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    '83 Evinrude 70hp E70ELCTE Head Gasket Question

    Thanks for the advice, I will do exactly that. Makes sense to me as well. I checked the head with a machinists straightedge and it is a bit out.
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    '83 Evinrude 70hp E70ELCTE Head Gasket Question

    Thanks for the info. I'll check out your post.
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    '83 Evinrude 70hp E70ELCTE Head Gasket Question

    Ok, thanks. I was just curious if you saw something that my inexperience would not have picked up on. I have read that after a few years the head does warp. I had planned on checking it with a straight edge and a feeler gauge. Is it worth while doing a bit of resurfacing with the sandpaper and...
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    '83 Evinrude 70hp E70ELCTE Head Gasket Question

    Thanks for the reply. Not a newbie to outboards, just to getting this far. Normal maintenance and simple repairs were my limit of experience. What do you see that makes you say the head is warped? Thanks
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    '83 Evinrude 70hp E70ELCTE Head Gasket Question

    Thanks for the reply. I've never seen a gasket that thin before, you can hardly catch your fingernail on the edge of it.
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    '83 Evinrude 70hp E70ELCTE Head Gasket Question

    Thanks for the reply, just so ya'll don't think I'm crazy or can't read, take a look at the picture. Shows 1 valve and 1 spring.
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    '83 Evinrude 70hp E70ELCTE Head Gasket Question

    I needed to rebuild my lower unit and since I don't know the history of the motor, i decided to replace the water jacket gasket and head gasket. The water jacket had a what felt like a metal gasket on it and it came off in one piece. The head came off with no fight at all and doesn't appear to...
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    Driveshaft Shim Spacing

    Hi everyone, this is my first post to the group and I'm looking for possible suggestions or recommendations. I have an '83 Evinrude 70 #E70ELCTE that I picked up with a project boat. The engine had a cracked lower unit but included in the sale was a second complete lower unit. The spline on...
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