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I just purchased this boat and am trying to get it ready for water and while testing in driveway with lower in testing basin. Initially I wasn't really getting water thru telltale so I remove tubing from nipple that attaches to lower cowl outlet to make sure debris wasn't obstructing it. So...
I just purchased a new boat and the deal was really good and i wasn't able to test motor prior to purchase due to missing key...... All looked clean wiring looks good and no chafing I can turn over by hand and nothing stood out as a deal breaker...... tried to get motor started today after...
I have seen somewhere that the tach wires are fed by a plug on back of control box. Where can i find one of the harnesses to wire up an existing tach gauge that came on the boat? I looked thru iboats but must not be putting in proper search terms to find the item...
btw, 1987 3cyl 60 hp Evinrude
87 Evinrude 60hp 3 cylinder
Getting the boat ready for the season and have fired up motor on muffs. Started up no problem and all seamed in working order initially......
Once motor is warm and i rev up warm up lever and RPM's do not return back to idle as it should if i go say 1/2 throttle or...
I have swapped out cables last year trying to get the motor running properly but problem was actually carbs. Carbs are rebuilt and motor runs well but fast idle lever doesnt seem to operate smootly and sticks at a higher idle and doesn't return easily. While running boat i have throttle about...
