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    help tachometer driving me crazy

    hey yall I have a 90 hp evinrude and I cant seem to get the tachometer to work right I have it wired gray to send purple to ignition black to ground and a purple to the light there is another black wire that im not sure as to where it goes if you hook it to the ground it blows the fuse...
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    is it a false alarm 89 evinrude 90hp

    Hey I have a 89 90hp evinrude on my 17.5 ft dynasty bowrider it will push it at a steady 35mph. I'm having an issue with the Alarm horn going off. its the LONGGGGGGGGGGG beep. this usually means over heating or Fuel constriction. The tell tale is kicking out water and is cool water coming out so...
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    65hp merc big enough?

    Hey peeps I have a chance to buy a 16ft 1991 Dynasty bowrider. Its a walk thru and is a fixer upper but structurally sound. I have a 65hp mercury on my 16ft cajun bass boat it pushes it at 35mph after putting a hydrofoil on. Will this motor be big enough for the bowrider? I don't have the funds...
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    wont stay running

    Back again with my 1967parts golden meteor short of a carb repair kit(obsolete btw) 263 dollars cuz they are rare How can I clean out the carbs? Engine cranks right up and runs for about five minutes then dies and wont start back up as if its flooded. Please help im finding that this engine is...
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    To the point of scrapping the whole thing please help

    So here goes again I have a 1967 100 hp johnson golden meteor it is giving me fits #1 shows no spark on any plug yet will start #2 timing goes from perfect just hold auto choke bump key and she purrrrs next minute wont start at all #3 cranks like a champ runs like a scalped dog WOT stop to fish...
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    1967 100hp johnson golden meteor spark advance

    Hey guys im trying to set the timing on my outboard im using the top secret file timing thread on here but im not sure what my base setting should be any body know??????????
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    bad rotor please help

    Well here goes I have a 1967 100hp johnson golden golden meteor the rotor under the distributor cap keeps shorting out ( plenty of spark from coil none to plugs) any ideas on why it keeps happening its a 54thing DOLLAR part
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    100 hp 1967johnson golden meteor wont run WOT

    Please help driving me crazy Hey my engine has become the best idling engine ever. That's all it will do. When on the water it just wont go. New plugs New everything basically but no speed at all top end. I yesterday cleaned the carbs and am taking boat out Saturday to try it out. Just some...
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    1967 100hp johnson golden meteor issues

    Hope someone can help I had this engine given to me so I cant complain but can anyone tell me what the idle and spark adjustment screws do and how should they be set?????? Thanks in advance
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