, and now...
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    15hp Johnson vintage outboard help to noob please

    I bought a vintage Johnson 15hp. My guess its 50's model. Guy sold me said to unhook fuel line and run carb out or it floods. So i took carb apart. And cleaned it. Didn't rebuild it yet. And it ran better.but i couldn't restart it. Like he said i might. Its old school Johnson with low and high...
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