Re: 1983 25hp evinrude qwirks ???

[frankr]

I agree with #1. I never did see why the primer was supposed to be any better than a good ol’ choke. What I don’t agree with is the notion that the issue is confined to that series of motors. It is common to most OMC motors of the era. Ever since they did away with the automatic warm-up choke.

#2, I have never had that experience with my 35. Due to the no-wake / idle speed only limits on a lot of places I boat, I do a lot of off-idle running.
Runs fine for me. I do find the thermostat with pressure relief system to be a joke. Can’t tell, but I suspect the ‘stat never does open. It runs way cooler than advertised. I have to richen the slow speed needle a tad to run in cold weather. Yes, even in Florida. I imagine that could be an issue for you guys up north running in ice water.