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    towing capacity question

    would rather have too much then not enough. lol
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    towing capacity question

    Looking to buy a new truck for my everglades 320. Around 15k loaded. Is anyone pulling this much weight with a 3/4 ton or should I be looking strickly for a 1 ton? Dually? TIA
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    helm master orange light

    Does anyone have a trouble shooting diagram? New controls used motor. Controls have orange light. Isnt it supposed to be blue?
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    2016 f300uca digital control issues

    So I hooked my old style fly by wire control box and the gauges worked. Read the hours on motor but it wouldnt start. Assuming it wont start because the motor was reset to the new controls. The other thing is with the old style box I have to use the device port on the command link hub but with...
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    2016 f300uca digital control issues

    I bought a used f300. I had a 250 with command link. I ended up purchasing dec master helm controls single station. I ran the wires as the pic I received from yamaha. I got the controls synced to motor. Prior to getting synced the key would not turn motor over motor but now it will start. The...
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    2011 f250uca sounds like 2 stroke

    bought the boat with motor. motor has over 2000 hours but powerhead was replaced a few years ago. dropped lower unit and exhaust looks clean. When the motor is running it is extremely loud like a 2 stroke. Never heard a 4 stroke that sounds like this. It is definitely coming from the exhaust. No...
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    Lower unit swap f250-f350

    I have a 2009 f350 25" shaft and want to put on 30" shaft from 2011 f250. Are these interchangeable? Thanks
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    f250 gauge not working

    I have a 2006 Yamaha f250. I have the square gauges. Just recently the rpm/hour gauge stopped working. It powers on but has no readings. I have another gauge that I hooked up but I had the same result. I do not have extra harnesses laying around to test. Is there another way to check the...
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    priming vst

    I have a 2006 f250. Started having fuel issues. Replaced filter in vst, F shaped filter and the fuel filter in the cup. I am trying to prime the vst but not sure it is filling. Primer ball is hard. I drain the fuel in vst & get less then a half oz. Took off hose to fuel rail then put gas in vst...
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    will 2006 F225 lower fit on F250 30"

    I blew my lower unit a few weeks ago and I am looking for another. I talked with a couple Yamaha techs and they said they wouldn't bother rebuilding but would rather buy a used. They both said a F225 should fit on to my motor. I found a few used F250 for $2000 1 year warranty. I found an...
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    2006 F250 needs new bearings

    I was in the Keys last week and on the way in I heard what sounded like some grinding in the powerhead, so I just limped back in. I took the motor to have diagnostics ran. The tech said I was on the verge of disaster and I would need new bearings. The motor has less then 800 hours. I am...
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    2004 225hp ficht how to jump start

    e225fpxsrb I do not have a key switch and I am trying to fire the motor up. I bybassed the solenid and am getting it to turn over but there is no spark. The motor is in neutral. Is there a neutral saftey wire that I must bypass. I know yamahas have a wire you must jump( I think brown wire) Just...
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    2006 f250 overheating

    Changed impeller. Inspected both thermos and they opened at 146-148 degrees. They both only opened 1/4in which I guess is normal, I am used to a merc thermo which opens twice as much. Check poppit and it looked clean. When I was flushing motor I decided to flush from on ear muffs also. The water...
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    f250 rattling noise from lower unit

    I just bought this motor. It is a 2006 f250tur. I just got done rigging the motor on my boat and fired it up on the hose. When the motor is in gear a few hundred rpms above idle I can hear a rattling noise coming from the lower unit. When I accelerate I do not hear the noise or maybe it is...
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    what size prop for F250?

    I have a 27' Rambo. The hull is similar to a scarab. Narrow and long. 8' beam. I just put a 2006 F250 on the boat. There are so many different size props that I dont know where to start. I would probably be looking for something to get me top speed. Any help would be appreciated.
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    250 4stroke take off lower to run motor?

    I am going to look at a couple of used 2006 250 4 strokes for sale by a yamaha dealer and he told me that the lower unit is off because that is how they run them.. I dont know if I should even waste my time looking at a motor if this is what the seller is telling me. Is there a reason why he...
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    1998 yamaha 250hp wont start.. fire from prop

    The motor is a sx250txrw. I just bought the motor and it has been sitting for a couple years. I cleaned the vst filter and the other fuel filter. The motor stumbles and backfires. I was looking at the prop and the last time it back fired I saw a 1' flame come out of the prop. I then...
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    1998 mercury optimax225 mounting bolts removal

    I am looking at buying a 225 optimax . The nuts on the bottom 2 mounting bolts are rusted out. The bolts are also pretty bad. I pulled the cover plate and it looks like if I cut the head of the bolt off (dremel) I might be able to slide the bolt out to replace them. To install new bolts I would...
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    1995 blackmax oil lines missing?

    I have a 1995 150hp blackmax. The previous owner disconnected the oil injection system. There are a couple thin black hoses mising that go from the carb to the cylinder head. Since I am premixing can I just plug the holes? I have not ran the motor since I had it and dont want to mess it up. I...
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    where to find serial number on 2003 2 stroke 25hp

    .2003 25hp yamaha..just picked up this motor and the owner said someone peeled the model# and serial#stickers off his motor. I looked around on the block for a serial number but cant find one. thanks in advance
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