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i think the brand name is torqueedo. they claim it can muster 6hp and runs for 3 hours on a charge. sounds like it would be good for a sm fishing boat...anyone have one?
hi all, I have an old clinton i have taken apart to restore does anybody have the specks and or part numbers for me? all i have is........clinton mfg. model#j-9 ser#74785 type#15-14-9-6-0-7 . there seems to be slop in the wrist pin area so i think i will need the piston to wall...
can the ignition system be checked with a multimeter on this motor? i have a very strange problem with it . it starts first pull and runs great till warmed up then drops a cyl. the droped cyl will come back to life at wot some times but dies out at anything less untill cooled off. i think...
hi people,just got a brand mew maxim boat and after one season the motor is making valve noise. i have also found a pile of nuts and bolts in its bilge area along with loose hose clamps and clips, is this common for maxium/bayliners and or mercurisers? ps trading boat in for a 2...
Hi guys. i just baught a new 17ft maxum I/o and have had nothing but troble with it, so i am sending it back where it came from. the boat i am thinking of replacing it with is a sugar sand tango gt . the ss gt comes with 3 motor options... a merceury v-6 210hp,240hp or an optimax250hp. i have...
hi all ,just baught a new 18f maxim with a 3.0 mercruiser. the motor has that new e-z start carb. the motor runs rough at idle and makes a loud hisss noise at idle(sounds like an air compressor hose) and the thing just started making valve train noise :mad:This is my first I/O so i am not sure...
hi i hav just gotton a motor with one of thoes fins on it. the thing realy keeps the bow down but i seem to use much more gas. has their ever been any tests on thease things? are they good,bad,or a joke?
hi. i have cleaned and cleand the carb on my '94 9.9hp jhonson and i can see a good spray of gas at wot but it still lacks about 500 rpm unless i tap the primer button about once every 5 seconds. the motor runs awsome except for this and a very slight ping noise at mid throttle. once in a great...
should the butterfly valve be fully open(horisontal) when the throttle lever is at wot on a 1994 9.9hp jhonson? i am having a problum with this motor not reaching maxium rpms without tapping the primer button. i noticed that the valve is only about 75% open at wot. can someone tell me the...
I've been working on a 1994 9.9 hp Johnson with electric start. motor has sat for a few years - finally got it running by cleaning carb. and putting new spark plugs. it runs good and has good compression - holds an idle and even planes my 15 ft. boat off. the problem i am having is that after...
