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    9.8hp won`t idle?

    Hi, normally I didn´t want to bother you with this question that possibly might have been asked some hundred times before- but I simply don`t know how to use this FUCKIN search engine! :| I`ve tried now for some 30 minutes just to end up with either no matches at all or 50 pages full of matches...
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    Swapping Chrysler Crusaders for Diesels possible?

    Hello, so far, I`ve never posted in this section- normally I`m into outboards.... here`s my problem: My buddy has got a nice Trojan F28 sedan, built ~1978 which is powered by twin gasoline engines, V8, built by Chrysler and I think they`re called "Crusaders". These engines have never run well...
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    Help! Need parts for converting a Homelite to long shaft!

    Hello, maybe somebody in here can help? I got two old Homelite outboards and I need to convert at least one of them into a long shaft outboard (20`)- mine are both shortshafts. Is there anybody in here who has some parts to sell or knows somebody who might? I know Adventure 4-cycle Marine and...
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    Identifying carb on a 1978 Johnson 25hp

    Hello,<br />Ive recently bought an old Johnson 25hp. The previous owner said that it ran just fine 1 year ago and might be produced in the beginning of the 80s.... well, after looking up the serialnumber after I came home, I found out that the engine is a 1978 model. After a closer inspection I...
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    Optimax 150hp air compressor: water outlet?!

    Hi,<br /><br />so now Ive got it hooked alright and the engine started the third time I turned the key- fine. Ran a little rough for half a minute but after that it idled out better- not a 4-stroke but well enough. When I manually operated the throttle a little bit to see how it would rev up, I...
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    How to set up an Optimax 150 for a testrun?

    Hi guys,<br />I have an Optimax 150 from year 2000 and want to put it in a tank to try it out. Ive never before played with such a kind of engine and am really not familiar with hooking it up properly in case there should be some differences to common 2-strokes..... What external things do I...
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    Strange behaviour of Force 125hp ignition...

    Ive tried to get some help with this in another thread but maybe its really better to start a new one, so here it is:<br />Got this Force (125hp, 1988) from a guy in Maryland and exported it to Germany. He said the motor had hardly been broken in and that it had never seen any saltwater.<br...
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    125hp Force 2-stroke from 1988 : weight?

    Howdy-<br /><br />does anyone in here know the exact weight of a Force 125hp 4cyl. 2-stroke? The motor is from 1988 and has power trim & tilt. Need the weight to compare with the maximum weight that is allowed on my new boat! I tried to search the web but couldnt come up with anything...
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    Suzuki DF30 main nozzle problems

    Howdy,<br />Im currently working on a Suzuki DF30 year 2001 and it looks like the main nozzles of the two upper carbs are not free or clogged somehow- now: How do I get them out to clean them? I took one carburetor apart but there is no screw to unscrew like I know it from other outboards?! Ive...
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    Oilpump in power trim unit BF45

    Hi guys,<br />is there a Honda- Pro in here whos familiar with the internals of the oilpump that powers the trimcylinder in a power trim unit of a Honda BF45? I was stupid enough to take it apart and almost immediatly lost one of those little steel balls which are used as valves- if your...
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    Twin outboards on one battery?

    Hi,<br />Ive tried to search for this but couldnt come up with something.... Im currently rigging my new RIB and would like to know wether I can have both my Honda BF45 outboards working on just one big battery or not? Im worried about something like a short-circuit between the two alternators...
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    Letters on driveshaft

    Hi,<br />Ive got an almost complete Mercruiser AlphaOne outdrive together with a project boat. I don´t need the drive and want to sell it on ebay. Some folks are asking me about the internal gear ratio of the drive, they said that the inputshaft of the "leg" should be marked with a letter. Ive...
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    Lousy alternator on 40hp Johnson 1985

    Hello,<br />I got me such a motor together with my "new" used boat and have a question on it:<br />- Is there a way to install a better alternator, because it now squeezes out only 4 amps which is rather a bad joke than a charging system for my battery... double the amps and Im doing fine, maybe...
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    Searching tiller handle for Yamaha 3-cyl. 40hp

    Hi,<br /><br />Im searching for a tiller handle for my HR40 Yamaha 3-cyl. 2-stroke motor, year should be around 1987.... does anybody in here has something like that for sale or just knows where I could get a good one?<br /><br />greetings,<br />Rotti :confused:
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    Which power trim will fit on 1989 3-cyl. 50hp Merc?

    Hello,<br />just got me that beautifull motor... want to use it on a ZODIAC Futura and thats why Id like it to have a power trim unit, which isnt fitted right now. Which power trim units would fit on that motor, do the older ones fit as well? Id like the unit to be just bolted on without any...
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