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    2005 40tlrd 4stroke yamaha charging system

    I have been away for a bit with the new motor i have been spending more time fishing and less tiime in the back yard trying to fix a problem :) <br /><br />my new motor has a 15 amp charging system and i was wondering if it would handle two battery's?<br /><br />it would be a trolling battery...
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    Lowrance 337c gps/fishfinder combo DF

    Lastweekend while out on my boat my gps was working fine. <br /><br />today when i get to the dock and i power up the unit it turns on and everything looks good except after about a minute a popup appears saying that the" GPS module is not responding ".<br /><br />does anyone know what this...
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    trim tabs

    has anyone had any experiences with the self adjusting trim tabs?<br /><br />Will they hurt me if i was on a shallow flat. RE: get me stuck<br /><br />the problem i have is that my engine sits a little to low in the water and i am getting a fan spray for the forward and upper cav. plate<br /><br...
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    trim tabs

    has anyone had any experiences with the self adjusting trim tabs?<br /><br />Will they hurt me if i was on a shallow flat. RE: get me stuck<br /><br />the problem i have is that my engine sits a little to low in the water and i am getting a fan spray for the forward and upper cav. plate<br /><br...
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    multi-function digital tachometer

    i am not sure about the wires for the tach. i have the square plug harness hooked up. but the other 8 ft. harness i am not sure what to plug where. i know to match the colors but there is a blue what is that for? and there is a yellow with an inline fuse i dont know which wire that 1 plugs into...
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    a persons opinion about 4stroke motors

    "I have a Mariner/Merc (yamaha block)50hp 4S bought new in 1996. Has carbs, runs fine and sips fuel. I like the fuel burn but don't like changing oil & filter, adjusting valves, worrying about a timing belt, heavy weight and all the extra parts in the valve train that tend to corrode. There is a...
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    Rodbolt

    well i found out what was making my 40 hp yammi. sneez.<br />after days and days of poking and proding asking differnt mechanics. and parts counter guys.<br />it turns out that on the yamaha 40 hp the oil seal is not pressed onto the crank.<br /><br />the oil seal is in the bracket that carry's...
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    Reed valve's

    ok while running an engine on muff's.and it happens to get over reved which I am probrobly guilty of. and floated a reed and thus not letting<br /> the reed close properly.<br />with the reed not closing properly this would allow fuel back through the intake at the wrong time causing a backfire...
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    The Sneez exposed

    I found the sneeze. it is coming from under the flywheel. :mad: <br />Now the question is do i have to remove the power head to replace the oil seal or am i able to replace it without removing the power head? :confused: <br /><br />there are puffs of smoke coming from under the flywheel.<br...
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    The Sneeze

    Well i finally borrowed some good spark testor's and the cylinder that i thought was droping spark at WOT is not. ;) <br /><br />So do i know go back into the carb's? :mad: <br />And also i think my #1 cylinder is sneezing what does this meen? :confused:
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    OHM readings

    ok i have ohm tested secondary coils,pulsar's,and i think the wires for the pulsar's coming out of the CDI<br />All test's were performed with motor and ignition off.<br /><br />Pulsar's<br />W/G = 200.9<br />W/R = 205.9<br />W/B = 204.2<br /><br />spark plug cap's / coil's<br />#1 = 3.453<br...
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    How many PSI ?

    After soaking a carb how many psi should be blown through it to final clean it? 40 hp carb's :eek:
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    removing lower unit on 40 hp yammie

    i am trying to change my impeller. 2 hours ago i removed a lower unit off of a 130 yami but now i get home to take mine off and it on comes down about an 1 1/2 and stops. <br /><br />Am i missing something? :confused:
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    130 hp yamaha high speed overheating

    I have a friend with this motor and he recently replaced his thermostats,impeller etc.<br /> <br />last weekend we took the boat out and after running for between 5 to 10 minutes at 5500 rpm <br />the overheat buzzer would start up. <br /><br />running between 3500 to 4500 the problem would not...
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    1991 40 hp yamaha #3 cylinder

    Hello everyone <br />I recently bought this motor and after rigging it up on my boat and running it i started checking the plugs and noticed that the #3 plug was very clean. After reading some of the other threads I learned about the water in the cylinder problems. Well i put new plugs in and...
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