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    petrol/oil mix ratio suzuki dt40 ?

    :confused: hi, i have been told by a few different professionals that the petrol/oil mix ratio in my 1981 suzuki dt40 2stroke outboard is different. one said 100 to 1 another said 50 to one, and also 25 to one. does anyone know the Exact petrol/oil mix ratio for my engine? thanks!
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    Suzuki dt40 year of build ?

    hi, i have a suzuki dt40, 2 cyl 2 stroke outboard. trying to work out the year it was built. anyone know anything about suzuki outboards? serial is 4001 106263 Australian delivered motor. thanks for any help...
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    mid 80's suzuki DT40 tell tail hole?

    anyone know where the tell tail hole is on a mid 80"s Suzuki DT40 outboard? i have been out in it for hours, never over heated, but i have no tell tail water stream. when i bought it it didnt have one so i assumed it never had one. im starting to think im wrong, any one know? and why there...
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    86 johnson 25hp compression lock??

    hi again. i have an 86 johnson 25 hp. done 15 hrs work in its whole life. went out today. ran great, for about 30 minutes. stopped, fished, then went to restart, and motor wouldnt start and run properly, and i was getting a major compression lock, sometimes when i pulled the starter. and wouldnt...
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    86 johnson 25hp overheating

    my johnson 25hp overheats, after about 5 minutes out on the water. it is pumping water, but it gets hot and then the water coming out the telltale, gets hot, and starts steaming. the motor sat for a long time, and i have put a brand new water pump and impellor, but its still gets hot. im just...
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    86 johnson stops pumping water, underway

    i have a 86 johnson 25 hp , its only done 12 hrs since new. it had a new impellor replaced 12 months ago, (sitting around) and it pumps water out the telltale very nicley. problem is when i get underway, all of a sudden it will stop pumping water out the telltale, and start to get hot. after...
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    1968 merc 350 pinging at WOT. timing?

    i have a 1968 mercury 350 35hp 2 cyl outboard, it runs ok, and idles nicely, but at WOT i get awful pinging, not sure how to fix, maybe timing? not sure how to time it either.. any help would be appriciated..
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