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    First run of the season

    Hello all... Well, I recently moved from Long Island, New York, to Binghamton, New york, and was a little worried about where I was going to use my boat (17' sportcraft, 70 Johnson). Well, I found Cayuga lake, which, is one of the finger lakes, and having today as nice as it was, with no...
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    1985 Evinrude... good deal?

    I have a 17 foot run about and since the suzuki 75 I had was destroyed I am shopping around for motors and I have limited funds. I looked around and found a 1985 Evinrude 70hp and the price is a low $750 w/o controls. The motor starts well and runs well, is this a strong motor? Is it worth...
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    anyone ever heard of this problem?

    Ok... I have had this one problem with my suzuki '89 dt75, it chirps at high RPM's, which is a backfire. After bringing it to the local suzuki repair shop, they say our chankshaft is twisted, obviously throwing off the timing, they say the starter fluid which we used caused this problem ruining...
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    DT 75 fixed?

    Hello once again... As I posted before about my trouble with my 89' dt 75, i've been having an odd chirping sound, and since I'm relatively new to boating, I thought I'd bring it to the local Suzuki dealer... Well, after three weeks of them not touching the boat, we went and picked it up today...
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    Noise in engine... help!

    Hello. I took my Suzuki DT75 out on the water the other day, the motor was running perfectly. I ran out of gas in one tank and then the problems began, I switched tanks, the motor started up and ran awful, no power at all, I took the motor home and flushed the salt water out, the motor started...
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    '91 Suzuki DT 75 Questions (long)

    I have posted several different questions the past few days regarding my new (to me) Suzuki DT 75 Motor. I need to recap from the beginning and see if anyone can lead me in the right direction.<br /><br />When the previous owner ran the motor it started right up and ran fine. When I got it...
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    What manual do you suggest?

    clymer or seloc? Same price... Whats better?
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    1991 Suzuki 75 water alarm

    Hello... I was on my boat earlier today, and the motor was running excellent. I ran out of gas in one tank, so I switched to the other one, after doing so the motor ran awful and the water alarm kept going on. The motor sounded like it was running on 2 cylinders out of 3 and when I would rev...
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    power tilt and trim

    How exactly do I use tilt and trim properly? I just got a boat that has it and really dont know how to use it. What does it do? I know a lot of performance boaters use tilt and trim all the time and I would like to know why. <br /><br />Thanks in advance,<br />Brett.
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    '91 suzuki 75 starting problems... Am i missing something?

    Hello... Earlier this evening I purchased a 17 foot runabout with a suzuki 75. The motor started immediately and ran excellent, it seems to be a very low hour motor in good condition. I am stepping up the boating ladder, as I just went from a 35 johnson to a 75 suzuki. After I brought the...
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    '78 Johnson 35 Possible Carb Problems?

    My 1978 Johnson 35 is having some problems. When cold, it starts well under choke, and it will run without choke very quickly. When accelerating, sometimes there is significant hesitation. When warm (after at least 15 minutes) the motor WILL NOT accelerate, it simply stalls if you try to open...
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    1978 Johnson 35 Carb rebuild

    Hello, I recently started up my Johnson 35, and It will not run with choke off, if it does run with choke off the motor will cough and then stall out after 30 seconds, it doesnt respond to any throttle. I recently replaced the fuel pump. Now, is this carb problems and should they be cleaned or...
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    1978 Johnson 35 starting issues

    Hello, I currently own a 1978 Johson 35, and when I recently tried to start it, the motor turned over and started, when I tried to start it again the gear to turn the flywheel did not pop up, I let it sit for a few days and the motor turned over and started, I then tried starting it again, and i...
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