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    1985 XP150 intake question

    The six check valves or recirculation valves (392988) that connect to the intake one for each cylinder, few questions. 1. Are they one way valves if so which way is flow, (from screw end to nipple or nipple to screw). 2. The ones I took out appear to be fine, they allow air to move both ways. 3...
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    1985 XP150 check valve

    The six check valves on the carbs are they one way valves and if so which way is the flow. What do they do.
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    Stator, power pack, reg/rec, coils

    1985 Evinrude XP150 with VRO removed Motor cuts out never dies kinda just cuts for a second or two but keeps running. Also when this happens it blows more smoke than normal. Guys jsut looking for some help. I have cleaned carbs, replaced all fuel lines, rebuilt fuel pumps. All is good there so...
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    1985 Evinrude XP150 V6 bogging down

    1985 Evinrude Xp 150 on a 1984 Champion bassbost. The Vro was removed before I got the boat there are two 438559 (part number) fuel pumps on it. The boat will bogg down when going from wake speed to wide open I will have to play with it to get ie to plane or if wide open it will slow down off of...
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    Fuel pumps

    It would appear as if I have two fuel pumps on my 1985 XP150 V6, before I owned it the VRO was removed the gas and oil are premixed. The pumps look the same I can read the part number on one 438559 cant read the other. So any help like, does each play a different part in the motor operation? and...
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    evinrude xp150

    1985 XP150 starts fine, warm up good, putt putt out of no wake zone good. Give it more gas say half it bogs down then will serge and bog and serge and bog serge but never long enough to get on plane. Then will just take off and run good for hours or 5 min then will bog maybe for just 10 sec then...
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    Fuel lines

    How an you tell if you have alcohol resistent fuel lines the line from tank to motor is gray the lines inside motor housing are black. Are the resistent lines marked in any way Thanks Greg
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    xp150 port side not firing

    First it is a 1985 Evinrude XP150 24 gal installed tank.Okay what I have done so far to wake this motor that has been sleeping for about 1 1/2 years. Motor ran ruff before I did anything. Removed tank cleaned it out and checked/replaced all lines that were in need. New plugs and plug wires, ran...
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    flywheel magnets

    My motor was running very eratic in low and high rpms was not getting spark to port side of 1985 Evinrude Xp150. Thought it might be stator, I took fly wheel off and found one of the magnets loose it was being held there only by magnet power. I know that it being loose is not good and will cause...
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    Help what is this

    I asked this question on the boat forum non motor and did not get a answer so I will try here. I have a 1985 Champion 184FS bass boat with a 1985 Evinrude Xp150 motor I am redoing this boat. Question, there is a installed 24gal plastic fuel tank on the boat which I removed dont know if that is...
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    Fuel tank

    I asked this question on the boat forum non motor and did not get a answer so I will try here. I have a 1985 Champion 184FS bass boat with a 1985 Evinrude Xp150 motor I am redoing this boat. Question, there is a installed 24gal plastic fuel tank on the boat which I removed dont know if that is...
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    fuel tank

    1985 Champion 184 fish and ski, 1985 evinrude xp150. I am redoing this boat. The boat has a 24gal plastic fuel tank inside the tank there is a filter looking item with a metel rod inside the screen there is a thin cable attached to this filter looking item. Can anyone tell me what this is. Thanks
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