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I have an 87 black max 175 and was wondering if it would be a good idea to install a fuel/water separator? I have a marpac fuel/water separator that I never installed on my old boat. It is the screw on type with stainless steel mount. Also I premix oil 50:1 into the tank? On the filter there is...
I just recently bought a boat with an 87 Black Max 175 on the back and the guy told me that the oil injection system had been removed and he was premixing the oil. When I got home I took off the cowling and it looks like all of the injection system is still on the motor? How do you know if the...
I just recently bought a used boat with an 87 Black Max 175 on the back. when I first took the boat out I noticed it would spit water briefly out of the pisser then stop completly. I would get a steady stream though. The person before me took the thermostats out of it, which in my opinion isnt...
When I crank the motor up it will idle fine. When put into gear sounds like there is a spark problem or fuel starvation problem. engine is fresh out of break in, and skips between 1000-1200 rpms. any other rpm up till 4000 it runs fine. When the engine is run over 4000 rpms, the engine sounds...
