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    Help with a 96 Kawasaki sts

    Ok I purchased a 96 Kawasaki 750 STS and am having some issues. 1st issue---motor starts and idles and will go for a couple of seconds at WOT then start to surge between 5 and 7500 RPMs or somewhere in there. You can hit the choke and it will get up and go for about 2 seconds and get back to the...
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    1971 225 getting hot! At the end of my rope!!

    I've got an old head question for anyone on a 71 225 OMC electric shift stern drive I have been working on forever. It gets hot is the basics of it. Runs 3/4 on guage at idle. Will slowly climb on a load and drop back to 3/4 when you reduce rpms. I have quite a list of what I have done to it...
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    A question on mercruzer tool?

    Is there a difference between the 91-60526 shim tool and a 91-854377 tool. I am currently changing seals on a 1998+ gen 2 upper and I am checking the shimming just because and trying to use the 60526 tool which will not bottom out to the gear. No shims still installed. I was wondering if the...
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    Expert help needed 75hp Merc!!!

    Ok, this is a long story but hopefully someone can help me out with this one. 1st off, 1985 75HP Merc will not idle correctly. under 1300 RPM it gives it up and dies. Start off with simple things like spark and compression, spark cks good compression a little different on one cly but within...
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    Help!!! OMC Pros!! 85 140HP dies when throttle is cut from WOT

    Hi, I have a 1985 140HP Johnson that will die after throttle is cut from running at WOT. It doesn't matter if I lower the throttle slow or quick, it will still die after I slow down just a little, not at wide open. I can run for as long as I give her full throttle, pull back on the gas and...
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    1115 will not reach 5000 RPMs at WOT

    I am working on a 115, 1978 that will not reach 5000 RPM at WOT. I have done the link and sync, rebuilt the carbs, checked the fuel pump and inspected everything I can think of but it still will not reach 5000 RPM. Compression is at 125 on all six, good spark on all six with the sparky. Let...
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    1115 will not reach 5000 RPMs at WOT

    I am working on a 1115 inline distributored, 1988 that will not reach 5000 RPM at WOT. I have done the link and sync, rebuilt the carbs, checked the fuel pump and inspected everything I can think of but it still will not reach 5000 RPM. Compression is at 125 on all six, good spark on all six...
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