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    mariner 15hp blowing steam

    hi all my 1987 mariner 15 blows steam from the pee hole like a kettle boiling. impellor was new 6 months ago should i fit a new one. tim
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    mariner 15 cant move flywheel

    Hi all I have a mariner 15 marathon think it?s a Yamaha, but it has not been used for about 4 months and it was working fine but now it wont turn over pull cord is solid if I grab the flywheel it moves about 4 or 5 millimetres in either direction but that is all, when I look down the plug...
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    evinrude 135 starflight

    hi all Just been given a starflight 135 any ideas what age this might be 70s or 80s cant find any numbers on it. Many thanks tim
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    suzuki dt40 pee hole again

    hi just bought a dt 40 1985 when running i get loads of water from exhaust ports but not a trickle from the pee hole tried poking a piece of wire up but didnt help the pee hole is just bone dry spoken to previous owner who said he changed impellor 4 weeks ago but had not used engine since, what...
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    johnson vro 90hp 1986 model What prop

    hi guys i am really confused. I have a osprey 5.6 metre rib with 90hp vro 1986 so what would be a good all round prop something for general boating rib weight is 325kilos plus whatever engine weight is. Also should prop be stainless. Many thanks tim
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    johnson vro90 short to long conversion

    hi all i have a jonny vro90 short/s and need it to be long do i have to look for another 90 or are other engines compatable?? ie 75 100 or 115hp engines, also anyone in the UK got an old jonny vro90 let me know many thanks tim
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    Another prop question johnson90 1986

    Hi all i have read a lot about props but i am still confused, so i have a johnson vro v4 90hp year 86 on a osprey 5.6 metre rib it also has trim tabs fitted, i have 2 props 14x13b and 13 1/4 x 17 the first one is plastic second is aluminium, so what does the b mean?? also what prop would give me...
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    Johnson vro 90hp v4 plug leads

    My local dealer wants 40 uk pounds for a set of plug leads ouch:mad: So can i use normal car ones which i think are all silicon but the old ones are some sort of wire would this cause an problems. Many thanks tim
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    johnson v4 90hp year help

    Hi all i am going to look at a new engine today 90hp but seller says only number he can find on engine is j7140602 any idea what this is, also anything to look out for on this engine apart from the obvious. thanks tim :)
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    johnson 9.9 lower leg removal

    help i am trying to remove lower leg to change impellor but leg wont come off i have found the hidden gear shift rod connector and undone it but leg still wont come off, i now have a least a 1 inch gap between lower and upper leg should i just hit with hammer until it drops off. engine has no...
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