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    2014 Yamaha 50hp knocking

    After running for an hour or so (various speeds), my 50 Yam will choke bringing it up onto plane from idle speed... as if running out of fuel.. pump the bulb and it comes back up but will miss a few times once up on plane... 3300 rpms. Bring it back to idle and it’s knocking. Knock seems to be...
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    2015 Yamaha 50 hp 4 stroke shift linkage frozen

    This, to me, is a fairly new motor (50 hours) that is garage kept and carefully maintained. I rinse and flush after each run, keep up maintenance, extended warranty, etc. today while trying to launch, shifter would not move into fwd or rev... disconnected shift cable and cable moving fine...
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    2016 Yamaha 4hp/4 stroke carb and fuel issue

    Little less than a year ago, I purchased this new Yam 4/4 and used it to upgrade from 6 year old 2.5 Suzuki 4 stroke. I often switch back and forth using both of them on a Solo Skiff. I always flush after use and turn gas valve into off position to allow gas in carb to burn out so no gas left...
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    finicky 2000 50 hp 4 stroke?

    I have done all I know to do - rebuilt carbs, constant trips to the shop for carb sync.... thing runs great for awhile, then goes wacky. rough idle, stalls, coughs and hiccups.... leave the repair shop and it's humming like sewing machine - a few trips later - right back to being sick. Dealer...
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