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    changing outboard mounting height 1989 Evinrude 88 SPL

    I did some speed runs over the weekend with a newly reconditioned stock SST 13.25 x 17 prop and it looks like I'm getting about 21 -22 % slip at 5500 rpm. The anti-cavitation plate was even with the bottom, but there is a fair amount of spray. I tried raising the motor by one hole so that it is...
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    1989 88 SPL suddenly got hot.HELP!!!

    I was flushing out the motor to fog it out for winter. Water hooked up, I noticed the temp going up quickly and pee stream was not strong. The waterpump has about 20 hours on it. Water from Pee hole was HOT. It is NEVER hot, and has never been in the 15 yrs I've owned the motor. Both heads got...
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    What is safe rpm for 1989 88 spl?

    Hey all, Now that the weather is cooling off I'm seeing about 5800 rpm with a light load and the motor is SCREAMING but seems ok. I'm a bit nervous about running that high. Normally I get about 5450 to 5550 with average (4 people and 20 gals gas). I don't want to blow it up, but I've read a...
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    1989 Evinrude 88 Special, Erratic Tach Indication

    Here's a puzzle; started my motor yesterday and the tach seemed to read LOW. The week previously I was seeing correct indications but now it reads between 1200 and 1500 at the speed I would normally see about 4000. I checked all connections and grounds and the seem ok. The engine is running...
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    Permenant fix for sticky t'stats?

    Is there a permenant fix for sticky thermostats on a late 80's 88 spl, that doesn't eliminate thermostatic temperature control? There are thousands of these motors still in service and this seems to be the number one complaint!
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    First try with Seafoam, GOOD STUFF!

    I ran two treatments, back to back, on Saturday. My 1989 88HP Evinrude had never been treated with anything as far as I know. The results were somewhat like spiking Grandma's tea with Red Bull!! I picked up about 350 rpm at full throttle, about 100 at idle, and no more bogging on hole shot...
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    1989 88hp Evinrude; Hot or NOT?

    I have an 89 88hp evinrude that has been showing that it is running hot on the gauge, but when I touch the head it feels only warm at speed and hot but I can hold my hand on the heads at idle. The gauge also moves some when I change trim angle. The motor runs fine and shows no signs of distress...
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    Hard Starting 88SPL

    Now that the weather turned cooler, my 88SPL is kind of grouchy about starting. I do my standard "count to 5" priming, and the motor almost instantly starts, but dies just as quickly, this repeats several times, with the one difference being I don't prime as much, even if I bump the primer as it...
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    lower unit troubles 1989 Evinrude 88SPL

    A week ago, I had two incidents, back to back, of my engine "banging" which I'm now aware may have been the forward gear/clutch dogs slipping. It only happended twice and the motor ran fine afterwards. The motor has only about 150 hours since new and I never "lag" during shifting. I took the...
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    two loud "bangs" 1989 Evinrude 88 spl

    Over the weekend I had two occurances of a loud "bang", both times going over a fairly large wake at fairly slow speed (around 3000 rpm, maybe 15 mph.) The previous week I ran this engine over 200 miles in almost 14 hours of running and never heard this sound. My buddy thinks I hit bottom, ( a...
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    110 Johnson "bogging"

    I have a 110 Johnson (not sure what year) that has run perfectly till the last couple of trips out. Now I'm getting a rough idle, stalling, and bogging on takeoff. The strange thing is that once it "cathes up" the motor runs strong right out to full throttle. I'm thinking air leak somewhere in...
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    hot head 1989 88spl

    My 1989 88spl has always been a hot head the first start of the season, then fine thereafter. I'll run it on the hose, and it seems the 'stats stick. I read on old thread that the tiny holes in the valve body are getting plugged. Can these be opened up a bit to reduce this problem? New pump kit...
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    Off season storage, Evinrude 88 SPL

    This is a related question to my prior post on running out fuel. What is the best policy regarding storing the engine in the off season...carbs empty or full? We have blended gas ie. 10 percent ethanol, all year round due to being in the New York City vicinity. I used to store full, with 2+4...
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    running motor out of gas after use, Evinrude 88 SPL

    I normally disconnect the fuel hose and let the motor run till it dies, since I don't go out every week. I am wondering if I'm causing harm.<br /><br />I always assumed (hold your comments...) that a little oil was still around to keep things lubricated.
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    Sticking Thermostats Evinrude 88SPL

    I'm finding that my thermostats must be either stuck open or open at a low temp. They were replaced about 25 hours ago, (3 Years). When I run out of the water with the earmuffs, water starts to flow out of the ports just above the cavitation plate almost immediately and the water never gets very...
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