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2004 Palm Beach 17.5, 2004 Evinrude E-tech (168 hours)
Prop stock 13.75---15
Boat runs 3.0 mph in gear at idle...at 800 rpm.
Dealer says cannot lower idle speed.
I need trolling speed at idle to be 1.6---1.8 mph for brown trout/rainbow with downriggers
Do not want to buy kicker motor...
Need right lower motor cowling for 2004 Etec 75 hp blue. Son in law backed it into a tree. New price is astounding.
Any one have this part from a junked motor?
Art
2004 Evinrude E-Tec 75 hp with less than 100 hours. Cranks, idles, and runs great until appx 4500-4800 rpm when the motor immediately drops back to idle speed. Throttle then no longer works.
If I bring the throttle lever back to idle (neutral), motor will then respond and increase up to...
