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Wjk0428

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Will the Joe Reeves timing method flood my outboard? Evinrude 1996 E50TLEDS Do I need to have the motor on muffs while adjusting the timing?
 
That is exactly what happened. The motor would not idle in or out of gear, so I cleaned both carburetors, replaced the fuel filter, put 10 gallons of rec 89 and a can of marine pro seafoam in the tank. It did not resolve the issue, so I assumed it was a timing issue and did a link and sync from my SELOC repair manual which said the spark adjustment rod should be at 2.5". Now the motor boggs at 2800 rpm. The problem is that I didn't take a photo of the spark adjustment rod prior to the adjustment. The motor ran at 5000 rpm at 27 mph prior to the link and sync. on a Grumman GV17SP aluminum V Hull. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
 
Timing really wont cause bogging unless rod is disconnected. Need to revist the carb linkages and maybe the carbs
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I adjusted the throttle control rod to 7 13/16 in. per the manual. Do you think that that could be the issue? It was shorter than that when I changed it.
 
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