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    Can I use any 2 stroke oil?

    Sometimes I pick up a Junk V-4 2 stroke motor along with the VRO tank.-----I use that TCW oil in my Lawnboy mower at 20:1 and no issues.
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    1970 evinrude 115 - cdi pulse pack shortens out starter?

    You need to install a new impeller now.-----Or test the overheat warning.-----If the control has a light for overheat I strongly suggest changing to or adding a buzzer.
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    Chap Quality Control is gone

    Agreed----It has always been that way.----If your product leaves the factory as fast as you can build it , you do not have to change / improve anything.----When sales slow down you make changes.----In Detroit it used to be a bigger engine and a longer vehicle.
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    Chap Quality Control is gone

    Yes , it was the Michelin brand that was investigated where I worked.------I just bought a used vehicle that was advertised as having new tires.-----Looked at it and instead of some obscure tire , it had Michelins on it.----Bonus I thought.
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    115 Johnson v4 2000 trouble staying started oil/gas leak from exhaust

    Agreed run with 50:1 mix and with top quality oil.----Lubrication on 2 strokes is NOT well understood , in my opinion.
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    Gas line fitting

    Use the correct factory fitting.------Some of this stuff made by the ----" hooflungdung "-----company is just awful.
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    Chap Quality Control is gone

    Worked at a tire factory many , many years ago.-----Tires were assembled by " piece work " labour.-----Company was investigating building radial tires.-----Bought tires at random from the competitor ( I worked in quality control ) and cut them apart and X-rayed them.-----The company I worked for...
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    Can I use any 2 stroke oil?

    ???---No the oil does not get into the cooling system.----Once a motor starts to get a little warmer.-----Like your beer glass and condensation.-----The oil disappears ( flashpoint ) and does not stick around the same.----Then the engine friction builds up and it gets worse.-----Some folks say...
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    Old Mercury Leaking 2-Cycle Oil

    Replace the oil recirculation line from bottom of the block to the upper bearing.
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    Can I use any 2 stroke oil?

    Well 2 stroke lubrication is not well understood.----Remember that the gasoline vaporizes to be burned and produce POWER.-----The oil ( or much of it ) has to condense and coat the internal parts.---Sort of like the water droplets on a cold glass of beer.---So if the internal engine parts are...
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    Just bought new boat, trouble first time out. Please help.

    ???----When an outboard like that stops running all the water ( vinegar mix ) will drain out !
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    1996 Johnson 50. Not starting, backfiring only. Primer issue

    Operating the wee electric primer valve should not change the way the big starter operates.------So I would look at all the wiring.----On the ignition switch.----Inside the control box.----Inside the wiring harness .---Around the motor.----Something is WRONG there.
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    Milky fluid

    Blown head gasket.-----Or one of the 3 gaskets on the exhaust manifold covers is leaking.
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    F50 loud clunk

    Well----Check the gear oil for bits of metal.-------Here I would not hesitate to take lower unit apart.-----There may be other opinions.
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    8HP 2 stroke no start - Low compression

    See post #3----But remember you posted that you have 80 PSI compression.----Motor should bark and roar with 80 PSI in cylinders !!
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    200 Yamaha 2 stroke head question

    An aluminum plate / piece 1/16" thick to cover that surface.----Put it in place with JB weld.-----Or look into a product called ---lumiweld----An aluminum brazing rod.----Used that stuff myself to do aluminum repair.
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    200 Yamaha 2 stroke head question

    I think it is another example of poor quality material used in some motors,----Does the hole allow water to exit the block.----Have seen more than 1 example of corrosion like that on that brand of motor !!
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    8HP 2 stroke no start - Low compression

    It should bark and roar like a raging lion.-----So based on 50+ years of experience I say that spark is weak or non existent.----Or at the wrong time.----Easy to figure out in my opinion.
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    8HP 2 stroke no start - Low compression

    Put 6 and 1/2 drops of fuel into each sparkplug hole.---Install plugs.----Pull cord 10 times and report what motor does.
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    8HP 2 stroke no start - Low compression

    Just proof that motors need a new impeller every 5 years or so.-----But check the flywheel key.----A sheared key puts timing way out.----Not a big deal to take the head off for inspection.----The head will be warped and needs refinishing.-----Glass and emery paper does that repair.
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