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    Rusty primers on flares

    I have some 12 ga. flares that are only a year old that were in a bag in my boat and the primers are really rusty. obviously they are not to be trusted.......... When I buy new ones, how can I help keep them from rusting? what can I coat the primers with? thank as always!
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    Lund boat paint

    Hi. I want to repaint the inside of my 1980's Lund Aluminum boat..... A lot of the floor area is pitted.....and I have fixed 1 or 2 leaks with JB weld, What type of paint should I use? thank you!
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    Suzuki 40 flushing

    I have a 2 year old Suzuki 40hp outboard with about 35 hours on it, when it's in the water and started, water squirts from the pilot tube immediately............But when I flush it, I put duct tape on the auxillory water intake and turn on the water to the rabbit ears..........the water seldom...
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    suzuki water fuel seperator

    I want to replace the filter on my suzuki water/fuel seperator. BUT I cannot remove the clear plastic bowl at the bottom. I know it comes off, it even says so on the filter. It turns REAL hard in both directions but wont unscrew. Now what? Than you :)
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    winterizing 4 stroke suzuki

    I have a fuel/water seperator for my 40 Suzuki EFI, for winterizing, should i run the motor dry of fuel? or simply double the amout of stabilizer in the system as my repair place advises? thank you
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    fuel stabiizers

    Can anyone tell me the difference between fuel stabilizers for marine vs automotive use? My Suzuki 40 and my car are both 4 stroke motors...... what's the deal? Also, for winter storage on my 6hp and 40hp suzuki, I was told to double the amoutn of stabilizer for storager, but how often should...
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    How does time meter work?

    I hooked up my time meter to my new Suzuki 40hp. It gets its signal from the gray wire from the Tach Am I correct in that this is just a 12VDC source.........thats swtiched? just wanna make sure that im not getting some weird varying voltage from the tach. What is the Tach signal anyway ? a...
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    How to wire a time meter

    HI , I have a brand new Suzuki 40 on my boat with a tach. I just recieved my Suzuki time meter. The harness has a gray and a blk spade lug. I know the gray goes to the meter + and the blk to meter- the other end of the harness has 2 grays and 2 blacks...one of each is a male/ the others are...
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    boat motor ground

    I have a brand new Suzuki 40 on my aluminum boat. It was professionally installed With both battery terminals off, I have continuity between the large black wire and the hull of the boat. Is this normal? I thought nothing was supposed to be grounded to the hull. thank you
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    '88 Suzuki DT-40C Noises

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    1988 Suzuki DT40 oil injection sysyem

    How would I know if the oil injection system was'nt working?
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    '87 Suzuki DT making loud noise at lower speeds.

    My Suzuki '87 DT idles fine and at higher speeds runs fine. At around 4 to 12 mph it runs rough and is noticibly louder than it was yesterday. The tell is squirting fine and I have done nothing to the motor. It is not looseing power at all. The fuel water seperator in only a few hours on it...
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    '87 Suzuki DT making loud noise at lower speeds.

    My Suzuki '87 DT idles fine and at higher speeds runs fine. At around 4 to 12 mph it runs rough and is noticibly louder than it was yesterday. The tell is squirting fine and I have done nothing to the motor. It is not looseing power at all. The fuel water seperator in only a few hours on it...
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    Pilot water hole?

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    2008 Suzuki service

    In 2008 I bought a new Suzuki 6 hp 4 stroke kicker. I had it serviced a year ago, but have put very few hours (less than 10) on it in the last year. Does it need servicing?
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    '83 Suziki prop slipping?

    My 83 suzuki would rev up and loss power and speed.This happened off and on for months. We finally took the boat and motor in for service and was told the prop had spun. It has a ruber insert. We got a new prop and it has worked fine. We now have about 75 hrs on the new prop and the problem...
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    "84 Suzuki DT40 oozing greese from prop hub

    I have a Suzuki DT40 that has been sitting for months. I recently(6 months ago) had the motor gone over including changing the lower end grease. I run it with rabbit ears monthly. the last two months, and today it started right away and ran fine.The motor sits upright on the boat and out side. I...
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    do I need my fuel water seperator?

    I live in northern WA state where condensation is a problem. It is always damp here. As my Lund boat sits outside all the time I suspect the seperator gains water in it from condensation sitting outside in the weather. Recently , upon servicing the motor, I was told there was so much water...
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    '84 Suzuki Revs up and loses power

    My '84 Suzuki 40 hp will ocassionaly rev of high at high speed. Then its loses power and revs even higher. Backing down the thottle then going faster dosnt solve the problem.It usually happens once a trip. Any ideas?
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    Suzuki 40c running at 1/4 power

    My Suzuki Dt40c,1998, while running at full power suddenly started running at 1/4 power.It did come up slowely to full power and ran fine that way for 5 minutes till i down throttled, them the problem returned.I changed the fuel water seperator with no change. Motor runs fine just no power!I...
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