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    engine stalls when I hit trim

    I have a 94 OMC on my Horizon 190. On the trailer the trim up and down sounds weak and the lower unit is slow to react to either. On the water, when at speed, the engine goes off and all the dash readings go off....when I hit the trim to raise or lower it. Ideas? I also noticed last night on...
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    Temp Guage Stopped Working

    My Temp Guage on the 4Winns 94 Horizon, 5.0 EFI stopped working this past weekend. Any thoughts on what may be the issue? Engine was running fine and didn't overheat during a 2 hour trip. Thanks for your help.
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    Ethanol in Engines

    Here's an interesting article I thought I'd share on the dangers of ethanol blended gasoline: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=488180
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    Water Spots On Hull

    Hey Gents/Ladies....<br /><br />I searched back a dozen pages or so and didn't see anyone asking the question so I thought I'd drop it in here and see if I can get some help.<br /><br />I take great care of my 94 Four Winns 190 horizon when it comes out of the lake. I use an orange power type...
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    rpm @WOT

    Back with a Q on the '94 190 Horizon with an OMC 5.0 EFI.<br />At WOT the engine is producing 3000-3200 rpm...I get about 48 mph with the 21 inch prop. That's the highest rpm I can achieve.<br /><br />One line of thinking is....that low of rpm with 48mph is good: engine isn't working hard to get...
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    omc 5.0 sluggish

    Gents,<br />I have a '94 4Winns 190 Horizon with an OMC 5.0. Here's the issue(s).<br />When I'm running flat out fast...the top speed is about 40-43 mph. My tach is showing just 3,000rpm and the engine seems to surge, stumble, sputter and I can't gain any more speeding trimming up the lower unit...
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    busted cable

    Alright, I'll admit I'm a dummy. Now I need some help. Before block the rear wheels on my trailer...my daughter cranked the boat off its hitch....the boat moved back a few feet and snapped the steel cable from the surge brakes off the trailer.<br />Please fill me in on the repair. Is it costly...
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    Trim switch

    Hey Guys hope you can help. I have a 1994 Four Winns 190 Horizon with a 5.0 OMC with EFI. It starts and runs and idles great. My problem is this. When running around 40mph plus...I hit the trim button to bring up the lower unit to gain a bit more speed. Every time I hit the trim button...it...
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