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    Help finding a control

    I'm putting a pontoon boat together for my wife and can't find the right control to fit it. I need an OMC control that mounts on the right side of the console...through the body of the console, just the handle showing. The boat I bought has one for a mercury but I'm hanging an OMC on it. I have...
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    Year Model?

    I have a 150 merc. SN 6431954 Model 1150623. Can anyone tell me how to tell what year it is? I know OMC is INTRODUCES... how does Merc do it? Thanks
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    OEM Manuals

    I have a 97' 1100STX. Does anyone know where to get an OEM Manual for this ski? Thanks
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    1988 50hp Evinrude

    I just bought a 1988 50hp VRO and need to get an OEM Service Manual for it. Does anyone know the best place to find one? Mod#E50TLCCS Thanks
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    Vro

    I'm looking at buying a 84' 50hp 'rude. It has VRO. How well did these early model VROs work. Any advice on how to check it out before buying. Compression is good Motor runs Lower unit had water in it. (Seal Kit) Tilt/Trim works good. $400.00 with controls Thanks guys.
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    Vro

    Does anyone know what year Evinrude came out with a 50hp VRO? Thinking of buying one, but seller is not sure of the year model. He said it was the first year they sold this motor.
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    oil mixture for trolling

    Hello all: My dad has an old 79 85hp Rude and does alot of trolling with it at idle speed. He may never hit WOT in 3 or 4 fishing trips. The problem he is having is that it loads up on oil and fouls the plugs. Is there a solution for this or does he have to just live with it? He mixes gas to oil...
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    idle mixture screw does nothing

    Hey guys: I'm working on a 2005 90ELPTO OL114324. It was idling rough a coughing a bit so I pulled the Carbs, cleaned them with Power Tune really good, Blew out all passages and re-installed them. Adjusted carbs with a vac gauge all was really sweet. Motor purred. Motor sat for a couple days...
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    Timing and carb questions

    I have a 2004 4.3 2BB Mercruiser. I followed the procedures in the book and it ran like crap. So now I have a couple questions. #1 Do I need to set my timing light for 10 deg as listed on the breather, when setting the timing ? ( I'm in base mode ) #Step #8 in the book ( Servive manual #25 )...
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    Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt V ?

    I have a 1998 4.3 carb'd mercruiser SN 0L051****. Can't remeber exactly. The cover over the spark arrester says that it is a Thunderbolt ignition system and that "Special timing procedures are required". My srevice manual only gives procedures for the Thunderbolt "V" ignition syst. The steps say...
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    No-one driving!

    This happened while delivering a electric drive pontoon to a customer. After launching the boat I needed to readjust the transducer as it had been pushed up by the trailer bunks. I couldn't reach it from the dock so I asked the owner to turn around a EASE up to the ramp so I could wade out and...
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    Tilt / trim

    I have a old 72' 85hp that I just got running, would like to replace the old worn out tilt with a good tilt/trim system. Anyone know where to look for one?
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    Nice one a few years back!

    One day out on the lake I started getting a overheat horn. Was upset about this for two reasons, 1) Lost time on water 2) Just replaced the water pump a few months ago Anyway... came back to ramp and put boat on trailer. Stowed all the equip. and Went back of boat to strap her down and what do...
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    72' 85hp Johnson WOT RPM?

    I have a Clymers (I Knooooow!) it is clear as mud about WOT RPM for my engine. Best I can tell it says 4500 is wot. That sounds kinda low to me. One mech told me 5500. What do the pros say? I'm fixing this one up for my dad and after finally getting her to run (runs greeeeat!) I don't want to...
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    New to I/O, engine run-on/deisiling

    I have a 04, VIP 4.3 merc alpha 0ne. After running it pretty hard pulling a tube the motor tries to keep running after I shut it off. Is this a temp related issue or am I looking in the wrong direction? BTW, I don't think the temp gauge is working right as I never get above @ 110deg.
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    97' kaw 1100

    Need help. Still can't figure out how to connect a water hose to this thing so I can run it on the trailer. I have looked all over the engine compartment and dont see anything that looks like a hose attachment.
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    97 kaw 1100, no idle

    Just got this ski, runs great at WOT, but will not idle. Previous owner took to shop where they removed the choke and installed a primer. Should I re-install the choke? Also will not idle even after warm up. Makes it hard to get through no wake zones when it dies at idle or low throttle settings.
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    97' Kawasaki 1100... Run on trailer?

    Just bought a used 97' kaw 1100 stx. Own 2 boats but am new to pwc. Can you run a pwc on muffs ( or something) like you do a boat? Have also noticed that this thing uses a ton of gas, 14gals in about 2-2.5 hours. Is this normal for this machine? BTW, where is the best place to order a maint...
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    Help! Need an Amp!

    I'm trying to get my dads 1972, 85 Johnson running(no fire) and after following the TSing steps it looks like the Amp is bad. I have been pricing them and the cheapest I can find is $200+. He can't afford that (retired fixed income) and I don't think the old motor is worth that much. Does anyone...
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    no /intermittant fire

    i am working on my dads 72, 85hp johnson. I didn't have any fire so I started following the TSing guide in the Clymers. I got 12v to the Amp with key on, but only 9.0v during start. Book says check starter if not 9.5v. I decided to take the starter load out of the picture. i disconnected the...
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