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    1988 150 XR4 loses rpm and dies under load

    My 88 XR4 starts on the ramp, idles well, putters thru the no wake zone no problem. Then on blast off I get a 20 second boat ride followed by a loss of rpm and engine dies. Engine restarts, put in gear and engine dies. I restart again,throttle up this time, get good rpm, then lose some rpm, gain...
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    1988 373V On-board Batt Chrgr mounting location??

    I posted in the general topic Q's so if I am redundant...apologies. I recently purchased an XPS 3-bank battery charger and I am having difficulty finding a suitable location to mount the unit. If any of you Ranger Owners have a batt chrgr mounted in your 300 series Ranger, please respond I LOVE...
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    Ranger On-Board Batt Chrger Mounting Location

    I believe this may have been asked in a previous thread,(for a different model Ranger). But I'll try anyway... I recently purchased an XPS Battery charger for my 88 Ranger 373V, and was wondering if any Ranger owners in cyberspace have some good ideas for a mounting location. I may be able to...
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    88 150 XR4 Warning Horn Overheat?

    Went out today and before the first crank the warning horn sounded (long tone) and after a couple of off-then-on, off then on the horn went to test tones and she cranked up. Is this an indication of a thermostat sticking open or maybe a faulty horn? It did take about 30 seconds for the p-stream...
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    88 Merc XR4 150 Troubles

    First Thanks for your help! I have been lurking and learning the ins and outs of my "new" 150 BMax thru this forum and all of you in cyberspace have great insight and words of wisdom for us all. My issue is a hard starting, rough idle, smoky XR4 that when she's running is a power beast. She'll...
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