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    Engine shut down with strange symptoms..

    93 Yamaha's, 200 Hp Took my boat on a sea trial today with a prospective buyer...we had a compression check done on the engines before going out with readings posted below... Starboard engine had the following systems before failure... 1. engine bogged slightly at higher RPM's but seemed to...
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    Multi Guage is hard to read...

    Good Morning, My primary Multi-Guage that measures speed and gas is hard to read. The image is liquid I'm guessing and when the guage gets hot from the sun radiating on it, it hard to see its readings. In the a.m. when its cooler outside, you can read the guage, but as the day heats up, image...
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    How many hours on my engines???

    I was trying to detemin how many hours on my 93 L200Hp TXRR's. My multi-guage has two buttons, a set and a menu. When you push the menu, one engine shows 114hrs and the other guage shows 115hrs on the other engine respectively. How can I tell if these numbers are true? I bought the boat 2 yrs...
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    Oil and Hydraulic fluid questions....

    I'll try to keep the questions simple.... 1. Can power steering fluid be used in the hydraulics steering or do I need a hydraulic fluid...also, what brand. 2. Could my trim motor be running low on fluid. It is sluggish going up and down. How do I add fluid? 3. How difficult is it to change...
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    Pesky PWC, Learn water ettiquette!

    Went fishing yesterday knowing that there would be alot of yahoosss out on the busy labor day weekend. Decided to of the beat a path from my normal spots knowing that they would be all fished out and of course, I would not want to devulge on the areas I fish. Just after setting anchor, (2)...
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    DAMN those pesky PWC on the water!

    Went fishing yesterday knowing that there would be alot of yahoosss out on the busy labor day weekend. Decided to of the beat a path from my normal spots knowing that they would be all fished out and of course, I would not want to devulge on the areas I fish. Just after setting anchor, (2)...
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    Ginding sound while backing....

    I have had much help from this forum so here is a new concern that I could use more assistance with... 95' twin 200hp yami's When backing today, one of the engines made a grinding sound and stalled. I restarted and backed again with the same grinding with very little to no backward movement...
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    Wet Slip Woes!!!

    I've been storing my 28' Mako in a Hi & Dry Marina for several years. All boat owners received a letter this weekend that the Marina is closing and everyone willl need to find new homes for their boats. Marina is also closing wet slips and asking those owners to move also. I've been looking for...
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    Battery turn offs switches....

    This may seem like a small problem but I've heard that its common in Hi &Dry storage marinas. When I bring my boat in from a long day of fishing, the marina is responsible for pulling the boat out, flushing the engines and turning the batteries off. Some days when I go back out on the water, I...
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    93' 200 hp Yami

    Engines running very well. Noticed today that just behind the steering hydraulics, there is a bar/shaft that appears to have a large amoung of rust. Also, there are 2 bolts holding this shaft in place that have alot of rusttoo. Why is this rusting so bad and is there anything I need to be...
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    Trim/Tilt no response

    Took out my 93 200hp Yami to give it a second run after removing heads and to check that the overheating problem was solved and wouldn't a now it.....something else. Engine did run good but the trim was un-responsive. I could not even hear the relay click on anything. Completely unresponsive...
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    It's runs GREAT!

    Thanks to the forum, I have repaired another problem on my own! It is satisfying to be able to do on my own... In past post's, I had an overheating issue that was presen only at higher RPM's (4,000 +). After trouble shooting and replacing a few easy parts, it became obviuos that the head needed...
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    Removing old gasket 93' 200Hp Yami

    After removing the heads the surface of the block is rough. Any suggestions on cleaning and removing old gasket material?
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    Broken Cylinder Head bolts

    I just did a search for broken C-head bolts and all I can say is....Oh my fricken head hurts. 2-bolts broke while removing the cylinder heads and it appears I'm going to have a job removing them. The head are showing blockage at the smaller water holes near the center of each head. Whats the...
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    93 yamaha alarm sounding

    My port engine is sounding the alarm and the temp. light is blinking. Engine drops RPM as expected when this happens. Not sure what is causing problem. The engine does not appear to be hot and does not happen everytime I take boat out. Also, after turning key off and waiting just a few minute...
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