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    1978 Evinrude 70 HP dies when given throttle in gear but not when in neutral.

    I'm trying to resurrect an old 78 Evinrude 70 hp (model 70873C) for our first family boat. It starts up and idles great when in neutral, but when put in gear and given any throttle at all, it bogs down and dies. I can however throttle it up in neutral as well. Can anyone give me any ideas of...
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    Water Hose Seal

    I recently replaced the water pump on my 1978 Evinrude 70 hp outboard (model 70873C). It worked great for a couple days but then the tell tale stream became very weak and it started spraying water from the lower unit. Dropped it again and noticed that the connecting end of the water hose...
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