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    Question About 3 Cylinder Carbs

    My son has a 1986 60hp Johnson that came with the wrong carbs on it (set up for a choke), from what he does not know. He is able to get a set of carbs from a 1987 70hp Johnson but is not sure if the throat dia. would be the same. He wanted to be sure before putting the correct 60hp jets into...
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    Synthetic Oil in Older Outboards

    I have an old Evinrude 1965 40hp and would like to know if running a fully synthetic outboard oil in it with todays fuels would be alright. I was thinking along the lines of Penzoil's synthetic TCW3 oil as they are a manufacturer and may also blend oil for other brands. Anyone else have these...
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    Checking for Short in an Armature

    I have picked up another belt driven generator for my 40 Big Twin and when I hooked it up to have it spin like a motor, it arced. I put the positive to the A terminal and went to ground it on the generator frame, and it arced and it should not have. Putting the ohm meter on the A terminal and...
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    Testing older style 40 hp generator.

    I have an older generator from a 1960's 40 hp Johnson, and would like to test it before installing it. There is a way to connect it to a battery on the bench so it will spin like an electric motor. It has been so long since I have done this that I have forgotten what to connect to each...
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    Drive Shaft Bushing

    I have a lower unit from a 35 or 40 horse OMC back in the 1960's that has an upper drive shaft bushing and not a bearing just under the water pump. This bushing spins inside the housing and my question is, does it need replacing or are they free and supposed to rotate? Thanks for any helpful...
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    1958 35 hp Drive Shaft Interchangeable with 1965 Evinrude 40 hp?

    Does anyone know if you can swap out a drive shaft from a 1958 35 hp Evinrude to a 1965 40 hp Evinrude? Also, would any of these drive shafts come in a 23" length? I thought they only came in a 32.5" and a 27.5" length. Ron
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    Installing Spring in Evinrude 40 Big Twin Recoil Starter

    I have a 1965 Big Twin 40 that needs a new recoil spring. What is the best way to install this as it is a very strong spring and is not in the factory coil. Thanks for any help. Ron
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