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    98 115 Faststrike Fuses

    My 1998 Johnson 115 Faststrike is not charging the cranking battery. In addition, the gauges are dead. It starts and runs fine. My bilge are overfilled with water prior to the most recent trip and I fear that I have blown a fuse. The main fuse under the hood is fine. The fuses in my fuse...
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    98 Faststrike Bogs at 3000 rpms

    I recently purchased a 1998 Faststrike 115 V4. I had a shop check out the motor before I ran it today, which was the first time. The shop checked compression, spark, etc., and rebuilt the carbs. The shop reported that there was an air leak causing a high idle, and replaced virtually every...
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    Johnson 115 Spark Plug Read

    I recently purchased a 1998 Johnson 115 FastStrike (J115GLECM). It runs fine, and the previous owner said he had no problems with it. I pulled the spark plugs today for the first time and found that the plugs in the two starboard starboard cylinders look much different than the plugs from the...
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    Fuel supply issue

    I have a 2002 merc 15 that starts and idles great. At high RPMs, it seems to not get gas quickly enough and will fall off plane for a minute while it seems like the fuel catches up ... then I'm good to go for a couple minutes before the cycle repeats itself. When this happens, the bulb goes...
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    2000 Merc 60: Low RPM trouble

    I have a 2000 Mercury 60hp - three cylinders, 2-cycle, oil injected, not a big foot model. I've searched for information to dignose it myself and haven't been able to. I'm having two problems. First, and this is the bigger problem in my mind, it coughs regularly in the low RPM range. When...
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    2000 Merc 60 - Top Cylinder Not Firing

    I have a 2000 Mercury 60ELPTO (3 cylinder 2-cycle). The top cylinder is occasionally not firing -- by occasionally I mean that it will work fine for a period (say an hour), then not work at all for a period (say a half-hour). It is not missing; it either fires just fine or it doesn't fire at...
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    Stator Question

    My 1988 Evinrude 70 VRO starts and runs well. However, it does not charge the battery. I had a bad rectifier which I will replace. The stator, when I test it according to procedure in shop manual, shows the proper resistance (2.4 ohms or whatever it is) but may be grounded out according to...
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    Troubleshooting a Short

    I have a real PITA problem with my 1988 Evinrude 70. There is a short that is causing the fuse in the engine (20A, located in a red boot near where the wire harness from the control box plugs in under the hood) to short on an intermittent basis. Sometimes it happens when I turn the key...
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    Control Cable Length

    I am replacing the control cables on my 1998 70 VRO. The cables that are on the boat now were replaced with a salvaged set, and to be honest I never worried about the length though they seemed a bit long (they curl in front of the motor). I'm ordering new control cables. Can anyone tell me...
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    Control Repair - Round Red Plug Model

    I've got an '88 70 horse with control box that uses the round red plug. However, I managed to break the remote throttle and gear shift by putting too much pressure on the handle when the cables were frozen. So I'm an idiot... Anyway, the teeth on both the shift/throttle plate assembly...
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    Controls Freezing

    I have a 1988 Evinrude 70 VRO on the back of my boat. I do a fair amount of cold weather fishing here in MN, which is possible even in sub-freezing temps on the river. My problem is that the shift/throttle control freezes when it gets too cold out. The problem is not in the control itself...
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    Lower Unit/Gear Problem

    So I just got my motor running well after a number of repairs. The only thing I haven't touched is the lower unit (except changing the oil, of course). Last night I had it out and it started making a ticking/knocking-type noise. I was headed downriver and was a few miles away from the landing...
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    Starting Problems

    Just installed a new fuel pump on my 1988 70hp and installed a new gas line and tank fitting, and cleaned the fuel pick-up. Prior to this repair I had a hard time getting her started, and had to pump the bulb to keep it going once I did. Took it out last night for a test run. It fired and...
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    1988 'Rude 70 VRO, Fuel Pump Replacement

    I need to replace the fuel pump on my 1988 Evinrude 70 VRO. Current pump is the VRO pump, but the oil side of the VRO was disabled and I'm mixing the gas. My plan is to replace the VRO with a straight-up fuel pump. Anybody know the part number for the right fuel pump? Any additional advice...
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    1988 Evinrude 70 - 2 Problems

    I've got a 1988 Evinrude 70 VRO that I'm having some problems with. I would sure appreciate any advice! Motor has a history ... it was partially submerged and recently rebuilt (professionally), including a new crankshaft and water pump. VRO/Oil was disabled so I'm mixing gas. I completed the...
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