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    question on engine temp

    I just got off the lake from breaking in a rebuilt on a 2005 225 optimax. Motor seemed to be running fine, when i got off the water took off the cowl and looked over the engine. I noticed that the starboard side of the engine was quite a bit warmer than the port. I could feel this heat on...
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    serious problem with 2005 Optimax 225?

    everyone, i am looking for some information. I was in a tournament this last Saturday, When it came time to launch, i got about 1 mile from the ramp when my engine sudenly died, no alarms. I tried to restart it, and nothing. I checked all the usual stuff turn off/on the main power supply and...
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    200 hp Vindicator alarm

    have a friend that is having issues with a alarm. it happens in two stages. here is what happens. if he starts the engine and lets it idle for a good bit the "oil alarm" light will turn on, but no audible. If he turns off the engine and restarts it, the light will be out, but if it idles for...
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    200 hp vindicator alarm

    Gentlemen, Have a question for you. A friend of mine has a 200 hp vindicator that is sounding a constant alarm at WOT(goes away if he backs off, he is not over REVs either). At first I thought it might be the Impeller. We did replace it and he has much better Water Presure. I am leaning...
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    Need help from Triton boat owners

    I just recently purchased a 2006 Tr-20X BMC Edition. When I look in the two livewells, the one on the starboard side has a black ball at the top of the overflow, water can run past it but not very fast, on the port side there is no such ball, can someone tell me the story here. Is this right...
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    optimax cowl restoration

    Guys, I just purchased a used boat that has a 2006 225 Optimax on it, the cowl appears to have a haze to it. Any suggestions on making it shine. Thanks
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    question on ficht

    Guys, I am looking at a boat from a friend that I know well, a very good person. It is a Ranger boat. It has a Fitch engine. The boat is a 1999, and the motor is a 200hp ficht. I have done searches on the 1999 ficht and seen the problems that were assosiated with the motor. All of the...
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    Sparkplug Question

    I recently purchased a 2001 Tracker. The Boat and engine are in excellent condition. But yesterday I noticed that the Sparkplugs are Champion plugs and it shows NGK on the sticker on the engine. Would/could this be a problem. Suggestions please. Thanks
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    2008 75hp optimax fuel leak problem

    I have a 2008 Optimax 75hp that i am having one heck of a fuel leak. When I pump the bulb there is a hose that come out of the top of the water/seperator. The hose runs to the bottom of the cowl. Every time I pump the bulb fuel makes it way through the system and then dumps through the line...
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    question for Optimax owners

    I recently purchased a 2008 75 hp Optimax and installed myself. The question I have has to do with the fuel primer bulb. On my bulb I can pump it up to solid and come back in 5 min. and it is soft again. Is this normal? Second, at idle my optimax has a small stutter, no problems any where...
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    Question about new Optimax

    I just purchased a 2008 75hp Optimax. There is a small black tube coming from the gearcase. Is this the Pitot Tube, if so I have the Smartcraft SC1000 gauges, and how would I go about hooking this up? I have the Speedo/Pitot part, but where would it connect into the engine to provide the...
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    HP rating question

    I have a 1989 sunbird SPL155 that is rated for 70hp, I had a johnson 70hp on it but the motor was/still is giving alot of trouble. I have purchased a new engine that is on its way it is a 75hp. I purchased a 2008 75hp Optimax. The floor was just replaced in the boat and everything was...
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    prop for 75 HP Optimax

    I have just purchased a 2008 75 HP Optimax that is not coming with a prop and need to know what size to get. I have a 1989 sunbird SPL155 it's just shy of 16' and dry weight of 1200lbs. I would like to know what size prop for this application. Thanks in advance.
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    new motor want to install smartcraft

    Hello, I just purchased a 2008 75 hp optimax, and it does not come with gauges, I would like to install the sc1000 gauges, what will I need to get. Second, does not come with a prop. I have a 1989 sunbird spl155 that weighs 1200 dry. any recomendations on prop size.
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    transom reinforcement needed?

    Hello everyone, I have a 1989 sunbird spl155 where the transom is solid. Right now I have a 1977 70 hp johnson and a CMC PT-130 on it with no problems those two give me a combined weight of 250lbs, is very solid. I just purchased a 2008 75 hp mercury optimax, that weighs in at 375. That is...
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    Help with part interchangability

    I have a 1977 70 hp Johnson Model # 70el77s, that has a few issues. the main concern is the center portion of the powerhead that bolts to the lower unit. It has two cracks were bolts go in and there are two bolts sheared off in it. This is all prior to me working on it. I have found a 1976...
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    found problem why timer base was sticking

    I found the problem as to why my timer base was sticking, the upper roller bearing was high causing a fource on the timing base and causing it to bind. I have a picture attached. I have banged it back in place with a piece of wood. Now what would cause the roller bearing to be high, and how...
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    Air Silencer Gaskets?

    Question. What is the purpose of the gaskets on the Air Silencer, the one that connects the silencer to the Carbs. and the one that connects the cover to the silencer. The reason I ask, is my motor did not have them on there when I bought it. 1977 70 HP Johnson. Do they serve a purpose, will...
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    Can a sparkplug gap cause vibration?

    I recently ordered the OMC Service Manual for my motor. 1977 70 hp johnson. The service manual says .040 gap on the plugs, everything else I read says .030. I pulled the plugs and gaped to .040. I then went on the water and the engine had a vibration that I could feel through out the boat...
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    just used Joe Reeves timing advance method

    I just used J. Reeves timing method. Seemed easy enough. The question I have is now that it is se at 4 deg. below spec. The timing Base has a total movement of about a inch. Does this seem right. I went out on the water today to test the timing with the other method that I had used, didn't...
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