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    What is the Best Brand of PWC? What Should I Avoid?

    Hey Everybody, I'm a boat guy and I've never owned a PWC before. I don't even like calling them PWC's, I just want to call them Jet-Ski's even though I know that is a specific type of stand up PWC. Anyway from now on I'm calling it a Jet-Ski. So, who is the most reliable manufacturer of...
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    DT75 Power Trim/Tilt burned out? Rebuild possible?

    Hey Everybody, I have a 1986 DT75 and the Power Trim/Tilt quit on me the other day. It slowly lost power as I tried to raise it and made a "dying" sound then quit completely. I have a service manual and I checked to see if it was low on Fluid. I added an ounce or two and tried raising it...
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    Direction of Current Flow: Coil to Amp? or opposite?

    Hey everybody, I have a 1972 Johnson 85hp that I'm trying to get to spark. I'm still a novice and I was wondering if the current flows from the coil to the amplifier or the other way around? I have a Clymer manual but it lacks a lot of useful info. I can't even find the firing order in there. I...
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    How do you clean a stator? 400 grit?

    Hey everyone, I have a '72 Johnson 85hp. I just removed my flywheel, stator,cap, rotor, but not my breaker point assembly (can't find the anti-reverse spring). Anyway, what should I use to clean the stator with. I was thinking 400 grit sandpaper. There is a little bit of corrosion, the white...
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    1972 Johnson 85hp Wiring Diagram

    Hi everybody, Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a 1972 Johnson 85 horse? I need to install a new ignition switch because there are no keys for it (bought it that way). I did read another thread that gave a reference For "A B S C M M" for a different Johnson Motor but I wasn't quite sure if...
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    overheat warning dt75

    I have a 1986 Suzuki dt75 and the overheat alarm goes off if I rum the motor over 2/3 throttle. If I only run 1/2 throttle it never goes off. Could it be the waterflow switch? and where is that switch located? I know where the overheat switch is but am not sure about the waterflow switch. I...
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    Overheat buzzer Suzuki DT75

    I have a 1986 Suzuki DT75TC and my overheat alarm goes off if I give it more than 2/3- 3/4 throttle. If I shut it off wait a sec, start it, and then run up to 1/2 throttle the alarm never goes off. I understand that it could possibly be the waterflow switch. Does anybody know the location of...
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