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    Help Getting Boat on EZLoader Trailer

    Also, I have a related question. While I was trying to motor the boat forward and backward to better align it onto the bunks, the engine kept lifting out of the water and slamming back down. At first, I thought I had the trim/tilt too high, but I checked, and it seemed about right. However...
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    Help Getting Boat on EZLoader Trailer

    Are you saying that after winching up, you back the boat back into the water a foot or so, and then winch up again? If so, do you use the motor to edge back up, or just the winch (assuming it could pull the boat up tighter)?
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    Help Getting Boat on EZLoader Trailer

    I usually don’t have trouble driving my boat up onto the trailer. I leave the forward bunks about 10 inches out of the water, and that seems to do the trick. However, sometimes I am a complete disaster. Today, for instance, I had the trailer too deep in the water, and I actually ended up...
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    OK will do. Thx all—
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Can you tell me why soldering is not recommended with boat vibration please? Just intuitively, that would seem to make it even more important to solder connections together.
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Instead of using these supplied bullet wire fastening components for the primer solenoid wires, wouldn't it make sense that I just use either: 1) a quality insulated crimp-type bullet connector, or 2) a soldered connection with heat shrink?
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Can I clean out the carbs with carburetor cleaner by spraying into the drain plug after draining excess fuel and oil? Or must I really disassemble those carbs to perform any kind of cleaning? Also, I realize things will be obvious if I disassemble a carburetor, but I'm confused about that high...
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Is that jet located right ahead of the plug—in the same channel? When my float bowls are drained, must that jet be moved or otherwise addressed? My manual says to never push a rod into any of the carb channels or galleys. Is that to avoid damaging jets or needles?
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    The wire on my primer solenoid apparently connects using this kind of electrical connector. Can someone please explain how that thing works? My guess is that the two “fins” at each end are used to secure or hold the piece, and are then are discarded after the wire is soldered into the bullet.
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Guys, what is part Number #15 (see below)? High speed orifice? I need to replace a marred up screw plug (#6), but have no idea what that orifice thing is:
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Okay. I've got lots of info to go on from here. I'll head back up to the lake and play a bit with the key and solenoid. But I think you're right about my solenoid not being the issue--because I manually bypassed the fuel manifold by using the red lever, and it still wouldn't start. I'm going to...
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    I'm wondering about my key switch, as well. Since I'm not in the water, I'm hoping I won't need to crank the engine to test the primer valve. Will the valve click when the key is pushed in without turning the key?
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Yes, thanks, I meant to bypass the carbs and allow direct fuel. And I'll replace the bulb. But I'm still unclear on the primer valve solenoid. On the Youtube I watched, I note that the narrator says you can bypass the carbs by opening the red lever, then starting the engine, then turning the...
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    I'll try draining again, but should I poke a fine rod into the drain holes? I'm puzzled why the top 4 had no drainage, but the bottom 2 had quite a bit. I'm wondering if the drain holes get plugged up somehow. fyi; my boat is 100 miles away; I need to drive all the way back just to check all this--
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Well, I read the comments above, and here are my questions: a) if I drained the carbs, and 2 had an ounce or two drain out, but the other 4 showed hardly anything draining, would you suspect the drain holes on the other four were plugged up? b) does it take two people to check spark at all six...
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    I do push in the key when cold starting. The spring seems a little weak, but works. All I know about the key and electric priming is to push in the key while turning the key. I'm assuming that's an electric choke. My procedure is: a) pump up primer bulb; b) push in and turn key. If no start...
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Guys, help! My engine starts, runs about 4 seconds and quits. Yesterday at the lake I just had to give up and drive home. Because the boat had been sitting for months, I did use gas conditioner, and I also first drained the carbs through the drain plugs. Curiously, my fuel bulb from the tank to...
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    1996 Evinrude 200 HP Vindicator--Won't Start, Same Old Same Old

    It's been a topic on this Forum for quite some time. 1995-1996 Evinrude and Johnson engines, or about those years, with VRO fuel pumps are terrible to start after they've been sitting. I've read the posts, and mine is identical--huge clouds of smoke when it finally starts, but this time it won't...
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    Ground Wire on EzLoader Trailer--Mystery

    I was going to remove the actuator, but I’d need to disconnect the hydraulic line and make a big mess. And the threading of that line is tricky. Do I need to?
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