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    Repowering- is 90 hp mercury good choice or..?

    I am repowering my 16ft bowrider.how do the new 2 stroke mercurys compare with the other makes as far as fuel efficiency,reliability, and repair cost. i am looking at a 2003 90hp but was also considering the 115hp merc.my boat came with an 85 hp, should i step up to the 115 or stay with the 90?
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    are 85hp suzuki cranks interchangable

    i have an 88 model dt85.the bottom cylinder rod bearing got hot and seized up.i found a good deal on a used crank on the web .the cranks seem identical except the seals between the cylinders.the ones on the crank beside the main bearing are the seals i am refering to.mine has a plastic or hard...
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    is my powerhead worth rebuilding?

    I have an 88 suzuki DT85 with the oil injection disconnected so i mix the oil.It died last weekend,the big end of the rod bearing is gone on the bottom cylinder.my local dealer says they can send the crank off for a rebuild.my delima is the block has already been bored the max. of .050 mm.should...
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    will wrong pitch prop cause overheating?

    i have a 16ft. deep v-bottom walk-through windshield.it has a 13x19 prop on a 85 hp motor.my max rpms are 4,000-4,100.it comes out of the hole fairly well,not great.water temp coming out of pee hole and outlet is to hot to hold my hand in for more than a second or two.much hotter than my friends...
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    Runs hot....no power

    I have an 88 model suzuki DT 85.will not get over 4,000 rpm and runs hot after about 3 or 4 minutes of run time.gets out of the hole slow and is slow to reach 4k rpm.removed thermostat and entire bottom half is missing.where did it go? if it went into cooling passage and blocked them how do i...
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    motor stalls at idle and WOT

    i have a 89 model suzuki dt 85.it is hard to start but will with a shot of ether,once warm will start with the touch of the key and idle fairly well.when put in gear it will stall most of the time.if i can get it in gear and ease it up to 2k rpm i can then throttle up to max but the rpms only go...
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    need to glass in new stringers

    Hi guys.Just bought my first boat!It is an 88 16ft four winns bow rider with a recently rebuilt 85hp suzuki.the selling price was good but the floor is bad.the transom is solid but a poor previous repair on the decking and bulkhead created a leak with no way to drian.most of the stringers and...
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