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July 14, 2020 at 4:19 pm #208600
Bob Wight
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    Mumbles – I’m sure you are right about how that seal ended up in my carb. I put in a new seal only because I found one in there. And you are certainly right about how thirsty these motors are – that seal won’t make any difference!

    Bob

    1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
    1954 Johnson CD-11
    1955 Johnson QD-16
    1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
    1957 Evinrude 3022
    1958 Johnson QD-19
    1958 Johnson FD-12
    1959 Johnson QD-20
    1982 Evinrude 25hp

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