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Old June 13th, 2004, 03:20 PM
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Default 1988 50Hp Yamaha Bad Cylinder Pressure

Top two cylinders are about 110 psi. Bottom cylinder is about 30 psi. What's my first step?Thanks, in advance!
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Old June 13th, 2004, 07:00 PM
gr8rg8r gr8rg8r is offline
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Default Re: 1988 50Hp Yamaha Bad Cylinder Pressure

I would remove the cylinder head and see if you had just blown a head gasket. Look for any scoring on the cylinder wall that would require reboring of the cylinder walls.Hopefully, you got lucky and only need a new head gasket.Richard
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Old June 13th, 2004, 08:09 PM
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Default Re: 1988 50Hp Yamaha Bad Cylinder Pressure

Thanks, Richard. I'll try that.
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