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I'm fairly mechanically inclined so I figured I tackle rebuilding a mid 90's 55 yamaha that I've had laying around. I to the point of re-assembling everything. Bored both .20 over and matched pistons to go with the bore. Question I have is about reassembly of the case. There was no gasket...
I'm lost here and looking for advice. I have twin outboards and the starboard motor is running hotter than the port motor above 3500 rpm's. Brand new water pump kit installed last weekend. New thermostats and poppet valve installed today. I do get an overheat alarm after a few minutes...
Picked up a boat with the above motor on it. Looking everything over and noticed that nothing is connected to the nipple in the picture. Does anyone know what hose connects here and where it's suppose to be routed? I've looked through the manual and cant see anything in the manual. It's...
Got a question here. I have a 97 200 ocean runner, model E200TXEUA, and the powerhead is locked up. My question is will a 1987 225, model E225TXCUB, bolt up to my midsection? I plan on using all electronics and intake from the 200 if possible. Any help would be appreciated. I've researched...
Got a question here guys. I've acquired a boat that has a 1980 115hp merc on it and I'm not getting any fire to the plugs. I've switched power packs with 2 that I've had that I know are good. I've also disconnected the kill wires (black w/ yellow stripe) on the power packs to eliminate any...
I'm helping my grandfather work on his 1984 60hp evinrude. He's having an issue with it getting hot and the overheat alarm sounding. I helped him put a new water pump in it and it's installed right. We changed the thermostat and poppet valve also. It's still getting hot though. We took the...
Alright, got a question. I have a 96 88 SPL that I'm thinking the port side thermostat is stuck open. I had the motor on muffs today and got to feeling the heads. The port side is running a lot cooler to touch than the left so I went and got a digital thermometer and the port side is running...
The motor is mounted on a 17'6 bay boat. Here's my question, I don't think the tach is working correct. To me, it's reading higher than it should be. I have a 16P prop on it right now. If I go WOT, the RPM's go to 7k but at idle it's right at 850 RPM. I haven't kept it at the RPM range but...
I've got a 1978 johnson 70hp that is giving me issues. First off, the electronics have been converted to the newer style power pack instead of the old power pack with all the screws. Anyways, the boat has been running good until this morning. I was trying to get the tach hooked up and it was...
I've got a perfectly good working fast track unit laying around my house. My question is can I adapt it to work on my motor? My original tilt/trim is removed b/c I couldn't find any parts. To me it looks like the only issue would be that I'd need to change the 2 brackets that bolt the motor...
I've got a twin vee that I'm repowering. My question is how high should I set the motor up for this hull? I've got it on the transom and the bottom bolts at the top of the slots. Here's a picture of what I'm working with. I guess what I'm asking is should the cavitation plate be even with...
Anybody have any advice on how to do this? I'm more after what size of buzzer (watts, amps, ect..) My boat doesn't have one and I'm wanting to add it. The wiring is there but no buzzer. It's not the controls that have them built in.
Alright, I've got a Marpac tach on my boat that I can't get to work properly and need some info. I'm pretty good with wiring but want second opinions. I've got a 1983 johnson v4 140hp on the back of the boat. I've got my gray wire from the harness tied to the signal terminal on the tach and...
Alright, picked up this 75 ski barge for next to nothing and put my 85 horse on it and now I've got issues. First off, the motor on it was a short shaft and my motor is a long shaft so I had to build the bracket you see in the pics to raise my motor. Could have gotten a jack plate but did this...
Picked up a boat with a 60 hp johnson. Serial number j3302419. Did a compression test. 125 psi on all 3 cylinders. Cleaned the carbs. Here's my deal, it has no spark. Is this motor worth the trouble to put more money into it? It might not have any spark b/c I don't have a for the control...
I can't for the life of me get the lower unit off to change the impeller. It's not the bolts that is holding it together. I've got them all out except for the 2 nuts on the side which need the unit to separate to remove them. It' acting like it's bound up toward those 2 nuts. The back is...
Alright, since my other boat is up and running I figured I'd turn my attention to my bay boat. My OMC 140hp died a while back and I decided to trade it for a 79 140hp merc. I finally mounted it last night and started my wiring harness but have run into issues. I'm using quicksilver controls...
Ok, well I tackled my fuel problem and just by luck I now have no reverse. I brought it back home to take a look at it and now I'm confused. I have a mercontrol control box. It has the single big lever for F&R and the warm up lever. Here's the issue, I have the cables loose from the motor...
Alright, I've got an 85hp motor that is giving me problems. Unsure of the exact year b/c NM doesn't require a title for motor and boat, just for the boat. Anyways, I think it's a late 70's. Here the question, I took it out today and it ran great for about 5 minutes after that it would start...
Alright, so my journey begins again. This motor has run good up until last weekend. I get it out and am getting it ready to go to the lake and the motor won't start. For some odd reason when it decides it wants to spark it will. It's off and on with the spark. When it is firing it tries to...
