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I took the boat out this weekend and while trying to start it the flywheel spun slow making about a 1/4 of a revolution at a time. It felt way too slow to start the motor. Then it just spun fast enough (out of no where) and started up. (1988 85 hp)
I took it for a spin and shut it down for a...
I ran my boat for the first time of the season and ran great without stalling or anything using the gas that I had over the winter with stabil in it.
The next time out I added the Startron treatment to it with 10 gallons of gas. Now it smokes a lot while getting it started. I get it going to...
My motor wants to bog out when I hit the throttle about half way. If i click the choke at the key, the motor kicks in and goes to top speed. When I pull it back it wants to stall also. I cleaned the carbs at the beginning of the season but I've heard the jets could be clogged.
How do I clean...
Hello Everyone,
Looking for some help for a while now. Here's my situation: My motor bogs out when accelerating past half throttle. If I don't bring it back down to trolling speed it will stall out but I have no trouble re-starting. The other day it accelerated for about 5 seconds then stalled...
I changed the stator yesterday and put the same flywheel back on. Do i need to get a new flywheel kit too? I sanded the magnet and cleaned it good. It spins slower and wont turn over. I seems like it was a lot tighter than the old one. It is the correct stator. Oh ya, and i found that they do...
My boat ran fine the day I test drove it a week ago. I took it on the water the other day and it stalls when I try to accelerate past 1/4 throttle. I can only troll around 7mph.
I brought it to a mechanic and he ordered parts to replace after finding that the 3rd cylinder wasn't sparking. Fuel...
