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  1. Gas Giant

    I should know the answer to this but........ (control box related)

    I'm in the market for a replacement outboard, and I have come across a Mercury engine to replace my Suzuki. Obviously, I have a Suzuki control box on my boat, and I have some Teleflex control cables with the threaded ends I installed myself. However, the Merc engine doesn't come with the...
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    Checking out a '77 Johnson 85hp tonight...what to look for?

    Like the title says, I am going to look at a 1977 85hp Johnson motor tonight. As the engine sits right now, it needs the carbs cleaned/rebuilt according to the seller - it ran smoothly 6 months ago, and then sat, and now it runs with a miss. I don't have a lot of money to work with; this...
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    Swapping engine to a different manufacturer?

    I'm doing some planning in case I am forced to throw in the towel on my current engine. What I currently have is an '88 Suzuki DT75, which I have had quite a time with as far as getting it to work properly. I won't go into details on this post, but if you're really curious about what I went...
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    Won't run in the water....but starts up like a new engine on muffs

    Just when I thought I was ready! (I had a lengthy carburetor-related post awhile ago) The engine is an '88 Suzuki DT75. It will fire up and run beautifully on the hose in my yard. Starts on the first try, and idles smooth as a sewing machine thereafter. Revs up great too. Its no harder to...
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    DT75 - can't get it to stay running

    First off, this boat is VERY close to being sold for scrap. I have an '88 Suzuki DT75 on a Cobia 177. I bought it from someone who had let it sit for a year, and it didn't run anymore. I have had the carbs rebuilt (TWICE), the fuel pump replaced, and replaced the entire fuel system. New...
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    Really hard to start DT75

    And yes, I know its not necessarily a good idea to use starting fluid on a 2 stroke, but this was bought at a marine supply place and it is supposedly safe for diesels and 2 strokes. Anyway, more to the point - I have a Suzuki DT75 outboard. It had the carbs rebuilt last month, but I haven't...
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    Can't get gas to the engine!

    I apologize if this belongs in a specific engine section, but the problem here isn't my engine, its in my fuel lines/tank. To start off, this is a boat that I have been working on and I have never used the in-floor gas tank before. I cleaned out it using some methods I found online. I then...
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    I have no spark (DT75)

    And that has NOTHING to do with me being single. :D Backstory: Picked up a 17 ft Cobia with a Suzuki DT75 on it; it has new carbs and a new fuel pump but wouldn't turn over. I got the boat really cheap and it was on a trailer in excellent condition. So, I put a new starter and relay in...
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    Starter removal - it won't come out! (Suzuki DT75)

    Hey guys, Sorry for my first forum post being a request-for-tech-support post, but I'm kind of stumped as to what is holding my starter in place. I need to remove it. The engine in question is a Suzuki DT75; its on a Cobia that I just picked up. Not sure what year it is, but there is the...
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