Just put boat in water first time tonight.(1986 bass boat) It will not start without manually working throttle linkage, will idle for a bit when warmed up, seems to run smoothly. Over 2000 rpm the final drive seems to(clunk) slip into neutral, then reducing engine speed allows it to start...
My wife purchased a 1985 bass boat w a Evinrude V4(over100hp not exactly sure of hp) that has the VRO which has been disabled and ran w 50:1 mixture as specified in owners manual. There is old fuel in the tank from last year(plan on draining tank), and I am told the plugs need changed. I have...