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    115 Yamaha

    I hope I can explain this where it makes since. When I am running at a slow throttle speed and then increase the throttle to take off the motor dies every time, but if I just slam to full throttle from an idle it takes off fine. What could cause this. I have put Sea Foam in the tank thinking...
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    Outboard will not start and trim stopped working

    I have a 1990 Yamaha 115. the last time it was out it only started part of the time. I tried to start it in the yard the other day and it would not do anything. I used the tilt/trim for a minute then it stopped working. Now when I try to turn it over or use the trim I has a clicking sound coming...
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    28 HP oil leak

    This is my Evinrude 28 HP. It has oil coming from a hole just to the right of the prop in the pic, the plug on the right that you see is where the lower unit oil is checked. I am not sure what the hole is used for but it is pre drilled and the oil as you can see is running down the lower unit...
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    Question on using carb boil

    I have an 88' Evinrude xp 200. It has the plastic carbs on, hopefully some of you will know what carbs I am talking about. My question is can I put these carbs in a carb boil that I bought from the auto parts store without hurting them? I have always put metal carbs in it to soak but I have...
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    Float needle and seat

    Re: Float needle and seat here is a pic it is the white plastic washer
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    Float needle and seat

    Tell me what you guys think, if I found the problem or not. My carbs were getting a lot of fuel to them, flooding out and had fuel coming from exhaust at start up. I decided to open the carbs and check the floats and seats. When I took the seats out, one out of six had the plastic o-ring on it...
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    88' Stratos Capacity plate

    I have an 88' Stratos 201 pro that is missed the capacity plate. Does anyone know where I can get a new one?
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    Sea Foam in gas

    If to much Sea Foam is put in gas will it affect the way it runs? I put a whole can (unknown ounces) in about 6 gals in my boat.
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    Motor model number

    I have a 25hp motor. I know its either an Evinrude or Johnson. The plate is going off of it that had the model and serial numbers on it. Is there another way to find out the model number?
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    88 Evinrude 200XP

    OK I had a post before about a burnt up starter, for anyone who read it, anyway I got my starter fixed and back on. I just had work done to my motor about a month ago but havent been able to try it out because of my starter. The guy did some carb work and put a new water pump in( he replaced the...
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    Evinrude 200 starting problems

    ok I hope i can explain this right. I took my boat to a mechanic to fix carbs and change out the water pump. He said he ran the motor with no problems. I took it to the lake to test it and when I tried to start it it acted like the battery was going dead so I charged the battery, and the same...
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    Evinrude Water pump

    I have an 88' XP200. When I have it in the water it puts out a good stream of water, When it is hooked up to the water hose it doesnt put out any water. Why does it not put out water when hooked to the hose?
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    88' power pack question

    Ok I had a pic but when I try and post, it says too large and I dont know how to resize it. So hopefully I can explain this really good. When I look at the back of my motor at the power pack there is a diagram that shows which wire goes where. It has A purple on terminal #2, orange on terminal...
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    88' evinrude xp200 fuel problem

    When I pump my primer bulb I can hear fuel going thru it to the carbs. the bulb never gets completly tight, I can keep squezzing it and hear fuel moving thru it. When I stop and walk away, I can walk back to it in a minute and the bulb fills like it is empty. I have changed all the fuel lines...
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    High Idle

    I have an 88' xp200. It will start and run but it runs at a high idle around 2200rpm if my tach is right. it actually ran around 1200rpm and then the rpms shot up on it. When i try to shift into forward it shifts hard and stalls. What can I check? Also is water supposed to come out of the...
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