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  • 1998 Evinrude Alarm Question

    I recently acquired a 1998 Evinrude 50hp motor that I am putting on my boat (replacing an older Merc). I broke the alarm horn during the installation process, and just bought a new one - which is not making any noise when I first turn the key. If I recall correctly, when I pulled the new motor off of it's original boat, these alarms chimed for a brief second when I turned the key in the other boat.

    One of the things I did not get with the new motor was the tachometer (which had the alarm lights). From what I am reading in the repair manual, it almost sounds like the horn won't work without this gauge being plugged in? Can anyone confirm this? I was looking to avoid spending $100 on a gauge and just use the alarm horn to alert me to problems, but if I need the gauge for the horn to work then that plan is out the window.

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    The alarm should work with or without gauges.
    Regards
    Boats.net
    Evinrude Outboard Parts

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      Thank you for the response. I was led to believe from the repair manual and an Evinrude dealer that I needed a gauge for the horn to work. I was able to test the alarm (by using jumper wires to hook it up to the positive and negative terminals of a batter) and it did work. If I don't need a gauge I will have to take another look at the system to see if I have a problem somewhere.

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