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It can’t be this complicated. And yes, I usually listen to the revs. But from the factory, the settings were correct. I have two almost new, never been tampered with OMC motors. The tiller ranges from Stop, through every position to fast…smoothly. The gears didn’t change over the years, only people taking the tiller off and putting it back together incorrectly. I’m not talking antique motors here. Just your boring old 5.5 to 18 hp OMC motors.
We seem to be pretty precise about colours, spark, timing, gears, and so on in our endevours to keep these motors running and looking their best. I’m surprised to hear, “oh well, it’s a minor thing. Who cares if the tiller handle is screwed up?” I’ll post again when I figure it out.
It does seem like the indicators on the older engines (50-60s) are more accurate than newer models.