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    how can i tell if my Tach is accurate?

    i have a 1977 Century I/O with a 190hp OMC. it has a 14 x 18p prop and when i talked with the prop guy about a 20p prop he said it didn't sound like the prop was the issue. It seems like my Tach is not reading properly. short of just buying another, is there an easy way i can varify that it...
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    how can i tell if my Tach is accurate?

    it seems like my tach is over reading rpms. how can i check this. it's on a 1977 19' Century with a 190hp OMC 302 ford. just put new wires, plugs, cap rotor, points and now it seems like i'm not getting as much speed out of my rpms. doesn't sound like it's running the same speed either. i...
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    under prop'd or tach issues?

    thanks in advance for your help.... I have a 1977 19' Century at about 2500#s with a 190hp OMC(302 ford w/351 heads i'm told) it has the OMC sterndrive with a Alum 14/18 prop newly rebuilt. I don?t know the model or manufacture. i have only had the boat a few weeks. it used to be that i...
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    starter problem on 1977 OMC 190hp

    read the post lower on the starter problem and the diagnostic. will look it over at home. mine seems to be a different problem and i think it's just dying? it turns the engine over, but it acts like it's having a hard time or the battery is low. or if you've ever tried to start a car in...
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    familiar story that ends with a anti syphon question

    just read on another thread about an anti-syphon on a tank. that got me thinking about my failed attempts to get my boat in the water last weekend. I'll describe what happened and see if it's a problem. filled the tank most the way up... prior to that there had been no fuel smells. now when...
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    where can i find information on my old boat?

    I purchased a 1977 Century Raven 200 with a OMC 190hp ford 302 and a OMC 175hp outdrive. the part number on the outdrive is 981059 and SN# is W127305. not sure about the engine and where to find this info. what has me baffled is everytime i try to look up this sterndrive all the numbers start...
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