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Hello Seakaye12, thank you for your response. To me it seems to be limited in Forward and Neutral, but not in reverse. So I was wondering if anyone knows how it is limited in Reverse normally (linkage or ignition). I only feel a physical limitation in neutral. By physically watching the movement, it appears to move the same in forward and reverse. I can also see that the ignition system is fully traveling as well as the carburetor butterfly is fully opening in Reverse and also appears to be in Forward.
I also got the tachometer today, so I am going to try to set this up in a test tank to see if I can get some actual rpm readings. I am going to start working on the linkage to see if I can find anything “holding” back. The more I get into this the more I feel that it has been running this way for a while. I remembered one other thing that the previous own said “The trolling motor has more power than the outboard”. Yes, it is a small engine but, it should not top out at 6 mph. I am guessing we have 550-650 LBS in people and gear I will update soon with my findings. Thanks again!