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    twin 1998 175 evinrudes cold

    My twin (carbed) 1998 175 evinrudes run cool,the temp needles barely budge when cruising yet when im idling the temp reaches normal (the temp needles reach the middle between green and red. I changed the thermostats and it seemed to help a little but not much. These engines are leftover with...
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    oil and gas mixing

    I disconnected my vro system on my 1998 175 evinrudes right out of the box,they have been running great (92 hours) one local omc mechanic advised me that the new detergents in todays gas makes it difficult for the oil and gas to stay mixed,even after trailering the boat and that I should...
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    foules plugs

    Maybe a dumb question, but what do foul plugs do to engine. I check my plugs and there black/tan but motor runs great, how does one know if plugs are fouled? thank you
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    is my engine running to cool ?

    I have twin 1998 175 carbed evinrudes.My temp gauges have needles that swing through a green zone and finaly to a red area when too hot.my starboard engines needle sits right in the middle of the green,while my port engine barely moves the needle at all.If the engine idles the needle makes its...
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    1998 175 evinrude 4200 wot

    Thanks to many on here i finaly installed my new 1998 175 evinrudes (carbed) I broke in engines like manual says,and then tried to verify wot rpms quickly, and the port engine is only reaching 4200 rpms, I should mention the engine also sneezes and seems to have a miss every 15 seconds while in...
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    1998 175 evinrude rough idle

    I started my new leftover 1998 175 carbed evinrude for the first time and it idles rough.I ran it for about 5 minutes on a garden hose.I tyhen removed spark plugs and the port banks plugs are dry,while the starboard banks plugs are wet, same with the piston heads the starboard ones seem oily...
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    1998 175 evinrude compression question

    I checked the compression on my new leftover 1998 evinrude carbed motors, the port engine has 10 minutes running time and the compression is 115 on all cylinders except both bottom cylinders on each bank read 95,98 I almost had a heart attack and decided to check the other engine which has...
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    175 evinrude timing

    can someone please explain how to adgust timing with screwdriver on my 1998 evinrude carbed? I asked to have an appointment with a local dealer and he said i can just adjust with screw driver from timing screw? i read manuel and cant seem to find this info thank you
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    installed new evintrudes and have high idle

    thanks to clanton,I figured out my wiring troubles and finaly installed my 1998 175 evinrudes with 0 hours,I fired the one engine and it started right up,it ran a little rough but its idling at 1500 rpm's.I checked linkage and throttle cable and it is right on target,the carbs are all the same...
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    1998 175 evinrude wiring help please

    Im replacing my twin 1992 150 johnsons and putting on twin 1998 175 evinrudes.Everything went smooth until this wiring problem I have.Im no mechanic so excuse the definitions,The main harness (big round red plug) matcthes perfect,then theres a connector with 2 prongs that also matches...
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    new engines already run ?

    maybe a dumb question: but I noticed my spark plugs on my new leftover 1998 175 evinrude have been run,does the factory usualy fire up the engines before selling ? They arent black or anything like that but they do have a tint of root beer color to them so they were definately fired up.If...
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    new 1998 leftover engines0

    Im waiting shipment on twin leftover 1998 evinrude 175 ocean pros.The engines are still in there original crates and never been run.Should I just go ahead and treat them as if there 2002 engines and go through the regular break in procedure, or should I do something Im unaware of since theyve...
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    2002 johnson 150's from 1992's

    will new johnson 150's need new controls,guages etc... ? or will they all fit from my 1992 johnson 150's thank you
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    1992 150 johnson noise

    My mechanic mentioned that he hears a slight tapping noise on my 1992 150 johnson and bets its a wrist pin.He says not to worry about it and that its probably just from many hours of use etc... when wrist pin noise occurs (I dont hear it,bad hearing) is almost ammediate that it will break...
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    1992 150 johnson compression

    I took compression on my 1992 150 johnson today,I decarbed,ran her at the lake and then put in neutral at wot while cranking. 105,102,103,91,94,99 From looking at numbers on here,Im worried that they are too low and not even ? Hope its not time for repower :confused:
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