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    Help with Johnson 9.9 4S Pee Hose

    I got some sand into my water pump pee hose. As I was cleaning it, the pee hose got pushed out of the hole (in the read of the engine). I was able to clean out the hose and it is peeing like a race horse now. Unfortunately, I don't have the monkey hands required to put the pee hose back into...
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    1970's 25 HP Evinrude - Very high idle & stuck in gear

    I have a mid 70's 25 L/S tiller Evinrude. On my way back in today the throttle on the shifter would not allow me to go slow. It seemed stuck. I had to cut the engine when we hit the no wake zone (and I got a buddy to tow me in). Now I can't get her out of gear. She was stuck in forward and...
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    Smoke & oil leak - OX66's

    I have twin 2000 200 HP Yamaha OX66's. They have been smoking pretty good at startup. The smoke goes away after the engines warm up. Other than that the engines have been running great. I pulled the boat out of the water yesterday to move it. When i got to my destination I noticed oil on...
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    SPUN HUB - QUICK QUESTION ON TWIN ENGINE SETUP

    I have twin Yamaha 150's on my old SeaCraft. Some rope got caught on one of the stainless steel props this evening. When I tried stepping on the engines, the one that had the rope caught acted like I had spun the hub. The prop in question is a 17ML. I will take the prop & hub to a nearby prop...
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    Yamaha Pissing Issue

    I bought a new old boat this year that came with twin 1998 150 HP Yamaha Saltwater series engines.<br /><br />The guy that I got the boat from said that I am better off flushing the engine by connecting a hose straight to the hose connection between the lower unit and engine (and not to use the...
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    Fuel Filter issue????

    I recently bought a 1978 Seacraft FS. It has twin 1998 SW series HP engines, w/Raco fuel filters.<br /><br />I had the filters changed out and the boatyard (which is 2 hours away said everything ran fine).<br /><br />I just turned over the engines. One engine ran fine and the other did not. The...
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    How to Perform Compression Test???

    I have a 1997 175 Johnson Ocean Runner. I bought a compression gauge and would like to check the compression on each of the six cylinders. I understand that I want the results to be within 15% of one another.<br /><br />I have read that I should do the following:<br />1) Warm up the engine...
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    1997 175 HP Ocean Runner - Having Problems Finding Neutral

    I have a rebuilt 1997 175 Johnson Ocean Runner on a 20 foot center console.<br /><br />I have noticed the last several times out that I have to play with the shifter a little to find neutral. Once I find it the engine turns over right away.<br /><br />Is something slipping? Please advise.<br...
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    Johnson Propeller Sizing Questions

    I have a 1997 175 HP Johnson Ocean Runner pushing a 20 foot, 2200 lb. center console. Currently, I have a 14.5 x 19 aluminum prop on it. <br /><br />With the current setup I can only it get it to about 4,600 RPM's (btw, the boat is going at about 47 miles per hour at this point).<br /><br />I...
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    Help!!! rebuilt Johnson Making Noise

    I had a 1997 175 HP johnson rebuilt last fall. It has a 14.5 x 19 aluminum prop on it, and the engine is mounted on a 2,100 pound 20' center console.<br /><br />I followed all of the break in rules. After putting 10 hours on the engine, I finally took her above 3,500 RPM's. At this speed the...
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    1997 Johnson 175 Rebuild Knocking

    I have a rebuilt 1997 Johnson 175 HP engine. I used a premix of 25 to 1 ratio for the first 10 hours and never took it above 3500 RPM's. I did do some trolling in the 2.5 MPH to 4 MPH range during the first 10 hours.<br /><br />The engine ran fine the first 10 hours. Pushing a 2,200 lb center...
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    1998 Merc Mariner Not Pissing

    I was given a 1998 15 HP Mercury Mariner. I started it up in a water filled garbage can. It started on the 2nd pull, but does not appear to pee. Should it be pissing?
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    Wiring/Electrical Problems!!!

    I have a 97 Johnson Ocean Runner that was rebuilt last fall. About 4 hours into the breakin the stator went. Before the stator went, I had several problems such as 1) the engine checkout lights not coming on properly when I put the key in and 2) the engine not starting at times.<br /><br />The...
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    Winterizing Questions

    I own a recently rebuilt 1997 Johnson 175 HP OceanRunner. Since it still has less than 10 hour on it, the gas to oil ratio is still at 25 to 1.<br /><br />Here is what i want to do to winterize it.<br /><br />First, i will stabilize the fuel system.<br /><br />Second, I will defog the engine...
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    Stator Problem

    I have a recently rebuilt 1997 175 HP Johnson Ocean Runner. It came with a 90 day warrantee. I have had several instances during which the engine would not start when the engine was warm. Most recently the engine died on me while it was running.<br /><br />I brought it back to the guy who...
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