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    98’ 90spl won’t go into gear

    I’m trouble shooting a shifting issue, where I can’t get the motor into gear, just revs up when I throttle. Taking the housing off the shifter at the helm, I can see the cable being pulled, but no response down at the motor. I’m suspecting my shifting cable broke, but I’m curious about...
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    Missing bolt?

    I noticed a shiny threaded hole on the upper, starboard side of my stern bracket. Looks like something recently vibrated loose or something. I cant for the life of me figure out what is supposed to be installed here. Below are some pics. 2nd pic is an overview, 1st pic is zoomed in. The threaded...
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    98' Evinrude 90SPL Tach Pegged down at full throttle

    My tach has been acting funny lately. It started by jumping around, but would settle out after the engine would warm up. Now, it consistently reads a little high, and when at WOT, the needle is pegged all the way down (clockwise). The motor itself sounds fine. I've read that an erratic tach can...
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    broken screws in plastic tank

    I finally managed to get my fuel sender off, using a impact screwdriver, but ended up leaving parts of some of the screws behind. Apparently I wasn't the first one to attack this because they weren't all the same screws (a couple of ss wood screws and a couple of finet thread machine screws)...
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    98 omc 88spl; rpms jump around at low-mid throttle

    Just had my power head rebuilt on my motor. I am still in the break in period. Today I was watching the rpms at idle/slow speed. They seem to kind of "float"/dance around a little bit. This basically happens until I get her up on plane and cruising. (have yet to take motor above 4k rpms). I...
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    Evinrude 90 Hp spl. LOST COMPRESSION PLEASE HELP!!

    I just bought my first boat. A 98 Aquasport 175 w/ 98 Evinrude 90hp SPL. I checked the compression on it, and all cylinders read 120-125 psi. The water test went flawless, so I made the jump and bought her. The motor had a 15" prop on it, with some damage to it. At WOT, I was running around...
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