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    i knew it was broke

    hey another stupid boating trick i did(almost my last) i have a lil 16ft plastic scanoe wheighs like 100lbs or less. we had a 9.8hp tahatsu on it and it flew like 40mph. the motor got left outside for a while and when i got to it the prob and prop nut were gone so we spent $120 on a new prop but...
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    OUCH!!

    bout a week ago i was working on my jetski. i hadnt been able to start it for a week. my friend told me to pull a spark plug, keep the wir attached ground it to block and press the start button so i did. b4 i knew it my hand touched the metal part and shocked the hell outa me and to make things...
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    WIERD PROBLEM

    hey i have a 95 polaris SLX rebuilt motor,rebuilt carbs, just serviced. the ski sat for 8 months cause of a carb prob, i just got it fixed and everything checked and serviced they said it was running fine and hitting on all 3. i took it out ran it a lil rough and 2 miles later while turning the...
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    anyway to check water pump b4 instal?

    hey i just got a pump kit and there are two lil rounded pieces that i cant figure out where they go. also is there any way to see if the pump is doing what its supposed to do without putting the gear case back on?<br /><br />thx again <br /><br />Steve
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    need help getting gear case off!!

    ok now i followed the manual as clopse as possible i got it almost off and its stuck on what feels like the rod that drives the prob cause the flywheel move when i turn the case a lil. i know i missed somthing in the manual but i dont know what please help me.<br /><br />Steve
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    Bad coil cause overheat???

    hey i just noticed my coil wire is lose of the coil and i pulled it out with no effort. its on the same side of my motor thats been burning up. also i noticed when i tried to start yesterday it back fired a few times and ran like crap. i know it would cause the backfire and bad running but would...
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    checking for clogged passages??

    ok the starbord bank of cylnders is running hot took out thermos and they both open in warm water so those are good. next is the clogged passage idea. how do i check/fix that prob? will compressed air work?<br /><br />Steve
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    evinrude 115 running hot

    hey i started up my evinrude and 5 min later the buzzer in the throttle went off, i shut the motor down and felt the motor. Two of the cylnders were VERY HOT and the other two were fine. the two in question are the two on the driver side(i just replaced a coil over there) i know little about...
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    1979 johnson gasket trouble need quick fix ASAP!!!!!

    hey guys, i took my boat out the other day a noticed that when ever i shut my motor off (1979 johnson 115 sea horse)gas leaked outa the motor. i replaced all gas lines and then found out that my bottom carb was leaking from a gasket. the gasket is on the bottom where the flost is located nd its...
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    This is a question about livewells.

    ok i just bought my first bass boat and i dont know how to use the live wells ive heard all stories from they will fill them selves to i have to add the water. the boat is a 1979 monark if that help any and it has some white pipe thing that has a valve on it what does it do its not the drain...
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    never listen to peeps who dont know nething

    i have a old tahatsu 9.9 for my little scanoe and we were gunna take it out to try my NEW PROP and when i started it on land i told my friend it sounded like it was running fast he said no it dosent, so we get to creek i start it, revs to full throttle slips into gear take of like a shot(my...
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    simple question about towing tubes and skiers.

    ok i got a bass boat with a 115hp johnson and i want to pull a tube or skier but the only thing i have to hold a rope is ONE of the ....cant rember what is called... umm eye hooks in the back the other is missing the boat was made in 1979 do u think that the one thing can hold a wakeboard or...
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    5hp gamefisher problem

    hey i got a 5hp from a pawn shop and i got it home i started it in a bucket and put it in gear in the bucket and it ran like a champ i put it on my scanoe in the water i start it it idles good then i put it in gear it goes like 3ft the dies no matter how much gas where the choke is nothing just...
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    what is fuel mix for 79' johnson 115??

    i dont know if its 50:1 or 40:1 or maybe im way off what is it?
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    Best Prop for my johnson 115???

    hey i just got a boat and motor (1979 johnson 115) and the guy we got it from put a diff prop on it and it only takes my boat like 30mph and its a 1,100 lbs bass boat so i think it should be a lil faster and i think he put wrong prop on there. anyways can someone tell me or send me link to a...
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    Need INFO on 79' johnson 115

    Hey i just bought this boat and motor and got some questions. first the motor tops off at bout 4,000 rpm is that where it should be?? cause i saw a few posts that said it should be at like 5,500 rpm, also what kinda prop should i use for skiing? do they make props that work better for sking...
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