I bought this motor for trolling but the problem is it won't idle. It races up and down in neutral and idles erratically in gear and dies. I've played around with the mixture but it doesn't wan't to run slowly. Full throttle is no problem. It's a noisy little motor but run's fine. Drop it back...
I was riding my ski and it was performing perfectly. I was sitting on around 5000 rpm on half throttle when it suddenly stopped. I tried starting it again and it turned over as if the battery was flat. After a couple of attempts it started and ran for about a minute before dying again. It did...
My owners manual says I can only run this ski on Yamalube 2-w oil. I was wondering if there is a similar product that I can use instead as the Yamalube requires me to drive an hour out of my way. It specifically states that TCW3 is not to be used. The ski is stock.
I have a Japanese Mercury 15hp 2 stroke 2003 that has around 20 hrs on it. It starts and idles fine but dies on the throttle unless the choke is pulled out half way. I have stripped and cleaned the carby and blown out the jets but these all looked ok anyway. I tightened the carb onto the...
What is the correct way to disconnect the fountain that rains on me from the back of my Yamaha? Is is just a simple matter of taking the hose off or should it be plugged up. Would that redirected jet of water make any difference to top speed?
In the process of buying my first ski and want to start with something fairly cheap. I have almost settled on a 1999 GP1200 Waverunner. (don't think it's an R). Going up with a compression gauge in hand to check it out. He has receipts for a recent engine rebuild and the ski has done 200 hours...
Just looking on ebay for a 2nd hand waverunner or similar and they all seem to have had full rebuilds including cranks at the 150-200 hour mark. I thought at first that they must have left off a couple of zero's but it must be correct. how can these motors be so unreliable? why isn't there an...
I've heard of cold gal, hot dipped, double dipped and kilrust in a spray can. How does galvanising work? What is the difference between the types? I don't know if kilrust is an international product but i'd also like to know how it 'kills rust'. My trailer isn't galvanised but it has about 20...
I have a 2 stroke main motor and a 4 stroke auxillary (both Yamaha). The 4 stroke has a 1 litre internal tank which isn't good for much and the main motor is so reliable i'd imagine the fuel would go stale (even if I carried a spare fuel can) before I had to use it. Can I just hook up the fuel...
I'd like to know what, apart from a general good state of tune, do people find have worked on getting the most from their motors.<br />Anything from types of oil, plugs or fuel to those magic sprays, electronic gadgets and potions in cans. I've heard that most of them are rubbish but i'd like to...
I quite often do a bit of surf beach driving and camping which results in the car being driven through salt water and then caked in sand. This can't be good for it. When I get home, I hose the car thoroughly underneath then WD40 where I can. You never get rid of all the sand.<br />I was...
I have a 5hp Johnson Model J5RSS made 11/99 which has decided to stop pumping any water. It seems to blow a fair bit of air out the telltale but no water. I'm assuming this is the impellers fault. I tried today to drop the lower part of the leg off it with the engine upside down but I can only...
I've bought a new bare aluminium boat and the glare and heat coming up from the inside is atrocious. I'm thinking about painting it myself. What is the process. Should I buff it up first with steel wool before I etch prime it or is this unnecessary? What type of paint should I use for the top...
I have a quicksilver 300 inflatable and it is a great handler, able to turn on the spot at high speeds and very light. The problem I have is with the engine revving out like it has slipped out of gear on tight high speed turns. This has happened with more than one outboard on this boat. I get...
From what I can see, a Mariner is just a Mercury with a different coloured cowl. What's the point in having Mariner? Where did the brand name come from and how long has it been around? I was shopping around for a new outboard and the Mariner dealer said that if I wanted a Mercury he could stick...
