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    5.0 L Mecruser Alpha One with intermitent alarm but all fluids check out

    I have a 2000 Maxum 1900 SR2 with a 5.0 L Mercruiser engine and alpha one out drive. This past weekend, I started getting a randon beep while I was pulling a skier, but it went off right away. The RPM was close to 2800 at the time. It is the same tone I hear when I start the boat. This...
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    2000 Mecruiser 5.0 Alpha 1 slow to turn over

    I have a 2000 Maxum with a 5.0 L engine that I just bought. The boat has low hours and is in great shape. The older gentle man I bought it from couldn't really tell me how many hours he had on it. He bought it new to take his grandkids tubing and skiing with. It hasn't been used for 2 years...
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    Evinrude Fast twin

    I just inherited an old evenrude fast twin. It was my wifes grandfathers. The serial Number is 18002CE10406 I looked it up and I think it is a 1970 18 HP but the I'm not sure its accurate becasue the number in the look up is 18002. The engine is very clean and was lubricated and stored...
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    Rough running 84 20 hp meccury outboard

    Okay I know this might start a debate but here we go. My 20hp 1984 motor starts great every time. If it sits for a week or two, prime, choke 4-5 pulls and its running. If I use it daily or even every other day 1-2 pulls it starts. But once it starts I have to keep the choke at 1/2 or it will...
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    89 40 hp vro leaks oil after storage

    Thanks to all of you who helped me through the VRO oil alarm and temp alarm issues VRO is working and I replaced the thermostat and temp sensor and found a short in the temp circuit too. I got it all working and it actually ran decent over the weekend. But now I have a new problem. After...
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    1984 20 HP cavitates badly on turns

    I have a 1984 20 hp mercury on my 16 ft starcraft fishing boat. Motor starts every time and runs great. I know the boat is rated up to a 40 hp but I'm not on a huge lake and it works great for me. I bought it used 4-5 years ago and other than tune ups and winterization I really havn't done...
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    1989 Johnson VRO 40 alarm troubles

    Okay I'm new to this forum but have been reading the posts for the last 2-3 weeks. I bought a 89 Johnson 40 HP VRO with a 20 ft pontoon attatched to it from a guy down the lake from my cottage. It ran for him and with the exception of some flooding issues at warm start-up, that sea foam seemed...
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