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    Running without oil: 90 Mariner 3 cyl: Corrective action?

    Hi All<br />So after many years of uneventful boating I am now part of the select many who ran his outboard without 2xoil for appr 10 minutes while towing a skier.<br />Although the motor started making a soft but very audible tinny rattling sound after about a minute of running, it was only...
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    Premix vs oil injection

    Hi all<br />I have a 1988 Mariner 90 3 cyl outboard with oil injection used for skiing/cruising (50/50) about 20 hours a year. The low oil warning unit in the oil tank went south and I cant find a replacement anywhere. Remember Im in darkest Africa and boating is a small business here, (anyone...
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    Info for heybaylor

    The link/information on props I promised to find is available under the posting "Information: Propeller types/design" in this forum, compliments of AMD Rules.<br />Open "Chapter 4 Propeller Technology" and go to the section "Number of Blades" and check out the two paragraphs.<br />My...
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    Information: Propeller types/design

    A short while ago I bumped into a posting (dont know how it started) that predictably moved to the old prop question regarding how many blades and what pitch etc.<br />In a reply in the thread a very interesting and helpful link was given by a member where one can get all the required...
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    Suzuki 140 autolube outboard

    Hi all<br />I know sweet nothing about Suzuki outboard motors but I can obtain a very well looked after 75% freshwater use of 150 hours Suzuki 140 autolube outboard on a 17' bowrider from a deceased friends estate and would really appreciate any comments with regard to:<br />reliability,<br...
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    Oil in fuel line?

    Hi all<br />I have a 1988 Mariner 90 3cyl which gets serviced every year by agents and runs great but has one problem. Sometimes when throttling back to neutral after running at wot, the motor would smoke and stutter for a few seconds when going forward again. <br />A fuel filter with a glass...
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