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    Spirit 85 horse (DT85) Spark Plug Gapping?

    Hi all,<br /><br />I havent recieved my Suzuki manual yet for my Spirit 85 horse (1979) I am told this motor 8501 is the same as the DT 85.<br /><br />Should I be gapping my spark plugs for better performance? or are they fine out of the box? and if so? what should I be gapping them at...
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    Loss of power at high RPMs Spirit (Suzuki) 85 horse.

    Hello all, first time forum user here, but I have been searching for quite some time, hoping to find an answer.<br /><br />I have a 79 Spirit (made by Suzuki) 85 horse outboard. Now, this boat was in storage for about 20 years, I took the carbs off, cleaned em good, made sure the float and...
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