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    2010 8hp 4 stroke carb issue

    gotta order some parts for the carb.. motor starts and runs ok after 15 min at idle it will stall then its a pain to start again.. last week i noticed the rubber boot on the what i assume is a accelerator pump was torn i replaced that but gas still comes out on top when i press the primer pump...
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    2001 honda 40hp

    picked up a motor for a great price a while back and im just getting around to working on it. taking the water jacket cover off 6 of the 7 bolts snapped off in the block. with heat oil and easy outs i cant get none of them to budge..anyone have these issues im about to just toss this motor...
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    1984 228 305 alternator over charging

    replaced my alternator due to a bad soaked in power steering one with a new mando 3 wire just like that was on there. now at 2500 or more rpms its jumps in in voltage to 15+ up to 16 then drops back down then it will spike back up. i have eliminated bad batteries the problem still happens with...
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    honda 2001 9.9 power thrust

    i recently picked up a 9.9 and 40hp honda off my 93 yo buddy, im working on the 9.9 right now.. this motor in all aspect has 3000 hours of trolling on a 16' lund and hasnt been used in 2 years.. did all the basics water pump, water jacket, thermostat, took the carb apart cleaned and blew out...
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    1984 alpha one/ merc 228 sear ray 270da

    back to step one with this boat, pulled the boat last fall to find out this boat came with 1.98 gears with 305's in her..with 23p props i was over reving the motors if i got on her...this spring i throw on a pair of 27p 4 blades and wot was at 4100 rpms with a gps speed of 42mph, ran great for...
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    1984 alpha one/ merc 228

    hello all, have a 84 sea ray twin alpha's with 228 v-8's.. started the motors on land to drop in the well yesterday and on out drive is peeing water out of the weep hole, is this a concern, the other side dose not do that
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    props for a 27x10 sea ray sundancer

    pulled the boat for the year this afternoon and want to re prop for next season.. the boat is 27' x10' aprx. 7000lb twin 305's 230hp alpha ones gear ratio 1.5. right now with 60 gallons of fuel im running 30mph @ 4000 rpms and thats 3/4 throttle.with 23p alum. props , i opened her up for a...
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    2006 75hp optimax oil

    bought the motor and the old owner ran premium plus in it and its getting low, i have two gallons of opti oil waiting can i just blend in the opti oil when it gets low or do i have to flush the system out?
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    2006 75hp optimax on a 16.5 lund angler

    picked up this motor cause of the deal i got, it came with a 19p stainless 3 blade prop... i took it for a test run today and im getting 3700 rpms and moving @38mph loaded with gear and 10gallons of fuel..i mounted the motor so the cav plate is 1/4" about the bottom of the boat..i also have a...
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    2006 75hp optimax

    picked up a new motor for my 16'lund to replace my 40efi 4s...hooked the new motor up to the cooling system flush house and water comes out the pee hole,hook up the motor on muffs and nothing comes out the pee hole,i took the strainer out and it was clean. motor hasn't been ran since july...
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    warning beep 2006 40 efi

    changed my prop to get more rpm's and now wot im getting a warning 4300 rpm and trimmed up i get this beep in the vid i back off a hair on the trim it goes away?the water pump is due i know its got a ton of hours on it but still pees good..any help would be appreciated
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    prop sugestion

    1996 lund angler dlx (rated 75) with all my gear the weight is around 1600lbs, the boat has 2007 40 efi on the back..right now its spinning 3000rpm's wide open @26mph..prop is 10 1/8"x15p..the cav plate is even with the bottom of the boat..what can i do to bring the rpm's up
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    1988 johnson 30hp missing now and then at wot

    my well mate has owned it since 1990 and this work horse has well over 8000 hours of run time on her..compression is 115-110..the power pack has been replaced 3 times now all cdi (2001,2005,2010)..it starts up and purrs when he is trolling and most of the power band,its having a hard time...
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    carbs for a evinrude 1978 55hp

    anyone know what else these carbs are compatible with..dont want to throw them away would rather give them to a buddy with a similar motor
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    1972 65hp johnny spark issue

    my well mate has been having a issue with his 65hp johnny..its seems to be intermittent yesterday zero spark in all 3 cylinders..today fires right up no issues and runs like a dream..this has happened before ....also i have no clue where to start on this year motor..anyone have the same issues...
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