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  1. Bdt 1967

    Tilt Question

    So I got to thinking, the other day I was parked on a beach with my boat, had my engine at full up trim to keep the lower unit from hitting the ground when waves come in. We were parked there for about 4 hours. Is it bad to keep your engine at full up trim like that? It cant be good on the carbs...
  2. Bdt 1967

    Tilt Question

    So I was wondering, the other day I was parked on a beach with my boat, had my engine at full up trim to keep the lower unit from hitting the ground when waves come in. We were parked there for about 4 hours. Is it bad to keep your engine at full up trim like that? It cant be good on the carbs...
  3. Bdt 1967

    175 Sport Jet Help Wires

    I need to know what coil these wires go to, I have a solid green, green with white stripe, green with red stripe. These were disconnected when the power pack was replaced and I am not sure they were put back properly.
  4. Bdt 1967

    98 SportJet 175 Won't Start

    My 98 sportjet was running great. It would start right up, idle like a dream, and then run on out to 5k no problem. One day I decided that i wanted to check to make sure it was firing on all cylinders, and check plugs. One at a time i removed spark plug wires to listen for rpm changes then put...
  5. Bdt 1967

    98 175hp Sport Jet no power

    I have a 98 Merc Sport Jet 175 horse, the boat starts right up, then idles like a dream, but when I open her up, she only has about 40% power, I replaced the switch box. Any suggestions?
  6. Bdt 1967

    Debt of Gratitude

    Took my boat to the lake this weekend, and for the first time in a year it ran like a million bucks! I would like to say thanks to all the fellas the helped get my 140 horse rude running the way it is now, I love it and am completely satisfied with it. I am sure that this perfect running engine...
  7. Bdt 1967

    77 Evinrude 140 HP Low Idle

    My Evinrude will not idle correctly upon start up or after sitting for a while, the engine will try to die every time that I attempt to put it in gear, after i run the engine for about 5 min at anything over 2000 rpm it runs great, I can go from neutral to forward and neutral to reverse, but...
  8. Bdt 1967

    77 evinrude 140 ball wont get hard

    I have replaced the bulb and all lines after the bulb, I also replaced the connection from the bulb line to the boat hull, I don't understand why its not getting firm I can feel the fuel running into the bulb and out.
  9. Bdt 1967

    77 Evinrude 140 HP SparkPlugs

    I want to replace my spark plugs I think I need a UL77V or a L16V Surface Gap, can anybody confirm this, and is champion the best?
  10. Bdt 1967

    77 evinrude 140 not running right.

    I have a 1977 Evinrude 140 horse outboard. The engine starts right up and runs strong, but it will not idle right. I can start it up and as soon as i put it in gear it tries to die. (especially reverse) once in gear it will idle all day long around 800 rpm. But when I put it in neutral it sounds...
  11. Bdt 1967

    Thinking of trading my boat.

    I have a 1989 Maxum 20 ft ski boat with a 3.0L Mercruiser. Its a decent boat but it has been abused most of its life and is starting to show its age real bad. I like the boat but the thing is just to big and bulky, its not nimble, and some times has a hard time pulling people out of the water. I...
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