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    2002 225 Evinrude Ficht / DI No start- intermittent

    Help?!? I have a 2002 225 Evinrude that I love and is great. Always starts so easy until recently. Now I have a intermittent no start condition. I downloaded EMM and there are no fault codes. 625hrs on motor. Batteries strong and 1 is new. All new fuel filters and I can here fuel pump prime do...
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    1998 Johnson 90 SPL- 2 Cly's @ idle?

    J90TSLECM 1998 My 90HP Johnson is acting up. @ idle is strugles to run but does. Sounds weak and lots of shake to her. @ idle if I pull off the #1 and #3 plug wire the motor dies. @ idle if I pull of the #2 or #4 plug wire there is no change. All cyls have spark coming from the coil...
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    2000 Johnson 225 Presure relief valve

    had off. now back on and leaks! does anyone use rtv around it? Comes with no gasket. Just seal plunger and spring. help..my book does not cover this at all :(
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    Looper 225 Powerhead swap: Compatability

    Gang, Looking to swap my bad for good. Bad powerhead is a 2000 Johnson 225. Good is a 1993-94 Johnson 225. Old motor is a red plug...new one is...well new plug. Question: I am told the bolt up to the mid section is no prob but are these blocks the same? Will my 2000 electrical system bolt onto...
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    2000 225 Johnson Stator - melting?

    Greetings gang. Symptoms: My motor was charging eratically. @ idle it would rarely charge bats over 12. Underway it would do 14. Then one day 14 became 13 as I noticed it charged less and less. Also when I would 1st idle and try to throlle up it would poop out. It would re-start and go from...
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    2000 Johnson 225 parts compatibility

    HI, I have a 2000 Johnson 225 2 stroke. I am looking to aquire a parts motor. WHAT YEARS WOULD BE COMPATIBLE ??????? Thanks guys! Hermit
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    2000 225 Fuel Starved @ high RPM

    Gang, Motor: 2000 225 Johnson Ocean Runner Carbed Engine had problem with check engine light. SO I removed the anti siphon valvle from my brand new tank. Engine runs fine BUT @ WOT the engine pulses like its running out of gas. SO tday we did a few more runs. It seems to act fuel starved @...
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    2000 225 Johnson Tach-position #?

    HI, Motor is a Johnson Ocean Runner 225hp yr 2000. Tach is a Faria and on the back the little black dial has 2 positions. My coices are a #5 or a #6. Which one is the correct pole setting for the motor? Thanks Hermit
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    2000 225hp check engine light

    Well I am running a newly rigged motor and getting this alarm. My Fuel tank is new/racor new/all lines new. FYI newly referbished old boat. At the dock you prime the bulb till hard and she idles out the no wake zone with no issues. After running for a while she gets fuel starved....starts to...
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    2000 225 Johnson temp sending unit?

    Where do I get one? part #? I have a faria temp gauge that I want to hook up. The teleflex generic sending units are too large for what looks like the threads for a sending unit. I'm all ears and would like to use/hook up the gauge. Thanks
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    2000 225 Ocean Runner Oil Presure gauge

    HI, Can you hook up an oil presure gauge to this motor???? I only ask because I have a Faria 4 in 1 Gauge (oil p/gass/temp/volt) that has oil presure as a function. I was going to use the gauge to compliment the faria system check tach. The input is an electrcal post. Is this usable????? Thanks
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    1993 135hp tach dead

    Hey gang, I have the 93 135 and it has been a great motor. I just fired it up after a winters sleep and the tach is not working. When I turn the key to on it bottoms out like it should but rev the eng and nothing. I am arem with test light and meter and manual....where do you start??? ANy...
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    rigging 1994 130hp

    help. Just aquired a 1994 130 with no controls or remote oil tank. My question is what is the best way to rig??? I know yamaha makes a multi type tach gauge that I would need a harness for. I dont know what type of oil tank to start looking for either. Any help/links would be great...thanks
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    87 Johnny 50 Compresion spec?

    I Have 90 (cold) on both cyl and am still trying to get to start. What is this engine comp supposed to be?
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    87 50hp Johnson- Cant get to start!

    OK heres the deal: Motor turns over and wont start. It has good spark (blue) and the plugs are getting gas (wet) and it even farts every one in a while when trying to start. But it just wont go. This is what I have done: replaced VRO pump with new fuel pump (non VRO)-that didnt do it help it...
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