I have a 96 yamaha vx250 2 stroke carbed motor. i had to replace the battery today and when doing so mistakenly hooked up the battery cables wrong. The engine and all gauges work fine but after 20 minutes my oil alarm went off. Oil is not pumping from the remote tank to the one on the motor. Is...
I noticed some oil around the dust seal on my trim cylinder. I replaced the trim motor today. When I push in on the trim rods I see a very tiny amount of fluid bubble up around the dust seal. I assume this means I have a bad seal? Since I already have the trim and tilt off to replace the motor I...
Just as the title says I went to start the engine for the first time this season. I only get a click when hitting the trim/tilt switch and there are no alarm sounds when turning the key to run. I do hear a slight buzzing/humming soud when in run but thats it. The motor will turn over but I...
I'm attempting to replace the head gaskets on a 96 yamaha 250. I have 2 head bolts that don't want to come out. I assume if I break them off in the block I'm looking at pulling the powerhead and having it drilled out by a machine shop. Most likely I'll run into more broken bolts trying to do...
I'm looking to replace the head gaskets on my 96 250 outboard but I'm not sure what I need as far as gaskets go. The diagrams ive found online are pretty hard to read but from looking at them and the motor itself it appears that I would need 4 gaskets altogether. There is part# 61A-11181-A0-00...
I was just quoted by a shop for 16 hours to rebuild 6 yamaha 250 carbs. The motor is a 96. This sounds like quite a bit more time than it should. What do you guys think? I know on cars there are publications that list the amount of time it takes to do certain jobs like timing belts, but what...
I had a few issued today when out on the bay. The first thing I noticed was that it took forever to get the primer bulb hard. In fact I almost gave up. Then as I was running it was bogging down especially under 3500 rpm's. I gave it more gas and it seemed to run well over 4000 rpms. When we got...
I finally got the boat in the water yesterday and it ran great. 96 Yamaha 250. When I got back to the marina I noticed an oil slick behind the boat. I pulled the coweling off and found that the engine's main oil tank was overflowing. I did a little web research last night and it seemed that...
I finally got the boat in the water yesterday and it ran great. 96 Yamaha 250. When I got back to the marina I noticed an oil slick behind the boat. I pulled the coweling off and found that the engine's main oil tank was overflowing. I did a little web research last night and it seemed that...
Maybe a dumb question but its a new motor to me. 1996 yamaha 250 carbed. Whats the procedure for setting the choke? My old merc was done by pushing in the key but that doesn't seem to be the case on the yamaha. There is a small switch below the ignition key. I'm guessing that may be it but was...
Ive been busting my hump getting my boat ready and today I just noticed there is some gear lube leaking from my prop shaft. Is this somethinng my marina can do or is this a dealer only repair? Any guess on the cost? Its a 96 250 hp.Thanks.
I'm about 90% done removing years of old ablative paint from my wellcraft sportsman (fun day) I'm down to blue stained gelcoat with some old paint residue. At this point I'm not sure whats left to do before putting on some new multi season ablative. The hull which is an 85 has no blisters and I...
At the end of the season I bought a new to me yamaha 250 two stroke. I believe its a 95 or 96 salt water series 2. The marina where my boat is stored was supposed to get it rigged and running but they got busy pulling boats for the season and have yet to do it. At this point I'm not sure if...
I'm replacing an 85 yamaha 225 with a 96 250. I'm pretty sure the controls will be ok but what about the wiring harness? Will I need a new harness or adapters to make this work?
I'm hoping you guys can help me decide whether or not to scrap the engine on my new boat. Its an 85 yamaha 225 with the typical corrosion issues. If the compression test is bad then its gone but if its ok then the choice gets tougher. The lower unit has a pretty big crack which after lots of...
