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    1983 dt85 engine issues

    Ok so this is going to be a 3 part question. I get this engine started and it runs perfectly fine (so I think) after it gets warmed up (running in a trash can) it dies unless I keep it in neutral and hold down the lever to make it idle higher but then it smokes a little. It also seems to have...
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    HELP! please

    Okay so I have a 1983 Suzuki 85 hp I think it’s dt 1085 or something like that. I bought an aftermarket ignition switch and it has two magneto wires one for a magneto ground and one for magneto, I have no idea what his magneto is at war if my engine has one what do I do? Also according to the...
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    Suzuki wire meanings. Please help

    Just bought an aftermarket ignition and can’t find anything to state standard wire colors for my Suzuki 83 outboard 85 hp
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    Burnt fuel pooling?

    Sorry I know everyone is probably sick of my questions by now but. I have an 83 Suzuki outboard 85hp motors that when I run in a trash can full of water it appears to run great. But when I stop running it, it looks like there’s a bunch of burnt fuel on the top of the the water it’s been running...
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    Kill switch installation.

    I have a 85 hp Suzuki engine, unsure of the year but I’ll post a pic, I’m wondering if anyone knows how hard a kill switch install would be and why the engine won’t turn off when I put the key in the off position
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    Fuel question

    OK so yesterday when I was trying to determine if the fuel in my tank that I had was good. I was going to drain it put some in a 5 gallon and running in a lawnmower. However when I depress the bulb nothing happens. And sometimes it gets stuck depressed like there’s a negative pressure on the...
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    Electric key start not working. 703

    Hello everyone, I have a 1992 Yamaha outboard with the 703 controls. I bought this secondhand and found most of the electronics and worked them out. However, the key start will not work. I’ve checked the 10 pin harness and it looks to be in good shape, I hook the battery up to the motor and...
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    Boat only starts in high idle

    Hello, First time boat owner and Yamaha outboard owner. I have a 1992 25hp 25ELRQ engine. It has console steering and will only cold start with the choke OFF and the hitch idle engaged, is this normal, or is the built in choke not really applicable because it’s hooked up to the steering...
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