1994 150 Timing How do you set it

[ericv]

"1994 Evinrude 60deg 150, the

"1994 Evinrude 60deg 150, the manual says to use an omc tool to set the timing. Can it be done manually with a timing light as well? Are there specific things that need to be done to do this, is this a dealer only adjustment?"

 

[Lee Roeder]

"You shouldn't have any pr

"You shouldn't have any problem if you use a timing light, it basically does the same thing. On a car you do it on the pulley system. On a boat its done directly on the flywheel on top of the motor. Just go with what your manual says that motor should be. Hope that helps."

 

[Lee Roeder]

The more i think about it newe

The more i think about it newer engines may not be able to use the timing light because 60 deg seems a little much. I have an '82 johnson 70 hp and it only has like 19.2 deg or something like that.