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February 7, 2019 at 7:55 am #166232
frankr
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    You are good. Especially if it will come way down to 500 RPM. That’s better than expected. Straight out of the Evinrude service manual, set idle speed to 650 RPM In Gear. More important, always shift at as slow a speed possible without stalling, and shift with a quick, snappy movement. Never “Ease” it into gear.