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    93 omc 5.0 efi wot bog

    Just picked up a 93 fourwinns 19 foot with a 5.0 Ford motor EFI starts good runs good but if you try to run wide open throttle for an extended period of time it will bog and start to spit and sputter. I have changed the cap and rotor and fuel filter and added some fuel treatment to the tank it...
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    87 215 sundowner repowerd will my 1.65 ratio work

    i bought a 87 215 sundowner with a 305 in it it has a 1.65 ratio in it the 305 was junk so i put a new 350 260 hp in it im runing a 14.25 19 pitch prop on plane it runs 46 4700 rpm. my problem is on gps it runs 42 mph at full throttle and 42 at 3/4 throttle. it seems that it just makes more...
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    how do u check manifolds and risers for leaks

    i have taken my manifolds out and set them on the bench and filled them with water and lookd for leaks inside but dont see anything how do u go about checking the risers for cracks and leaks. i think i might have a small crack inside of a riser
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    mercruiser 350 starter grinding away

    ill try to make this short and sweet lol. i bought a 87 fourwinns with a mercruiser305 the starter had ground a notch in the flywheel upon further inspection i found water in the oil. so i bough a mercruiser 350 and installed it in the boat with a new starter and a new flywheel i fired it up...
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    new boat new problems constant beep and weak tell tale

    so i picked up a 90 crest pontoon with a 87ish 35 hp mercury on it. first time out on the water full throttle about a quarter mile out i got a constant beep from the throttle box when i slowed down a bit it went away. any more than 1/2 3/4 throttle and i get a beep. also i have a nother...
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    85 35 hp mercury idle question

    when i first start my engine its a 1985 35 hp mercury it runs and idles great after a wile of driving when i come down to idle it idles high then it clunks in to gear cause the high idle is there a idle adjuster on the carb or is it the cable
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    my generator is gone really gone

    so i just bought a boston whaler with a 40 hp 70 johnson motor it runs great drives great it is the electronis shift<br />but there is no generator on it the spot where it goes is empty where can i get ona and get a voltage regulator<br />ty
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    aa few problems with the 40 johnson

    ok i have a 69 boston whaler and a long time a go some on put a 70 40 hp hydro electric shift johnson on it<br /><br />well it runs fine but the shifter cable is frozen so i un hooked it from the motor with the motor running i gave it some gas and it just reved up it didnt go any where does the...
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