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    88 Evinrude 70hp - shift rod height?

    Don’t know about last season. Was given this motor as a “project”. Got it running great! 28-30mph with heavy boat. Shifts fine on the driveway (water flowing, motor running). Problem shows up in the water. History: I had to replace the water pump. Like an idiot I didn’t verify the shift...
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    88 Evinrude 70hp - shift rod height?

    Hoping someone can tell me the correct shift rod height for my 1988 70hp Evinrude. Model #E70TLCC I found one item that said 21 -11/16 from base. Well that wasn’t correct. Goes into forward just fine but no reverse. With that setting, the cable trunion has to be adjusted all the way...
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    1990 Johnson 48HP Stuck in Forward (J48ESLESA) - What's going on?

    First, I'm a newbie so be gentle... My Johnson 48hp 1990 is stuck in forward gear only. Don't know how to get it to work properly and could really use some direction. History: Took the boat out of the water (where it had be for 2 years in our fresh water spring fed lake). Did this to fix a...
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    1990 48hp Johnson - Trims down but not up

    Having trouble with tilt / trim on my 1990 48hp Johnson. I'm a very newbie to boating and especially motors so please bear with me... I recently bought a 1989 Lowe 189 pontoon boat that came with a non-original 1990 48hp Johnson ( J48ESLES ). The motor runs fine but I'm having trouble with the...
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