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  1. Sea Rider

    I'm advised to change Tohatsu MFS9.9El's prop...

    The main use of a kicker motor is to return you, your family to terra firme in case the main motor failed. At an emergency it's much better to run a under powered motor at full throttle. If propped right to run towards max wot rpm range the better, will push the combo on its way back more...
  2. Sea Rider

    16 foot Doubleeagle with 60hp Merc and EL9.9 Tohatsu

    Was the current motor factory delivered with an installed prop ? if so should be a 10 pitch prop which it's a medium pitched prop not suited for all applications specially large and heavy ones. With new installed motors and after the ten hour break in period ends must install a less pitch prop...
  3. Sea Rider

    White Smoke😑

    Adding more fuel into the fire : A year ago the crankcase was removed from pan and partially stripped open, check the highly salted exhaust upper and lower covers and the lower crankcase awful salted condition, now with a ton more salt contents, pics speaks for themselves.... Now imagine...
  4. Sea Rider

    Who has installed Helicoils ?

    The idea is to DIY work with the right tools, the guy who has been installing Helicoils for decades passed away. The stripped thread has been already drilled and the tapping is pending, don't want to drill further down with a pointy drill because will be drilling the water passage located at the...
  5. Sea Rider

    Who has installed Helicoils ?

    Have a Blind threaded orifice as shown. It's 16 mm deep, have 15 mm length Helicoils to sort that out nicely. when installed and tested on a hard wooden block, once the Helicoil's thread was nicely coiled into the wooden threads the Helicoil has extended 5 mm more to 19 mm and covered the...
  6. Sea Rider

    16 foot Doubleeagle with 60hp Merc and EL9.9 Tohatsu

    If the transom holds well both 334 Lbs motors not an issue For max motor performance for kicker use need to prop right that motor to run towards its max 6100K wot rpm range as loaded with less pitch props from factory delivered if happens to count with one installed. For that need to install an...
  7. Sea Rider

    White Smoke😑

    That's a 36 year oldie 2 stroke motor, if wanting to run as when out of the box will need to remove the crankcase Off pan and replace the exhaust eover, cylinder gead, thermostat and bottom pan's gaskets for new ones, proper time to manually scrape clean all water passages, decarbonize the...
  8. Sea Rider

    Prop hight

    Which motor's HP and model ? Happy Boating
  9. Sea Rider

    Who has installed Helicoils ?

    On stripped crankcase's cylinder head threads, want to ask a tech question regarding installation... Happy Boatinhg
  10. Sea Rider

    Merc's 150 HP 2 Stroke EFI Motor.-

    Not using the Merc's web page to check that out, it's other distributor's web page that sells Merc's OEM parts. The motor has been clearly identified as being a 2 stroke, 6 cylinder 150 XL EFI motor with apparent 2011 year fabrication, that's were got all those previously quoted spare parts...
  11. Sea Rider

    Merc's 150 HP 2 Stroke EFI Motor.-

    Yep but current serial number : 1B-882825 matches the IB-227000 and UP serial number models spare parts... Happy Boating
  12. Sea Rider

    Merc's 150 HP 2 Stroke EFI Motor.-

    Searched by serial number with previous 1B code showed the following models : 150HP EFI 0T801000 THRU 1B226999 or 150HP EFI 1B227000 & Up so current 1B882825 matches better the latter, right ? The current installed fuel/water filter part 35-18458-4 with 4 ending corresponds to a black Merc...
  13. Sea Rider

    Merc's 150 HP 2 Stroke EFI Motor.-

    It's an external screw on canister fuel filter system. Question if plan unscrewing it from the canister and being a pressurized fuel system assume you must press the presumable pressure relief valve located as shown and place a small container, rag whatever to collect the pressurized squirted...
  14. Sea Rider

    Merc's 150 HP 2 Stroke EFI Motor.-

    Hey FB, you make me laugh, it seems that we will always have disagreements and technological confrontations between the parties, try to be positive sometimes... OEM Merc Parts : Fuel Filter Kit : $ 22.36 -VST Gasket : $ 15.07- 6 NGK Spark Plugs : $ $ 84.00 2 Thermostats : $ 34.72 - 2 Thermo...
  15. Sea Rider

    Merc's 150 HP 2 Stroke EFI Motor.-

    Yep, does have one, when the VST is opened will check all the internal components. This VST has not been serviced for years, proper time to do so. Happy Boating
  16. Sea Rider

    Fouling spark plugs

    LOL, pic is for refference only to show the fouled tips, impossible to install that way... Happy Boating
  17. Sea Rider

    Merc's 150 HP 2 Stroke EFI Motor.-

    Nope, It's actually a boating mate in plain agreement to spend $ 150.00 in new parts. Need to start from something, will see after changing those parts if the issue was canceled or continues, fingers crossed... Happy Boating
  18. Sea Rider

    2006Mecruy 40 EFI 4 stroke 3 cylinder. The engine reduced speed at full throttle, which is related to the fuel system,very strange symptom!

    If running out of fuel for 3 times in a row gave those problems, don't go that way for a forth time, should be boating with sufficient fuel for that bad experience not to happen again. Happy Boating
  19. Sea Rider

    First Tohatsu motor 9.9HP

    Let's hope there isn't any other electrical component associated with issues too to be in the water soon..... Happy Boating
  20. Sea Rider

    I swear...

    1050 Hour Restoration.- Used to sell my fully restored 18 HP motors when they hit 1000 clocked hours of use, due to Pandemia these motors are no longer locally available, the international shipping rates have rocketed to out of this world amounts which will exponentially increase the local...
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