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    Should you see exhaust from the tell tale?

    I have a 1986 15 HP Yamaha. I have water flow from my tell-tale, even at idle, but it is mixed with engine exhaust. Should the engine exhaust and the cooling water be communicating like that or do i have a bad gasket in my exhaust cover / plate area?
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    1986 15 HP cooling issue

    Hi, I fixed up a motor that had sat in a barn for years. Was full of mouse nest, insects, mud bees, etc. Got her running good, but I'm not getting any cooling to head and nothing comes out pee hole. Thermostat is good. Pump appeared to be good looking when I had lower unit off, but I never...
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    Fixing up 1986 15 HP Mariner

    Hello, I'm fixing up an old mariner that my son picked up. Got her running, but I need a tiller and the bracket it connects to. The tiller is NLA, otherwise, i would pursue a new one. Does anyone know where I might find one? Thanks, Dale
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    1976 Johnson 9.9 HP and spark plugs

    After 2 weeks of frustration, I finally got my problem fixed and wanted to share it here in hopes of helping someone else. Issue - I kept losing a cylinder at lower rpm's which eventually would escalate until I couldn't keep 2 cylinders firing even at WOT. Pulling plug wires one at a time...
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    Driver coil question - 1976 9.9

    The driver coil under my flywheel has a green paint-like coating on it. Is it there for electrical insulating purposes? I've lost spark after replacing condensors. One of the things I had done while I was in there was "cleaned up" the driver coil where it mounts such that it is now...
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    Silly question - 1986 15 HP Mariner

    I recently got me a fix-er-upper - for free!!!!!. Best I can tell its an '86 mariner, built by yamaha. Got it fired up very breifly jusy to see if it would. It ran, so i guess i will put some time / money in it. Don't laugh..... but how do I run it on a hose?????? It has no place for the...
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    Keep losing a cylinder - 1976 15hp johnson

    Went out this am, at first, one of the cylinders would kick in/out at 1/4 throttle or less. Above that, ran great. After several minutes, took 1/2 throttle or better to keep it running on both cylinders. Less than that and again, had a cylinder cut out. Ultimately got to where even full...
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    1976 9.9HP Johnson

    Hello, been dealing with a spark issue. Points good (0.020"), condensors good (go to "Open"), primary coil good (2 ohms), external coils good, new plugs - lost #1 cylinder in short order afterward. Coils are about 1.3 / 1.5 ohm on primaries and 12.9k / 13.5k on secondaries. I believe my...
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    Flywheel nut torque for 1976 9.9 Johnson

    Anyone know what proper torque is? Coldn't find any info in archives. New (to me) motor and dont have a manual yet. Thanks, Dale
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