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I just bought a 2000 Yamaha Suv with 74 hours on it. After riding for approximately 45 minutes, the engine suddenly cut out on me. It started back up immediately, but would only run at low rpm. I brought to shore and checked things over. I remembered reading about vapor lock in these machines. I...
My 25hp mariner starts fine runs a short while (5 mins) then quits. I can restart almost immediately again then it dies more quickly. The motor seems to die when the you change rpm either in neutral or in gear.
A bit of history. this spring I replaced the bulb on the fuel line after it began...
I'm looking at a boat which has a 2003 90HP johnson 4 stroke. The current owner ran the battery down and attempted to jump with jumper cables. I know that (at the very minimum) he fried the wiring harness. What else should I be concerned about? The computer?
How can I quickly test for any...
