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  1. andrew j cox

    1985 Suzi DT85 Problem Child

    ive been working on the 85 DT85 for a while on and off for the want of a better word its a great big pile of steaming dog crap lol its actually a reasonable donk just giving me grief, not knowing much about Suzis were sliwly becoming friends, i just did the water pump on it today, fired it up...
  2. andrew j cox

    1968 Johnson 20 hp Sea Horse

    Hi guys, i was given an old johnson 20 hp 68 vintage, hoping i can find someone in oz that might have a wreck or know of one, its missing the mixture knob and bellcrank, on the cover where the pull cord comes through is a metal plate this has worn right through to the top fibreglass , the big...
  3. andrew j cox

    1982 DT85 Suzi Water Issues

    had a boat come in DT85 not pumping water, he bought the spare engine he had with boat, previous owner had fitted the spare motors gearbox to this boat, this fella was really clever not, dumb **** if ever there was one, can someone tell me where the pisser outlet is? I put the hose on it fired...
  4. andrew j cox

    A Curly One Yam 25

    So I gets another yam in for a look see, says it will start on the muffs and run no probs, stick boat in water you can pull till your arm falls off it won’t kick, excluding silly electrical issues, it’s gonna be compression related likely? Poor old muggins here has to do battle with another 4...
  5. andrew j cox

    Suzuki DT65

    For every 6 Yammys I get the odd one that’s not, now a DT65 Suzi old girl early 80 s, another brand I’ve never toyed with, in for impeller and check over after 4 years stored, any problems with these?
  6. andrew j cox

    Ring Time

    So the F50 Yamster Ive been working on failed it’s comp test after head gasket, at least she’s not blowing comp into the water passages she’s holding 70 psi on 2,3 The others 1,4 are holding 125 psi, So I’m assuming she’s sucked the rings in when she was running hot, means now I have split the...
  7. andrew j cox

    Yammy timing

    hey Guys, I just did the head on a yammy 50 4 stroke it’s an 02 f50, with the timing and I don’t want to yank the flywheel off I have set the top pulley up with arrow on block, both rockers on number one are slack, the flywheel side the timing marker is sitting on T I assume TDC, there are...
  8. andrew j cox

    Yammy 4 stroke 50 F50 02 model Timing

    hey Guys, I just did the head on a yammy 50 4 stroke it’s an 02 f50, with the timing and I don’t want to yank the flywheel off I have set the top pulley up with arrow on block, both rockers on number one are slack, the flywheel side the timing marker is sitting on T I assume TDC, there are...
  9. andrew j cox

    Spark Plug Issue

    Bit of a sniff around the auto shops today I couldn’t lay my hands on a set of plugs for it the handbook says BPR6EA9, I can get an NGK Marine which is a BPR7 something, how critical is it to use the right plug? It’s only a difference in heat range BPR5,6,7 etc it currently has BPR5EA plugs in...
  10. andrew j cox

    Advice Guys

    How does one shift the bottom pin on a chrysler trim unit that is well n truly siezed in place, my trim unit is siezed I need to over haul it but can’t remove the pin, I want to kit the shock n ram while it’s apart, obviously dissimilar corrosion and maybe a lack of preventative greasing. My...
  11. andrew j cox

    Need Advice Troops

    Would a 02 yammy 50 4 stroke have a guardian or limp mode type system? I’m brain storming why this motor has no top end power my diagnosis thus far 2 wet combustion chambers probably means plugs are buggered Many blocked water passages including the main feed between block n head I found a...
  12. andrew j cox

    I shouldn’t ask this but !

    anyone ever reused a head gasket? The gasket from my 115 is in good nick not having a replacement on headif I bomb the hell out of it with copper spray or hylomar dare I reuse it? Add a few extra pounds onto the bolts, good bad or indifferent?
  13. andrew j cox

    What’s the general views on Yams as a motor

    I ask as I generally steer away from jap motors to work on unless there the old Jap made Mariners of the 70 s- , I had a this 4 banger 4 stroke 50 yammy roll in suspected head gasket which it was, then bang four 25 yammys in a row come in 2 are hard starters, 2 been run hot potentially need...
  14. andrew j cox

    02 Yammy 50 hp 4 stroker no power under throttle

    got a 50 Yammy 4 stroke 02 , suffering badly with power loss, just won’t perform under throttle, likely places to look before I yank the head off it was rumored to have low compression in two cyl, likely it is a head gasket, 8m throwing this one to the experts
  15. andrew j cox

    Need help from Jerry the master chrysler prob mate

    jerry, my 115, previous owner removed thermostat! I removed the bypass cover spring was broken and the poppet well n truly jammed, I drilled a hole in the lower tray so I could drill the nylon poppet out, so I decided to flush her out using the garden hose through the thermostat opening, I turn...
  16. andrew j cox

    Chrysler Charger 115 Water Circ Issue

    Ive been ferreting away on my 115 Im playing with the cooling system, it had no thermostat and the poppet valve was corroded stuck, I drilled the valve out, when I put the hose to the thermostat should I get water out the bypass hole? Only getting a trickle out the mid section outlet, I really...
  17. andrew j cox

    Force to Chrysler Swap

    I have a Force 150 powerhead on the way, I’m keen to know if the 150 will directly bolt onto a Chrysler 4 cyl leg and the exaust tube, and is the one piece Force gearbox compatible too
  18. andrew j cox

    My Views On Safety

    As a mad keen aussie angler who like to angle way out in the briney deep (20koff shore on the cont shelf and canyons beyond) and using a not so young Outboard of 29 years of age a dramatic or catastrophic failure is very very high on my wish to not happen list but if it did say for example throw...
  19. andrew j cox

    OMC 70s Parts Needed

    Im after a long shaft KF key switch, 2 old choke switches with rubber boots
  20. andrew j cox

    After Some Old In-line Bits

    I am chasing a merc key switch choke switch for a blueband 6 cyl, also a couple of on off switches for the Mercs with no electric start, 60-70s stuff.
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