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    What leak down tester to buy?

    Looking to buy a leak down tester. What brand do you recommend?
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    Testing an OMC power pack...

    How can you test an OMC power pack? Part number 582452 off a two cylinder 40hp.
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    130hp Yamaha 2-stroke rusty cylinder

    I picked up a 1993 130hp Yamaha 2-stroke. The compression numbers are pretty good, 125-130lbs in each hole. Starts and idles nice but will kill sometimes just before planning off. Got a leak down done and the #4 cylinder was at 21%. So I pulled the head and the #4 hole has a rust spot on the top...
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    1999 25hp Yamaha 2-stroke coughs and dies?

    My neighbor has a 1999 25hp 2-stroke, 2 cylinder twin carb Yamaha on a pontoon. It starts easy runs smooth till you bring it all the way down to low idle. It will run without dying for 2 or 3 minutes then cough once and kill. I pulled the carbs and cleaned out some black tar looking stuff from...
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    1984 Johnson 40hp...won't go fast

    Got a 1984 Johnson 40hp tiller model E40TELCR, don't know why it has an "E" instead of a "J", but it is a Johnson. This is the two cylinder two carb model. She starts quick and easy. Idles ok...not as smooth as it should, has great compression 145# top 140# bottom, but when you give 'er gas she...
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    MW Super Prop...remember these???

    anyone remember the old blue stainless steel michigan wheel super props? what was the good/bad about them?
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    Need help identifing Cabelas prop

    anyone know the pitch for a Cabelas stainless steel prop part# C321419?
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    Yamaha rev limiter???

    does anyone know if a 1996 130hp Yamaha has a rev limiter? and if it does what rpm is it topped out at? thanks.
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    testing a 1987 evinrude tilt-n-trim...

    got a tilt-n-trim unit off a 1987 70hp Evinrude. I would like to test it before installing it on a motor. it is a 2 wire unit (1 blue, 1 green) how can I test it to a battery?
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    Need tiny tach help...

    Got a tiny tach to use on my 1969 25hp johnson. It works but the readings are all over the place. At idle it jumps from 620 to 1130 rpms but the motor stays idling at a constant speed. Anyone use these tachs and know any "tricks" to get them to read more stable?
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    Columbian Thrust prop identification

    Trying to find out the size and application for a Columbian thrust-o-matic prop model L-4A. diameter and pitch. anyone know these props??? thanks, Don
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    1987 Yamaha 130hp verses 1995 Yamaha 130hp

    Anyone know what upgrades or differences there maybe between an '87 and a '95 130hp Yamaha? Looking to buy one or the other...thanks guys.
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    Which Tiny Tach ????

    I own a 1969 25hp Johnson and a 1990 15hp Johnson. I want to buy a Tiny Tach but I see that there are 7 different Tiny Tach models. Which model works best for outboards? both with points and cdi? Thanx, Don
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    Tach for a 1969 25hp Johnson non- electric start...

    what kind of tach do I need that will work on a 1969 25hp Johnson tiller?, model no. 25R69D. looking to test some props and want to see the rpms she hits.
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    1969 25hp Johnson...which spark plug???

    I looked up a plug for my 1969 25hp Johnson on the Champion Spark plug website. It shows that I should be using J8C. Crowley Marine shows J4C. Anyone know which one works best ????
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    1969 25hp Johnson electric start parts???

    just picked up a 1969 25hp Johnson 25R69D with electric start, but its missing the start button an battery cables. went on Crowley Marine to look up parts but it doesn't show any model diagrams with electric start...anyone know where to find the parts and numbers?
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    Never seen this before...1990 40hp Merc...oil in fuel line?

    Helped a stranded boated get his motored started. A 1990 40hp Merc with oil injection. He ended up having water in his gas tank and carbs. While flushing out his fuel system, we found his fuel line from the tank to the motor had an oil/gas/water mix. No oil in his tank. What would cause the...
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    keep blowning fuses...

    got a 1995 Nitro bass boat with the custom fitted trailer the came with it. I've had no issues with it since I got it then last weekend when leaving the landing the first time it hit the brakes I lost all my running lights. After some checking and testing I found a blown fuse in my ford f-150...
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    1995 Nissan 18hp flooding fuel...

    Gota 1995 Nissan 18hp on a pontoon. Model NS18C2. When the motor is cold you can turn the key, without choking it, and she will fire right up. But she will puke out a puddle of gas out of the exhaust into lake. the motor runs, but I can't figure out why she does this. It has a manual and...
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    what is the difference between ProV and non...

    Looking at getting a Yamaha and see there are ProV models. What are the differences between a regular model and a ProV?
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