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    Running without Reverse Gate..?

    First I'll see if it runs.. if not I may just remove motor and add a trolling motor on for fishing.. But if it runs, I'm gonna buy a few cheap reverse gates on eBay and try to make em work.. plus I have enough machinist friends to get a custom one made.. How tight do the tolerances need to be...
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    Running without Reverse Gate..?

    Its a sportjet 90 and I have had Zero luck locating one. If the engine starts,.. I'm thinking I can just get Any reverse gate that will fit the bolts and make it work? It doesn't seem likely I'll find a direct match
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    Sport Jet 90 Questions

    Picked up a clean 93 jazz with sportjet 90. Has red stator and snicker bar? Haven't tried to start it yet, but I have heard about damaging the stator via rectifier, and this could be fixed with a switched relay? I was going to put it on red wire going from rectifier to starter relay to...
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    Running without Reverse Gate..?

    Hi, I recently purchased a 93 bayliner jazz jetboat for the trailer.. Its pretty clean so I'm going to try to clean it up. Its all there, Except the Reverse Gate.. Unavailable part.. I've never had a pwc so not really familiar with jet drives.. What exactly does the reverse gate do? Can...
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    OMC 2.5 Water in exhaust..

    Well i got my 78 2.5 running, and it was pumping water from hose.. Took it to the lake today and tried to run it at the dock. It ran then started sounding very boggy, seeming like the exhaust gaskets were allowing water to get into exhaust.. I'll be going through all of them, and redoing. I...
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    Quick Guage, Solenoid/Switch Wiring Questions..

    Got 78 OMC Tilt & Selectrim. All my motors/solenoids are wired/getting power. The both ends of wiring harness were pretty rough. Trying to neaten things up, I lost a few connections/labels and I just need some simple reminders on wirings. I'll include some pictures on what I believe I need...
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    78 OMC 2.5L WaterPump/Oil Pump, Carb Tuning..

    I have searched around.. haven't found too much to do with these engines.. After replacing a crack manifold I was able to get my 78 2.5 running, but making a noise. I have an OMC 400 outdrive, is it possible to run these out of water? I have the muffs on, all sealed, covering all holes. -I...
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    77 OMC 2.5 Exhaust/Riser Issue...

    So.. I took a 77 Galaxy in on trade. Has a 2.5 OMC Sterndrive.. was told it ran, but exhaust manifold was severely broken. After weeks of searching, I bought what I thought was a replacement on eBay. It fits the motor, but I have 2 issues. 1st: The end cap only has one tube, and my motor has...
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