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    89 225 Looper Carbs

    Yesterday, I cleaned the carbs and intake to my '89 225 looper. i also linked and synched. When i started it, at idle it was increasing RPM up over 3000 and qucickly climbing before I shut it off. All of the throttle plates were completly closed. I checked the primer pump and found no leaks...
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    upper crank bearing 225 looper

    I recently overheated my '89 225 looper due to a bad impeller and not paying attention to it. It didnt seem right after that, so I pulled the powerhead to re-torque the pistons and make sure there was no damage to any of the bearings. I found the upper crank bearing rubbing against the crank...
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    VOR diaphram kit

    I have an '89 VRO pump and just checked the diaphrams by disconnecting the pulse limiter side and pumped the bulb. No gas/oil came out, so I guess the diaphrams are good. However, I'd like to rebuild the pump, as it's an '89 174879. I know they dont even make that pump anymore and replaced...
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    Pulse Limiter

    I recently checked the diaphrams in the VOR pump by disconnecting the pulse limiter side and pumping the bulb. There was no gas/oil coming out, so it's assumed the diaphrams are good. How does one test the pulse limiter?
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    Idle Jets

    I just want to confirm that on an '89 225 Looper, the jets are as follows: Idle jet: 34 Intermediate jet: 47
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    '89 225 looper compression

    Can anyone tell me what is considered good compression for an '89 225 looper. Here's what I have right now. Port Starboard 80 85 78 85 85 85 It wont idle. If I...
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    '89 225 looper exhaust

    I was given a boat with an '89 225 on it that i had to free up a stuck piston. Now that its back together, it runs at high rpm but will not idle. Today, i got a large clear container to put the lower unit in and run the engine. To my surprise, i noticed there was no exhaust coming out of...
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    Hurricane Charley Help ’89 225

    Hurricane Charley Help ’89 225<br /><br />I got this boat right after Hurricane Charley, it has an ’89 225 evinrude on it. I had to replace the crank, several bearings and a few piston heads and rods. I actually built one engine out of an ’88 225 and an ’89 200. <br /><br />It starts right up...
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    Compression Tests

    There's been a lot of discussion of the importance of compression tests. <br /><br />Just so we're all on the same page, what is the correct proceedure for doing a compression test?<br /><br />I've also heard of the leak down test. Can that also be done by the average backyard mechanic that...
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    89 tilt leak

    The tilt cylinder for my '89 225 leaks. I really dont want to have to pull the whole tilt assembly off. Is there a way to change the seal without taking the whole assembly off?
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    Remote Tach

    I have a 1989 evinrude 225 looper. <br /><br />Is there a way to hook up a remote tach at the engine to help tune it?
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