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    86 omc seadrive wont shutdown

    Start the boat like usual and runs fine. but when i go to shut it down, instead of stopping it loses 100-200 rpms from the idle but continues to run. I changed the key switch with no luck. my book says to try turning off the battery to see if that stops it but also does not(crappy book dont say...
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    Odd OMC 1.6 1 Cyl. No fire at high RPM's

    1985 OMC seadrive 1.6 115 HP. Great spark on all cyl, All getting fuel, compression right/top-90, right/bottom 90, left/top 75, left/ bottom 85. Idles fine and revs up fine in neutral. Under a load it boggs down badly. Upon removing spark plug wires one at a time to detect a missing cyl, all...
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    Need advice OMC 1.6

    Hi everyone!! I've been looking through the posts here and you all seem very knowlagable. here's my issue.... We just bout a 17ft Sportcraft with a 1985 1.6 115 HP OMC. Great hull, but so far not too happy with the OMC engine. We took it out for a test run(witch we probably should have done...
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