idle speed adjustment / WOT rpms

GlasV162

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Hi all,

After a complete rebuild of the powerhead on my 1990 Evinrude 90, I'm still having issues with the idle speed; it's only idling at about 700 rpms and wants to stall. Also, I'm still only getting 5000 to 5200 rpms out of it at WOT; I'm wondering if my tach is accurate as the motor is really screaming at WOT even though the tach is only reading 5000. Any advice?
 

reeldutch

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Re: idle speed adjustment / WOT rpms

get a tach thats acurate.

tiny tach

adjustments made with a tach you cant trust is like driving in the dark with your lights off.
 

GlasV162

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Re: idle speed adjustment / WOT rpms

How high should the idle RPM be to keep the motor from stalling?
 
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