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    1989 E88MSLCER No Spark Cylinder 4

    Hi guys, Just got off the water the motor felt sluggish. Did a spark test and had no spark on #4. I replaced the coil, no joy. I then swapped coil charge input from #2 to # 4 had good spark, verifying the new coil was good. Am I suspecting the power pack not sending charge voltage? or something...
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    1989 E88MSLCER Spark Plug and Gap Question

    Hi The specs for the motor are Champion QL77JC4 (Cold) or QL82C(Hot). It had NGK's in it when I bought it (BZ7HS) Champion QL82C=BZ7HS-10 (Hot) NGK Cross Reference Champion QL77JC4 = BR9HS-10(Cold) NGK Cross Reference I want to put a fresh set in before my first trip. I'm using in the...
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    1989 Evinrude 88 SPL (E88MSLCER) Exhaust Housing Leaking???

    New day new problem I think... Both Heads completely descaled. Both head gaskets replaced and heads torqued to 20 ft/lbs on the bench. I have not retorqued the heads yet after the run gonna wait till morning. I installed the motor to the outboard exhaust housing, torqued everything to spec... I...
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    1989 Evinrude 88 SPL fuel line recirculation routing

    Does anyone have a fuel line routing Diagram for the 88 SPL it is pre-mix no VRO and does have the primer solenoid. I have 5 hoses [2] 6" still attached to the carbs [2] 18" [1] 15" that Tees's into [2] 6" hoses 7 nipples (Including the solenoid) Intake has 4 check valves 2 below each...
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    1989 Evinrude 88SPL (E88MSLCER) PTT

    Found another weird problem with the motor. This concerns the PTT unit. The tilt function seems to work as expected. The trim unit has an issue. When switching from tilt to trim function the unit is extremely noticeably slow and stalls halfway through the full limit... kind of spins it wheels...
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    1989 Evinrude 88 SPL (E88MSLCER) Thermostat assembly

    Hi, I just got the thermostat kit for the motor. I am attempting to put it back together. I have 2 round cork gaskets that were not found when taking the assembly apart. The thermostats in the existing housing were held into the side with the indent with silicone I assume(most of it was...
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    1989 Evinrude 88SPL (E88MSLCER) Cooling

    Hi, Just installed a new kill switch and ignition switch and cam roller (was missing when I bought it). So today was the first start. It would not start where the prev owner had the throttle set. In fact to get it to run I had to run the screw within 1/2 of the threads (Separate issue I am...
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    1974 Mercury Remote Needed

    Does anyone know what remote control is needed for a 1974 Mercury 40HP
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    1996 Force 75HP weird idle issue

    hi I just got back from a fishing trip yesterday and the idle was dropping to 400-600. I adjusted the cam linkage to set the full throttle position and set the idle screw to get 1550 rpm's on a hose. The issue is even on a warm start the motor starts right up but it starts at 800 rpm then over...
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    1996 Force 75HP Fuel Problem

    Hi, I have a 1996 Force 75HP. I got back from a trip a week ago and the motor quit while I was flushing the system on the hose. If I pumped the bulb it would start again but then fail. I took the hood off and watched the see thru filter and could see it was not being pumped full so I ordered the...
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    Gear oil leak

    hi, I just finished DE-winterizing my 1996 Force 75HP (Fogging oil burn out and change gear oil). I left the motor down to drain out the water and was about to raise it back up onto the support when I noticed on the bottom skeg there was a couple of drops of oil. I removed the prop and ran the...
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    1996 Force 75 HP 3 Cylinder idle speed

    1996 Force 75 HP 3 Cylinder Does anyone know what the idle speed should be set at while idle/in gear on a hose muffs. Thanks Don
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    Electricdal mishap

    Hi I was installing a new under dash fuse panel, and inadvertently allowed the red power wire from the control (the output side out to the gauges) connect to ground. Now neither the Trim/Tilt or motor crank have power at the controls. I checked the only fuse I could find on the motor and it was...
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    1997 75HP Force Controls to Outboard Guages

    Hi, I just purchased a used boat with a 1997 Force Outboard. The boat had no guages so I am adding them. I have all the wires neatly tucked behind the contol box but I have no clue as to what wire serves what function. I am assuming the wire conector with the pins is for the tach. I am trying to...
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    Need to know what year Mercury motor

    Hi I am looking at a used boat. It has a Mercury 25HP, manual start, tiller operated. They do not know what year the motor is but I was able to get the SN from them: Mercury Outboard Motor 25 Horsepower 0A964279 They are having trouble getting the motor to start and believe it is a faulty...
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