<br /><br />Just kidding. Be careful doing it that way. <br /><br />Be sure and check your cylinder heads with a flat piece of glass and a feeler gage while you have them off.
I was only reaching 5300 rpms max on my boat at wot, but I think I found out why by accident. My tach wasnt working so I bought a new OMC tach. It seems somebody told me that my tach should be set on 6P, but by accident I found out this was wrong. Mine should have been set on 4P which turns out the rpms will rise. A silly mistake I should have caught sooner.<br />I havent taken the boat out on the water, but I feel real confident that I will reach my 5800 goal, or at least come close. <br />Here check this out. web page<br /><br />When checking the flywheel key, make sure it fits snug and tight in both the crankshaft and flywheel. Make sure its not worn.
