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    2007-2008 Yamaha F250 information

    I own 2007 and 2008 Yamaha 250's and was wondering if the manual that I have for 2010 F250 is the same for those previous years. I am looking for a little history about these motors, what was the first year the F250's came out and if there are different generations or if every year had changes...
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    battery restoration after going under

    bought a boat with 4 less-than-a-year-old batteries, the boat was underwater (seawater) for only a few hours and the batteries all discharged. I have battery #1 on the charger, checking if it will come back to life. About to pull the other 3, is there a procedure I should try before charging them?
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    mercury 70hp 1989 hard knock after rebuild

    I just rebuilt my 70 merc with new pistons, bearings, and a gasket set. the engine previously had a bad top connecting rod big end bearing failure. once in 2006 and again in 2015. after starting it up it knocked loudly and removing the carbs and reeds I was able to see the top bearing is very...
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    20hp fourstroke no start after heavy rain

    my new 20hp fourstroke kicker didn't want to trim down or turnover today when I went to use it for its 5th trip (less than 20 hours on it) it has remote controls, power tilt and electric start. I have a hose that I run all the wiring thru the stern (corrugated plastic hose for rigging) the...
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    Help Identifying Verado engine-side Harness (the purple connector)

    what does the purple 3-wire connect to on the Verado engines? on the right is the 'fuel paddle wheel' harness the center is the 'clean power' harness the left one is? it has black, purple/wht and blue/wht wires thanks
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    hydrolock??

    finally got my project boat up & running... I launch at a local marina, travel about 400 yards into the harbour, after crossing wake from oncoming boat I heard some funny sounds. not good I thought. first it rattled & sounded like it would stall, so I increased the rpm from 700 to 1000...
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    electric fuel pump noise

    as soon as I turn on the key, my fuel pump makes a loud crackling buzzing sound similar to when you leave your keys in the car (before cars had chimes) the pump works, but is it failing? ...gm 5.7 v8 with a 12v electric pump...
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    volvo 290 leg ... trim / trimmer questions

    to raise the leg, I have to press and hold down button 1 and push the toggle switch down to the #3 position to lower the leg, all I have to do I push the toggle switch upwards. pressing #1 by itself, nothing happens. any ideas? also, my trimmer gauge has taken some water and is messed...
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    help identifying sbc waterpump

    I have purchased 2 waterpumps in an attempt to match a waterpump for my 350 sbc engine. the engine has block #14093638 which comes back as 1987-1995 sbc 350 I have tried a truck water pump which turned out to be a long pump. I returned the pump and while searching the database the parts guy...
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    Help getting GM motor ID

    I am not sure what I am looking for, only found 3 areas with numbers stamped on the block. Does anyone know what engine and year this is (GM 5.7L)
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    What is this part called? What does the red light mean?

    I understand this shows the tilt status. Is the red light good or bad? It kind of flickers when I try to start the engine....
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    Chevy 350 engine wont start.

    Just got my new boat and I got a great deal because of course... it doesn't start. It has a Chevy 350 motor, which was installed in 2012 second hand. It wouldn't start because it had been sitting at the dock all year and the bilge pump had run every time it rained, until the batteries died...
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    very hard to start - fuel pump?

    1987 merc 70hp, elpto, 3 cylinder on my last outing in november, it was almost impossible to start my engine. I completely drained my battery turning the engine over. i then was able to get it going on my 2nd battery. my spidey senses told me i needed to do a carb rebuild before going back out...
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    conversion from tiller to remote

    my client wants to remove the tiller handle on a yamaha enduro 60hp (1998) and add on a yamaha remote 703 from a 70hp (unknown year) is this possible? are they designed to be interchangeable, or will it require a special kit or backyard mods? thanks
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    1987 merc 70hp -- tan wire hanging near battery

    there is a tan wire which seems to come out of my controller, runs 6ft along a ribbon cable (4-5) wires, and then dangles near my battery. it appears to be tan or brown (maybe faded) and is terminated with a small eyelet, appearing ready to be bolted down somewhere. i have searched my manual...
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