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    1989 88spl idle adjustment

    Hello everyone I’ve put some time into this outboard I’ll start at the bottom of motor as to what I’ve replaced or rebuilt new oil in lower unit new impeller rebuild kit now the motor replaced head gaskets compression check 120 psi give or take a pound or two between cylinders rebuilt carbs...
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    Cold start flooding no start

    I have a 89 88spl evinrude compression is 120 give or take a few pounds across all 4 cyl running in drive way starts rite up took it to the lake next day wouldn’t start pulled plugs soaked put lighter to plugs fired rite up a lot of fuel discharge it seemed when it was backed down the ramp the...
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    Throttle cable adjustment

    Hello everyone I have a 1989 88spl evinrude outboard and I have a omc remote control I can not figure out how to get this cable adjusted rite I cannot get the warm up throttle to give me any rpm change I have adjusted this thing all different directions I have taken apart the controller and...
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    Hard starting

    Hello everyone I have a 1987 88spl evinrude outboard from the time of purchase which has been the beginning of summer motor was hard to start it would sputter then eventually start but sounded like it was running on 2cyl then I would rev the motor and it would run perfectly fine idle great and...
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    Overheating

    Hello everyone I just bought a 1987 88spl evenrude outboard I put it on my pontoon hooked it all up started it up ran about a minute alarm sounded started it back up after letting it cool ran again but this time hit with laser temp gun and starboard side heated rite up to 200 degrees alarm...
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    Buying omc king cobra

    I am looking at a 1992 Chris craft with a 454 omc king cobra set Up I am not sure which drive is on it but I’ve read about all the pro and cons of these drives I really like the boat but having a hard time deciding because of this drive knowing I’ll never get a honest answer as to what’s wrong...
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    Yamaha question

    I’m considering purchasing a used 2003 f60 Yamaha outboard 4stroke with 300 hrs what would be something’s I need to look out for in this model I going to ask if I can do a compression test and see it run but other then checkin the oil and cracking lower unit screw to check for water any other...
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    Misfiring engine

    Hello all I have a 1985 50 hp Johnson This engine when I first started it would run at idle them would stall so I cleaned the carbs found some varnish in the one carb put it back together now it’s running worse it’s poppin spitin and spat in then stalls isle going up and down the fuel ball seems...
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    Switching motors looking to use same controls

    hello everyone this is my first time posting hopefully I don't sound so green I had a 1990 90hp v4 johnson outboard on my pontoon with omc controls and this motor is 8 pins im replaceing the 90hp with a 1985 50hp Johnson that is 7 pins and before I connect to the controls I wondering if this...
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