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    Missing Teeth in Suzuki Lower-Unit?

    I have a ?99 Suzuki dt85 (2-stroke) on a 17? cc that I?ve been slowly bringing back to life. The latest issue has me really confused as to where to start. Things were running great for maybe 15-20 minutes the other day at about ? throttle (maybe 2700-3000rpm) when it suddenly started banging...
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    DT85 shift linkage, after water pump replacement.

    I have a ?99 Suzuki DT85, and the pump impellor failed. Got a new one and started putting it back together simple enough, til I got the shaft (so to speak). How the heck do you get the clutch rod (long vertical rod from gearcase to under head) to line up with the clutch shaft (short horizontal...
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    Hard shifting Suzuki DT85 into reverse

    Greetings ? I have a new-to-me 1999 Suzuki DT85 on a 17 ft Key Largo that has probably spent its life in/near salt-water. It runs fine and is in good shape, and looks like it may be a keeper for quite awhile. However, shifting into reverse seems to be very hard (compared to shifting into...
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    VHF-650 vs SH GX1500S ?

    Hi ? This is my first question one of these forum-things, so please be gentle if I am doing it wrong. I can get a West Marine VHF-650 for about the same price as a Standard Horizon GX1500S on close-out, and am in a quandry as to which I should jump for. Features are just about the same, and...
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