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Unread 07-13-2009, 05:57 PM
reyb reyb is offline
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Originally Posted by spareparts View Post
what kind of tach are you using to set the idle rpm, the one in your dash is probably not accurate enough at low rpm, I set the idle rpm usually by ear if i don't have my shop tach handy. I set it high enough where it will idle in gear, but when I pull it out of gear and back in, the boat doesn't lurch and you don't have a big clunk when shifting, try going from fwd to reverse, as long as it stays idling, adn it doesn't shift too harsh, you should be ok
Yeah, just referencing the tach on the dash. Again, it idles fine after it the motor has warmed up for about 10 minutes. I believe it's around 750 - 1000 and I can shift into gear with pretty smoothly.
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