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    vro alarm for other uses too?

    My mechanic disconnected my vro system because I was concerned about it going bad and I still use the vro for a fuel pump. To stop the annoying alarm he disconnected 2 of the wires at the alarm (which appear to be the power feed.) My question is are there other things using that alarm such as...
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    tach problem

    I've got a 96 Johnson 50 HP with a tach that won't work after motor rebuild. I've had the tach tested on another boat and it is fine. The needle zeros out when the ignition key is turned on, but doesn't get any farther once motor is running. The gauge appears to to be daisy-chained along with...
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    tach not working

    Hey all,<br />My tach quit working on my pontoon boat. It's hooked up to a '96 50 hp Johnson. It quit working after I had the motor rebuilt, but the mechanic wouldn't do anything about it. My "new" mechanic tested it at the tach and found that I'm getting impulse signal to the tach, but he...
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    Tach not working?

    Hey all,<br /><br />I've got a 95 Grumman 20' pontoon with a 95 model 50 hp Johnson that I recently had some motor work done to. Ever since I got it back the tach doesn't work and the repair shop said that they didn't mess with anything under the console so they won't fix it. The gauge lights...
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    What year is this boat?

    Hey all.<br /><br />I found a 24' Sun Tracker Party Barge for sale. It needs a lot of work and the seller doesn't know the year model. Is there any way to tell from the serial number aside from calling Tracker? The number is BUJ217261596.<br /><br />Thanks.
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    Info on Cruise 'n Carry outboard

    Hey all,<br /><br />I had a friend give me a Cruise 'n Carry 6700 model the other day. I've never seen one of these before and am looking for info on them. It looks like a real neat idea, but it sounds like a weedeater from hell when running. Anyone have any experience with these?
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    Just purchased boat - don't know anything about it

    Hi all,<br /><br />I was camping in an Arkansas park when I found this... <br />It's 95 model 20' with 50 hp Johnson for $2000.00, but without the trailer (I had to borrow that to get it home. I've been wanting a pontoon boat so I can relax when the kids are on the jet skis and this fit my...
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    96 Johnson 50hp dies minutes after running WOT

    Motor is on 20' pontoon boat and had motor rebuilt less then 1 month ago. I've had it out once and runs fine at 1/2 throttle and less, but running WOT for any amount of time and motor dies. Needless to say it's been sitting with the mechanic for the last week, but he seems to be at a loss as...
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    How do you decarb an engine?

    I've been advised to decarb and do a compression test to see if there is a stuck piston ring. Can anyone give a rookie an idea on how to do this? Crossing my fingers that this works.<br /><br />Thanks in advance.
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    1996 Johnson 50 hp no compression in lower cylinder

    The subject says it all. Bought used boat 2 weeks ago that had been sitting unused for 6 months in the water. Have only ran motor about 1 hour and it ran rough, but replaced old gas and it seemed to smooth out. Noticed yesterday that I wasn't getting the power I had the day before and also...
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