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    surging issue

    I have a 1996 johnson 70 hp. It started surging about 4 trips ago and it seems to have gotten worse. I have a new moeler 12 gallon tank(actually used last season too) its direct plumbed to the motor cover where there is a j-e connecter. It has 3 year old fuel line from Shields A1 premium fuel...
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    looking for control wiring info

    ive got a 1986 50 hp yamaha. im rewiring the boat, and id like to know what color is the wire coming out of the control for the dash and tach, that feed IGNITION ON POWER... im more familiar with johnson and evinrudes and they use purple to feed the misc guages for lighting... when I tore the...
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    new to Yamaha, tnt interchange question

    I helped a buddy buy a used boat, it came with a 1984 50 HP yamaha. we liked that cause i want him to have a good reliable motor . The motor doesnt have power TNT, ive been looking but they are hard to find... I found one on ebay but we hesitated because we were thinking of upgrading to more...
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    wiring diagram for motor evinrude 1996 30hp 2 stroke

    anyone have a diagram for this motor? I just ordered the manual off ebay. it will take a week to get here. some previous owner cut the 4 wires coming out of the stator area. From looking at other motors diagrams Im thinking these wires should hook up with another wire(source unknown) and make...
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    SS vs Holiday windshield fits

    does anyone know if a 1974 holiday windshield is the same width as a 1980 SS windshield... my sons 18ft SS, that i rebuilt, has a 16ft SS windshield on it now. Ive found a possible scrap 18 ft holiday with the windshield...wouldnt want to drive 4 hours to buy it to find it wont work. thanks
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    shifting issue with 1999 150 johnson

    Ive had a shifting issue with my 150 ocean runner this past winter. I would shift it into gear and it would grind, I would take it out and put it back into gear and repeat until it finally caught and I was moving forward...sometimes If i shifted fast and all way into the throttle some...it would...
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    fuel restriction alarm...maybe?

    Hello I have a 1999 Johnson 150 Ocean Runner. Ive had it about 4 years now, has usually ran very good. I replaced the fuiel tank just over a year ago, I have top quality fuel hose from Shields. originally I had an in line filter PLUS the water seperator . last year i removed the inline filter...
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    VRO OIL flow at very low temperatures

    so I recently aquired a 1996 70 HP johns that still had the vro oil portion working and hooked up. Im going to give it a try, but since i use the boat in winter in salt water, im worried about the thickness of the oil that needs to flow to the fuel pump! Im wondering if it will be inadequate ...
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    looking for some ignition damage tips

    I just bought a 1997 Johnson 115 hp ocean runner. its a OIS ignition 60 degree looper v4. the seller took it in trade off a pontoon boat where the owner ran into a dead battery problem and was jump starting the motor often... then from what I understand he bought a new battery and connected it...
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    what are these?

    so probably not a starcraft item specifically, but I have these and dont know what they are for... the hook ends spin in place... the rods are all stainless steel....lot of collective knowledge here...hopefully someone can inform me thanks bob
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    looking for a used engine wiring harness 79-84 2 cyl40-60hp

    the mice have eaten almost all the wires on my buddies 60 hp outboard. looking for a used replacement harness...anyone know of a source?.......the 1979 was a 55 hp....other wise 80 through 84 a 40 , 50 or a 60 hp...should work thanks
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    source for a new 1989 70 hp carb bowl

    2 sources that i use often show this part as unavailable..... one source has it listed as rep[laced by part # xxxxx, but that part is now also unavailable. does anyone know of a source for the bowls for a 1989 70 hp carb? i know my sons 70 has a stripped high speed jet.... the previous...
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    other side of the spectrum WOT issue for my 1989 70 hp

    ok i worte a huge thread on what led up to where i am now, and I figured...no one would read it , it was so long! sooo just the facts...history if asked for it! took the boat out with my son...it ran much better than previously....the tach wasnt working...but i could hear the motor seemed to be...
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    idle adjustment on 1989 70 hp carbs...no adjustemnt!

    so the early 89 70 hp J-E carbs didn't have an idle mxture screw adjustment....I see they didn't have them in 88 or 87 as well....how do you adjust the idle MIXTURE...my motor doesn't have a great idle and I just cranked the large screw in almost all the way to get the motor to idle about 900...
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    rpm max in reverse ...thoughts?

    soooo i am having rpm issues...havent quite nailed it down Ive been running a 15 X15 prop...its in good condition, and so while there were things to check out on the motor, id thought Id try a different prop anyway. I had a 15 X17 stainless steel prop.... i figured it might be a wash, it was...
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    NO OIL alarm

    so all motors of similar style have been run with pre mix. and of the 4 motors i have run so far none have ever had the NO OIL alarm go off.... for what ever reason. On my current set up a 1999 150 johnson V6.... the NO OIL alarm goes off , about 5 minutes after I start the motor....Id like to...
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    difference in Heads Part #'s late 90s V6

    so when i took apart my 115 and 90 hp 60 degree loopers the heads were much different in combustion chamber size. they have different part #s too. the V6 heads have 3 different parts #'s but from what i can decipher they all fit 150 AND 175 hp versions . what is the difference between the 3...
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    got a rpm range pattern HUMMING

    if I back off just a little it goes away..... this is at 5000 rpms....... any one have an idea whats causing this rugh .rugh .rugh. rugh.? as a side not the motor does have a cough at low rpm.....1100 or so....under power thanks.... View video
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    intermitten TNT issue

    the 99 Johnson ocean runner 150 hp I am running has a 97 Johnson fast strike midsection....it was run in fresh water its whole life until the last 2 years,,,,the TNT motor looks brand new...but I am having issues...during the winter I noticed once I hit the trim buttom is went strong and...
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    omc V6 prop choices

    I have a Lowe Ultra Roughneck 2070 Mod V..... it has a 12 degree deadrise hull i had run a 115 ocean runner on it but had to keep my props pitch down at 13 and 15 to get the rpms up into the mid to high 5000's..... 2 years ago I put a 150 HP ocean runner on the boat....and i STILL seem to...
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