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    Should I remove the second filter???

    I took my boat in to have some water pumped out of my fuel cell. The dealer ended up putting a second water/fuel seperator for some reason between my motor and fuel tank. Now I have a big racor with the see through bowl with drain and a smaller racor. I put 13 gallons of fuel through the filters...
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    Sounds like a sucking noise....

    Motor is an 05 150 Yamaha 4 stroke.<br />Today I put the boat on the water and ran it around to make sure my dual water/fuel seperators and such were in order. After dropping a few lines in for some trout, I noticed about 2 ounces of orange jelly stuff in the bottom of the bowl in one of the...
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    Water in fuel/Now in oil

    Hi Guys,<br />I have a 05 150 Yami 4 stroke. Some knuckle head dumped about 5 gallons of water in my fuel tank the other day. End result being two dead motors, my 150 and my T8. The VST tank was full of water on my 150. Got everything cleaned out and both motors running. I checked the dipstick...
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    Oil Filter question

    I have a 05 Yami 150. The manual states to change the oil every 50 hours. Shouldn't you change the oil filter as well? The manual is kinda vague about that and the only info I can find on the filter is every 100 hours or year. I just feel a bit dirty changing the oil and not the filter :confused:
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    05 150 Yami power shut off

    Just on my last couple of trips, I have noticed a strange power loss. When starting my motor, it will only turn over once and then nothing. My GPS, Sonar, etc. will also loose power and shut off when this happens. I let the key go back to the off position, wait a couple of seconds and then turn...
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    Too much carbon?

    I have an 05 150 Yami fourstroker. I always have some black carbon streaks at the end of the day to wipe off at the back of the motor but yesterday I had a thick black streak that was about an inch and a half wide and about a foot long. I have never had that much at the end of a trip. Is that...
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    Yami Tilt switch, sluggish?

    My tilt switch on the motor itself had been acting a bit weird lately. When I push it to the "up" position, most of the time it raises without issue. Every once in a while nothing will happen for about two seconds and then it will raise. Down seems to work every time. Any suggestions?<br />Yami...
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    Yami T8, no reverse

    I just turned my Yamaha T8 in to get the water impeller repaced. When I picked her up, I noticed the prop wouldn't spin in reverse under a load, the motor would just race. Seems to work fine in forward. Any ideas on how to fix it and what may have happened?<br /><br />Thanks
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    Strange whining noise... Yami 150

    I have a 05 150 4 stroke. I put about 70 miles on her on an ocean trip last week. At the ramp while the motor was at an idle, I heard a light whining noise from the top of the motor. I took the cowling off and removed the plastic cover to reveal the belt and pullies. The whining noise seemed to...
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    Tilt/Trim guage not working

    I have a 150 Yami 4 stroke. A couple of trips ago my faris guage stopped working on the trim. I took the sending unit off the motor and took it apart to make sure the spring wasn't stuck down and everything checked out ok. When you turn the motor off, the trim guage needle will go to the up...
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    How to clean out the salt inside your cowling?

    I have a 150 Yami 4 stroke. On my return from a halibut trip today, I noticed some salt deposit build up on the bottom of the cowling where the power head is. How do you keep that area inside clean? I am afraid to spray water on the block and wires and powerhead itself. Can you spray some...
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    4 Stroke Maintenance?

    I have owned inboards most of my boating life. This is my first outboard that I have owned for my main power plant. I have an 05 Yamaha 150. Looks like an oil/filter change every 50 hours and lower unit oil change every year. This motor is fuel injected as well. Anything else that I need to keep...
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    Yamaha 4 stroke EFI questions

    Howdy,<br />I have an 05 Yami 150 4stroke. I have read that the warm up lever really messes with the computer on these motors. What exactly happens when you mess with it?<br /><br />The other question I have is oil related. Seems I get a very small amount of oil in the bottom of the cowling...
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    New Yamaha's garden hose connector

    On my 05 150 and my 04 T8, I have garden hose connectors that allow you to hook up your hose and flush. The boat dealer told me I could hook up the garden hose to the connector and start the motor without using the "rabbit ears". I read the manual and it does not say anything about allowing you...
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    05 150 motor break in/gas mileage

    I have a 05 150 four stroke with about 20 hours on it. I am not getting very good mileage at all. I had a 04 F150 and was getting pretty good mileage out of that with about 60 hours on it. With my 04, I could run offshore Halibut and Salmon fishing, put about 70 miles on her and burn 24 gallons...
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