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1969 evinrude 55hp

jerry1

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"idles rough, can't get pa

"idles rough, can't get past 1/2 throttle unless i push it past as it starts then runs geat, until i idle it back to 1/2, it idles to almost 1/2 then just stops."
 
"yep.....i barely got my feet

"yep.....i barely got my feet wet,when those were fading....
cap--rotor,..bad wires..points that i believe r no longer avail..basically,a good eng in their time,...but,all those parts,as i rem them,...r a huuuge PITA....if u have a chance,..u would be much happier,w/an 80's or ltr,70 r so....waaaay diff eng.......no arcing caps,flopping rotors,etc,etc....i refer ths--to joe reeves....many an eng,in the dark,at my shop,in a dr in test tank...looked like a xmas tree...also,..all the shops ,in my state,wont touch it...the younger.well,40>less..r trained on the newer ones.....and should be...last shop i was at,before opening my own,..again,...serviced nothing older,than 85......i was shocked...hence ..my 'own' shop again..:>)"
 
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