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    87 yam 115ETLH

    Interesting thing goin on with my yamaha. 1987 115 Hp. It is taking a while to start. I start it in the muffs in my driveway and it starts right up. But when I launch it, it takes a couple tries before it fires. It isnt even trying to fire, then after about 4 or 5 tries it starts to fire...
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    Prop on 87 Yamaha 115

    I have a 1987 Yamaha 115Hp 115ETLH and it is on my 1979 18 ft Stuery bowrider. I just got the motor and the shop that put it on re propped it for me. they put a 13 1/4 X 17 prop on it, I was wondering if this prop is right for it. The reason I ask is I did the prop wizards online and it came...
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    Overheat alarm

    I have an 87 Yamaha 115 115ETLH, and today when I was out on the river I started getting an overheat alarm when I was at full throttle only. I would shut it off and then when I turned it on the alarm was still there but as soon as I increased throttle it went away and stayed away..until I went...
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    87 Yamaha 115 on a 79 Steury

    Ok, well I got the boat with new to me motor on today, and took it out for some runnin around. Seems to be runnin good, WOT is about 6100rpm and with 1 other person onboard I was about 37 mph. The boat again is a 1979 Steury 18 footer. The prop they put on is a 15 1/4 X 17 and this is a new prop...
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    1987 Yamaha 115 115ETLH

    Well I just got a new to me motor. see above...had to get it because my johnson 150 fast strike took a dump on my, and lots to fix. I am getting the motor from a dealer, and they have crompession checks at 130# on all 4 cylinders, lowered it in the water and fired it up, ran great, started...
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    1993 150 fast strike only high idle HELP

    Ok, I have hit a snafu while out on the river the tonight. The motor starts fine, but it will not go out of high idle and stay running. When it starts I advance the timing with the lever and the engine runs, doesnt sound right, and seems to run at a lower RPM than it should, and if I drop it...
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    1993 Johnson 150 Tach drops out

    I was took my new boat out for the first time the other day and had an interesting development. I had no Tach at WOT. When I ran it at home on the muffs, I had tach all the way up to high idle, and when it was in the water I had the tach as I was idling and no waking it out of the marina...and...
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    Best Prop for a 1993 Johnson 150 on a 1979 Steury

    I have a 1979 Steury 1900 bowrider, with a 1993 Johnson Fast Strike 150 Hp motor. Model number J150GLETR. It currently has a Michigan Wheel 011008 14 1/2 X 19 prop on it. 3 blade. I dont know what speed I was getting because the speedo isnt working, the nipple broke off and I need to replace...
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    1993 Johnson 150 Fast Strike

    Ok, I have another newbie question here, but I am new to outboards, and the whole boating world all together. I have a 1993 Johnson Fast Strike 150hp model number J150GLETR. I was wondering what maintenance I should do to this motor as I just bought it. I changed the spark plugs. I need to...
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    1993 Johnson Fast Strike 150 no start

    I just bought my first boat and brought it home today. It is a 1979 Steury 1900 with a Johnson Fast Strike 150HP outboard on it. When I looked at it, it started right up no problem. As far as I know it is only the second time this season it has been started. Today though, I could not get it...
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