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    Tohatsu 9.8 ho water pump repair

    Thanks.
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    Tohatsu 9.8 ho water pump repair

    The closest Tohatsu dealer is 2 hours away. Is there a way I can order one?
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    Tohatsu 9.8 ho water pump repair

    I’ve got to replace the water pump on my 2012 9.8 Tohatsu. Has anyone done this, and can I order a repair manual somewhere?
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    Can you change a Tohatsu 9.9 hp to 20 hp?

    I was surfing the ‘net and the website www.readysetboat.com has a kit that they claim converts the 9.9 Tohatsu to a 20 hp. It consists of a carburetor and a propellor. They don’t say anything about changing the ecu or restrictor plate. Is this legit?
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    Can you change a Tohatsu 9.9 hp to 20 hp?

    Reason I don’t want to sell is that the majority of my fishing is on a 9.9 hp restricted lake. I want to fish other, non hp restricted lakes. The 20 hp would allow me to do this.
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    Can you change a Tohatsu 9.9 hp to 20 hp?

    I’ve got a 3 yr old Tohatsu 9.9 hp outboard, and would like to get more speed. I’ve heard that a simple carb change can increase the motor to 20 hp. Is this correct? If so, about how much speed increase would I get on my 16 ft. flat bottom? Now, it goes about 12 mph tops When I’m alone.
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    9.8 hp Tohatsu smokes on startup

    I finally took it out of the lake! It’s a 10 yr. old NSF9.8A3. I ran a compression test, and it’s got 125 psi on both cylinders. However, the plugs look oily. I changed them several years ago, but the motor hasn’t been used much. The oil level is ok, on the lower half of the stick. Was...
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    9.8 hp Tohatsu smokes on startup

    My 9.8 Tohatsu starts ok, but really smokes on the first startup. On subsequent starts, it smokes much less. Any ideas what’s wrong?
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    9.9 Tohatsu warning light problem

    I’ve got two Tohatsu 9.9 outboards. Both are great motors, but when I’m running full throttle, occasionally I’ll feel a miss in the motor, look back, and the red oil pressure light is on; the motor stills run fine. I then back off the throttle to ‘idle’ and the light goes out. I’ll go back to...
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    Oil light warning on 9.8 motors

    I’ve got several Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8 4 stroke motors. If I’m going full throttle, sometimes the motor will miss and the low oil light comes on. If I back off to idle, the oil light goes off & everything returns to normal. This occurs on my motors and a friends 9.8 Mercury (manufactured by...
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    Trim tab corrosion

    I borrowed a good friend's boat with a 2013 9.8 Tohatsu outboard, and noticed his trim tab has severe corrosion; it looks like a beaver has been chewing on it! The motor is an electric start, with only a trolling motor and depth finder wired up. He's put very few hours on the motor. I've...
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    Battery size for Tohatsu 50 hp TLDI

    The starting battery on my 50 hp TLDI Tohatsu died after three years and I'm having a hard time finding a replacement. About the largest battery under $200 I can find has a cca rating of 800 and a ca rating of 1000. The manual states that a 850 cca battery is necessary. I read that the...
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    Loud, smoking Nissan 9.8

    My 2012 9.8 Nissan recently has gotten very loud and now started smoking somewhat. It starts, runs and idles well. I changed the oil last year, filling it to about half full on the dipstick. I checked the oil yesterday, and the dipstick showed the oil level to be very high--almost to the top...
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    9.9 hp Mercury not starting

    My 2011 9.9 hp manual start motor would always start on the first pull, run and idle great. Recently, it would start and run fine. After I killed it with the 'off' switch and let it sit, it wouldn't start --not even hit, but would start later. Now, it won't start at all. I removed the plugs...
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    Noisy Nissan 9.8 4-stroke

    I have a 2012 Nissan 9.8 hp that is just out of warranty. Recently it has started sounding considerably louder than my friends 9.8 4-stroke Mercury motors. It runs a fine as it ever has; starts easily, idles smoothly and doesn't miss at all. Any ideas? Do these motors have mufflers?
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