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    A "Friend" forgot the oil during a decarb...

    My "Friend" recently did a decarb, and forgot to add in the oil. He went through two 15 minute cycles at about 1500RPM's and then switched back to his main line, with pre-mixed gas. About 5 days and 2 fishing trips went by before he realized that he forgot to add the oil. My friend has the...
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    Converting VRO Pump to Standard Fuel pump on 90HP Johnson

    Re: Converting VRO Pump to Standard Fuel pump on 90HP Johnson Here is the picture of what I think is a port on the back side. If anyone can confirm if this is the pulse port, that would be great.
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    Converting VRO Pump to Standard Fuel pump on 90HP Johnson

    Morning guys, I have a 1988 90HP Johnson with Disconnected VRO and Pre-mix. I've got a 1989 88 SPL that I use for parts, and I was going to install the 88 spl fuel pump on my 90 and get rid of that VRO system. The VRO system has 4 ports - Gas in, Oil in, Pulse in, and Gas/Oil out. The pump...
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    What happens if timing is off?

    I'm planning on checking the timing in my outboard over the next couple of weeks just to make sure it's up to snuff. I have no reason to suspect it's off-- runs well at all RPM's. What would happen if your timing was off by say 1 degree? What if it was off by say 3 degrees? Would the motor...
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    Tick/click sounds like arcing once every 2-3 seconds at any RPM-- alarm going off.

    Guys I had my cover off yesterday, and noticed something strange that I've never heard before. I have a 1988 90HP Johnson with disconnected VRO and Pre-mix. My oil alarm went off yesterday, so I took off the cover to check around. Only thing I noticed was a tick, or a click that would happen...
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    Oil alarm going off on my disconnected VRO

    I've had my VRO disconnected, running pre-mix for about 9 trips now with no issues. Last night I took it out, and got a beep every 3 seconds or so. It would shut off for a few minutes, then come back on again. I have the bolt in the line and everything, but I'm wondering of it might me...
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    Does changing idle speed change WOT timing?

    Hey guys, 1988 Johnson 90HP-- running petty well right now. Idles at 650 in gear, tops out around 5100 at WOT. Starts well, no issues. I set the idle by closing butterflies all the way, and adjusting the timing advance screw until the idle was 650 in gear. My question is this-- does that...
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    Racor water separator-- what should be left in the bowl?

    Hey guys, New (used) boat owner here. Never used a water separator until now, and I need a little help. I drained the bowl on my Racor filter, and it seemed to be mostly gas-- maybe there was some water in it, but it certainly looked and smelled like straight gas. I put it back on, and...
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    88 Special Primer Solenoid/primer bulb starting issue

    Hello all, I just bought a center console with a 1989 evinrude 88 special. Probem is this-- motor idled low my first time out. I messed around and figured out that if I turn the red tab on the primer solenoid from left to right it speeds up the idle. So I thought that fixed it. Next time...
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