Cady8special
Seaman
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- Aug 24, 2011
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Hello all,
I just bought a center console with a 1989 evinrude 88 special.
Probem is this-- motor idled low my first time out. I messed around and figured out that if I turn the red tab on the primer solenoid from left to right it speeds up the idle. So I thought that fixed it.
Next time out, I pumped the bulb about 20 times, and it wasn't getting hard- motor would not start, or even sputter in the slightest. I thought back to the red switch, and I flipped it back to the left (left when Looking at motor from inside the boat.) As soon as I did that, I heard gas trickling into the carbs. Turned the key, and it cranked up. However, when I stopped reving it, and just had it idling it stalled. So now, I flipped the lever back to the right, and the idle was fixed, and it was running well.
So, in short- Red tab left allows me to start when reved, but will not idle. Red tab to the right will give me good idle, but seems to prevent the primer bulb from shooting gas into the carbs- hense, no starting ability.
does this make sense to anyone?
PLEASE HELP!!
I just bought a center console with a 1989 evinrude 88 special.
Probem is this-- motor idled low my first time out. I messed around and figured out that if I turn the red tab on the primer solenoid from left to right it speeds up the idle. So I thought that fixed it.
Next time out, I pumped the bulb about 20 times, and it wasn't getting hard- motor would not start, or even sputter in the slightest. I thought back to the red switch, and I flipped it back to the left (left when Looking at motor from inside the boat.) As soon as I did that, I heard gas trickling into the carbs. Turned the key, and it cranked up. However, when I stopped reving it, and just had it idling it stalled. So now, I flipped the lever back to the right, and the idle was fixed, and it was running well.
So, in short- Red tab left allows me to start when reved, but will not idle. Red tab to the right will give me good idle, but seems to prevent the primer bulb from shooting gas into the carbs- hense, no starting ability.
does this make sense to anyone?
PLEASE HELP!!