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My 2009 Etec 225 stopped charging on the third trip of the season. Both batteries went dead over the course of the day.
This spring I purchased a Sears DieHard Marine Battery, Platinum PM-2 - Group Size 34M. The shop manager is telling me the battery may be the cause because there are known...
I replaced a johnson 200 with an Etec 225 in June. Dealer set up and ran, propped out to 5800 RPM. I'm using half the fuel I used to, and picked up 10 kts.
The engine was programed to run the best oil (49 bucks a gallon) I was told aprox 1 gallon to 50 hours of use. After break-in when it...
Does anyone know if I can get at everything I need to, to pull a piston and hone a cylinder WITHOUT pulling the powerhead off? everything I'm reading says pull the power head, but I don't need to pull the crankshaft (I hope) The # 6 cyl wall looks like a broke a ring.
Thanks
I have a 2000 Johnson 200 with carbs and VRO2 system The last 2 or 3 seasons this issues has gotten worse.
The engine starts cold no problem. when hot it used to start with the touch of the key. Now it will not start unless the throttle is opened up significantly. I got towed this past...
