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    Stupid question

    I just purchased a 2008 Crestliner Sport angler 1650 with a 90hp four stroke Mercury. It does not have the fin in the water to calculate speed like my old boat, so how does the speedometer work?
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    Compression question???

    I would like to think that I know enough to be dangerous, but I am trying to sell my boat. Some guy came out tonight, and told me that compression was low... his testing theory was that when he rotated the "flywheel" he could feel by hand that I had compression that was low in one cylinder. The...
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    No oil horn sounding

    I have a 94 70hp evinrude, the powerhead is new as of 2001, intermittently the no oil alarm will sound. The oil tank is full. I turn the motor off as soon as I hear the alarm, wait 5 minutes, and the alarm doesnt sound again. The plugs look good. How do I verify the oil pump is working? Brian
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    1.5 cruise and carry

    can a 1.5hp cruise and carry push my 16' Lowe (Deep "V" aluminum) to trolling speeds of 1.9-2.2 mph? Brian
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    Is it ok to run my 94' evinrude at low rpm's

    I own a 1994 Lowe sea nymph with a 70hp evinrude. It has a new powerhead in 2001, and the previous owner did not know why. I want to troll with it on lake Michigan, but I am nervous about running at such low rpms, is this bad for the engine? I did make sure that it is not running lean, it runs...
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    94 70hp evinrude dies

    Two weeks ago I cleaned the carbs per the link I got from the sight here. Went fishing today and the motor started right up, ran it across the lake, I immediately noticed that top speed was around 30, last time I had the boat out b/4 cleaning the carbs it ran 37, and seemed louder. I continued...
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    Alarm

    I've tested the alarm by disconnecting the tan wire, and the alarm sounds when a screwdriver was inserted, but last weekend I ran out of gas with no warning from the horn, will the alarm sound only if there is a restriction, or will it sound if can is out of gas and running on fumes as well?
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    2 questions

    1. How warm should the cylinder head be on a 1994 Evinrude 70hp at idle, 10 min of running? Should it be hot, or just warm to the touch? I ask because I cleaned the carbs, and tuned. 2. Will I be able to recognize a slightly lean running condition by checking the spark plugs colors after 10...
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    1994 Evinrude 70 hp 3cyl 2 stroke

    This motor runs great past 3000 rpm's, but at idle in neutral, and in gear all the way up to 3000 r's it runs poorly. I am assuming it is a low speed idle adjustment, but kind of lost on the procedure for idle adjustments. Spark seems good, compression is good, I just want this thing to run smoothly
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