UPDATE: I found the issue. It was the Tilt Limit Switch. I checked the wiring leading to it and everything seemed to be okay, so the switch itself must have been bad. After research on this switch, it does cause the tilt up function to stop working. Once I bypassed it I had no issues with the...
Motor is 1996 Evinrude 130hp (E130TLEDM)
Tilt/trim worked perfectly two days ago, but today it will not go up anymore. The tilt/trim motor is brand new and I have put two brand new relays in it as well. I tested both the switch on the motor and the one on the console and neither will let it go...
I just started having an issue with my outboard 1996 130hp Evinrude not wanting to tilt up on occasion. Sometimes it will tilt up and then if I release the switch and try pressing it again it does nothing. It always tilts down without any issues, but not up. I checked the hydraulic fluid and...
I finally have a new gas station just down the road that offers ethanol-free fuel. It’s a bit more per gallon, but I’ve always wanted to run ethanol-free in my 96 Evinrude. I currently use Gas-Shok fuel treatment from USA Fuel Service as that’s the best stuff Ive seen for helping to combat water...
I am wondering what is the normal protocol for dealing with a mechanic that doesn’t resolve the issue you brought the boat in to have fixed. I brought my boat in over two months ago and have received little to no communication from my mechanic. Last I heard from him was about three weeks ago...
I had my boat out the other day and it ran great for a while, but when I would drop it back to idle it would die on me and then I'd have to work with it for a bit to get it going again and then it would run fine at middle to high speed. The only issue I would have was when I would lower it to...
Here is what I have tried today:
- I removed the pulse hose from the fuel pump and idled the motor and could feel pulses of air.
- I removed the fuel filter and ran the motor. Engine stalled after a few minutes.
- I removed the fuel outlet hose that leads to the carbs and blew as hard as I...
I'm at the end of my rope with my motor issue. Every other outing it seems to run fine, but on those outings where is doesn't it stalls out after idling for a few minutes and as soon as I give it gas it dies. I'm pretty confident that it is a fuel pump issue because the motor seems to idle back...
I disconnect my battery on my boat for different reasons fairly often and one of my pain points in doing this is having to unscrew the connections for positive and negative each time. I know it's a first-world problem, but I was trying to find a solution to this. I found these quick disconnects...
I am having an issue with my boats RPM gauge needle being buried at 7,000 RPMs when only at half to about three-quarters throttle. I have a Evinrude 130 E130TLEDM and I believe it should top out at 5500 to 6000 at full throttle, so I’m not sure why mine is hitting 7000 RPMs at just half. To be...
I have a 1996 Evinrude 130hp on a 20ft key West. On my previous boat I had a chirp that sounded when I would start to turn the key. I may be mistaken, but i believe that is also the same alarm that sounds when oil/overheating issues occur. The good news is that I don;t have any overheating issue...
On one of my carbs there is gas leaking out of the bowl vent when I pump the primer bulb. I took the carb apart and checked it and put a new kit on it. I tested that the needle is seating properly. I'm wondering if maybe I'm pumping the bulb too many times and that's what's causing it.
I held...
I have a 1996 130 hp Evinrude that is nearly impossible to cold start unless I flip the red switch on the primer solenoid. I disconnected the starter and verified that the primer solenoid clicks in both start and run ignition modes. That makes me think the ignition switch and solenoid are fine...
I took my 1996 Evinrude 130 (E130TLEDM) into the shop because it was only dripping and not peeing like it should. I was told that it doesn't currently have thermostats and that it needs a new water pump.
As I understand it, not having thermostats installed would not cause it not to pee. The...
