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    Tachometer not working now what?

    I have a 2001 5.7 Mercruiser. I was running along nicely and noticed the Tach had quit working. The hour meter still is running so I would guess there is power. I made sure the connections to the back of the Tach were snug. The Tach appears to draw down to zero when I stopped then restarted...
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    2004 FX Cruiser HO tune up help

    I have an earlier posting on my FX Cruiser HO not getting up to speed. I am still working through that issue and thought I would begin with a tune up. Being a new owner of a used Waverunner, I have a basic question. What is involved in a tune up for this model? The air filter is new. I am...
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    2004 FX Cruiser HO won't get up to speed

    I am new to Waverunners. I recently purchased a beautiful 2004 Yahama FX Cruiser HO. We ran it for several weekends with no issues whatsoever. It has 100 hours on it. It starts fine. It does not run rough in any way that I can detect. It would seem to run fine except that it does not have...
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    Boat stops on the lake Fuel pump or What?

    I have defined that I have a fuel problem with my boat. After running an hour or so it will start, idle, then die and not restart. This time I verified that I have spark and that it is a fuel issue. It is a 5.7 with throttle body. While trying to get it going it clearly was starving for...
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    Throttle Body question

    New to the forum so thanks in advance. Silly Question that I should probably know. Do you need to rebuild a Throttle Body Injection the way you would a regular carb? Can you just spray carb cleaner in it? Should I? What is the preventative mainenance for one of these? Or is there? I do...
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