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After spending the entire winter disassembling and reassembling with a few new parts I have finally got it all together and running way better. Among the defects 2 broken coil packs, 1 broken ignition wire, wrong spark plugs, missing cam roller, loose timing linkage. I only broke 1 bolt the...
I broke down and pulled the shift cable and found I can barely pull or push the cable so that will need replacing. I bench tested the throttle control and it all works smoothly since I tore it apart cleaned it up some and lubed it real good. I did notice the throttle cable is new and now have...
It's been a while but the flywheel key is fine and I have not solved the idle issue but realize it's beyond my capability and will require some professional assistance. I have had it in the water and it runs great at throttle although I am having an issue with the throttle binding up when trying...
My plan is to put it in the water today and check the tach. All I have is the dash tach but it will have to be good enough. I did get it in the 1100-1200 range. It runs rough. I am going to contact the seller and ask how long he let it sit in the yard because the last time I had this problem I...
I did not but that's a good suggestion. I was only using the tach on the dash out of the water. I will definitely try that hopefully tomorrow. Good suggestion. I will keep you informed. You obviously have more knowledge about outboards than me. I'm very experienced with engines but not so much...
the compression test was 115-120 on all 4 with cold motor. Excellent spark as well. Just a note but I turned the idle down the other day and when I started it this time it was right at 2000. Also I noticed paint on the TDC Mark and from experience I put paint on the mark I'm trying to set it to...
So the compression test was 115-120 on all 4 with cold motor. Excellent spark as well. Just a note but I turned the idle down the other day and when I started it this time it was right at 2000. Also I noticed paint on the TDC Mark and from experience I put paint on the mark I'm trying to set it...
so the compression test was 115-120 on all 4 with cold motor. Excellent spark as well. Just a note but I turned the idle down the other day and when I started it this time it was right at 2000. Also I noticed paint on the TDC Mark and from experience I put paint on the mark I'm trying to set it...
