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    Sport Jet 175 - issue with stop circuit

    Getting no spark with the black/yellow connected. If I disconnect the black/yellow, the engine starts fine. Where do I begin to troubleshoot this?
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    Sportjet 175 compression test question

    Can you run an engine compression test on all 6 cylinders without running water? Will I damage the engine if I run the starter multiple times without the hose running water through the engine? I am thinking about purchasing a very old boat with no history on it (other than 73 hours). Don't...
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    Sportjet 175 reverse gate adjustment

    I have a 1997 Sea Rayder with the Sportjet 175 xr2. When looking straight at the reverse gate (basically lying on the ground and looking directly at it) how much of the nossel should be showing? With the engine in idle, about a half inch of my nossel can be seen. With the boat running and in...
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    Sportjet 175 jet pump problem

    I was running fine (had it at about 4,000 rpm) and all of the sudden the tach skyrockets and the boat is going nowhere... After getting my 1997 Sea Rayder back on the trailer and attached to a garden hose - the impeller is not turning. It's like a manual transmission on a truck stuck in neutral...
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    White Smoke - Please Help!

    I have a mercury sport jet xr175 (2 stroke) and it blows a huge cloud of white smoke at initial startup. The smoke goes away after about fifteen seconds (you can see only a small amount of white smoke once the engine starts). Boat seems to run great once it is warm (white smoke seems to go...
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