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    2-Stroke Intermittent Bogging During Break-In (25:1 oil mix)

    Hello, Thanks again to everyone. I am on the other side of a powerhead rebuild and 5 hours into a 10-hour break in on a '96 88SPL Evinrude. I am running a 25:1 oil mix. Over a 10-minute period, I get a bog, where power just drops out when running 3.5k+ and in-gear RPMs won't go above 1.5k. I...
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    Post Rebuild Running and Tuning 1996 Evinrude 88 SPL

    First. Thanks to all of the people have contributed to this moment. My thread history tells a story and I followed all advice and I am past a rebuild of carbs, Powerhead, and so many other things. I'm facing break in plus post rebuild stuff. Performed link and sync, running 25:1 mix, and my...
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    Water Tube Removal Question about Flanged End

    Looking to change upper water tube grommet. I got it off of the exhaust housing adapter. I noticed that the tube was kinda collapsed-in at the flanged end Do new ones crush in like that; as shown @ the 7 and 10 o'clock in my pic? I can't see a good pic online, but I can't imagine it's...
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    1996 Evinrude 88 - Drive Shaft Seal Should never leak under pressure / vacuum - right?

    Had milky gearcase oil. Doing a lower unit pressure / vacuum test per the book and the driveshaft seal leaks if I wiggle the shaft around. It will seal and hold solid "in a straight position". This thing should NOT leak at all, regardless of deflecting the drive shaft, right? Just looking for...
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    1996 Evinrude E88TSLEDR - Overheat - Starboard Side Not Flowing Well

    1996 Evinrude E88TSLEDR having an overheat problem. Boat came out of the water and hit high RPMS, 5 mins after = overheat HOT light. I thought I'd spun or killed the impeller, since it didn't overheat @ 1k RPM and let me limp in. Bursts to 3k triggered HOT light. I pulled the water pump...
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    1996 Evinrude - Fuel line connector won't fit on motor's fuel connector

    I tried both an Attwood OMC/Johnson/Evinrude fuel connector and a Moeller. Both and both fit on the tank connection (it's an OMC / Evin / Johnson tank connector), but not the motor. They won't fit because the pointed barb on the motor's connector is too large in diameter. I tired drilling a...
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    1996 Evinrude Fuel Connector - Barb pin size is 5/16"?

    Hello, I have a 1996 Evinrude 88 SPL and I made a new fuel line for a portable tank. The readily-available Atwood Evinrude female connector's barb is too small. Is the correct size for these older motors 5/16" where the newer ones are 3/8"?
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    1996 Evinrude 88HP SPL - Remove Lower Unit - How to disconnect shift rod? [PICS]

    Hello, I have a 1996 Evinrude 88HP SPL Model: E88TSLEDR motor. I want to service the water pump and I am having trouble removing the lower unit - specifically disconnecting the shift rod. I have the SELOC manual, and it states that the procedure differs for 60-degree, 90-degree, loopers, and...
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