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    1990 Johnson 70hp w/Video - Chasing My Tail

    The next time you take it out on the water and it has these problems, once you get back home, take the spark plugs out and see if they look the same. If one looks different than the other two, I'd look into that carb again. take out the drain and see if gas is present in all 3 carbs. With the...
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    1995 Polaris 780 help

    I don't know anything about jet skis, but after trying to start it, are the spark plugs wet with gas. If so, it's not firing. When you took the carburetor off, did it have gas in it? I've watched a few videos on start up procedures and those guys turn on the gas, pull and hold the choke out...
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    1968-1972

    Fair enough. I understand.
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    What is the biggest motor my Starcraft will handle?

    A lot of boat manufacturers equip motors that are 75% of the boats capacity. If that's the case, I'd throw a 70HP on it and go! My 2000 19' Sailfish had a maximum HP rating of 150, but the motor that they put on it is a 115. That's how they explained it to me. I've noticed that our local...
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    Starter not engaging

    was there any work done on the motor just before this started? Something that would have required removing the starter? I'm just wondering if the starter had shims to make it mesh correctly and they were removed and not replaced. If a starter needs shims, it will not engage correctly. I'd...
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    1990 Johnson 70hp w/Video - Chasing My Tail

    Instead of using the choke when it bogs down, have a helper try pumping the primer bulb and see if that makes it pick up and run better. Sounds like a fuel delivery problem to me. That might be causing you to drop a cylinder for a second or two. If the "orifice plug" as you call it is all...
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    No power to F9.9 Yamaha

    That small ground wire connected to the starter looks corroded. I'd remove those 2 ground wired and take a wire brush or sandpaper and scrub that area good as well as the ring connectors on the wires and see if that helps at all.
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    1968-1972

    Racerone - my post (#4) clearly shows Purple/red - battery + Black/yellow - battery - Those are (+) and (-) for positive and negative. I'm trying to help the guy with information I found online. Can we just help folks that need help instead of criticizing each other? You can be incredibly...
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    S/n 50hp 2 stroke Mercury

    Might be easier if we knew what brand of motor it is.
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    1968-1972

    Here's what I see for other evinrude motors around that same year. Purple/white - Choke (if electric) Purple/red - Battery + Black - kill switch Yellow/red - starter solenoid Black/yellow - battery -
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    1968-1972

    What year model is it? With that info, we can probably supply that information. Or what color are the wires that you're working with? I'm guessing there's a black wire and a red wire, what else do you have. Why 3 toggle switches?
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    Outboard motor starter stops cranking?

    My motor does that too. When the motor fires it spins faster than the starter spins the motor, so it drives the starter gear back down. You just let go of the key and turn it again. Is that puddle water or gas? If it's gas, you probably have a stuck float in one of the carburetors. Take the...
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    1990 Force 120HP trim and tilt not keeping motor up no leaks

    I can't understand a lot of your typing, but I purchased a tilt/trim motor "pump" for my Yamaha 115 4 years ago, and it's still working fine. Mine just stopped working one day. Raise the motor up all the way and remove the fill plug and fill it with oil. Some take a standard 30 weight oil...
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    Vintage 9.5: Can you set points with a timing light?

    Timing light is not used for adjusting points. Feeler gauge is the only tool needed to adjust points. Clean them up good with emery board or fine sandpaper and set the gap. Not rocket science. A timing light is used to make sure the points are opening "firing" at the optimal point in the...
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    Got electrocuted when touching cylinder?

    To take care of the water leak, you probably need to replace your cylinder head covers. Not the head gaskets, just the cylinder head covers.
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    trouble with bendix or potential other issue

    Spray it with a little WD40 and once you use it a few times, wipe that off and put marine grease on it. Happens to me every first time out in the late spring/early summer.
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    2014 Mercury 115 EFI not starting - new starter needed?

    Your arms aren't long enough to turn the key and tap starter with a hammer? Maybe you need a hammer with a longer handle!! I'm just kidding you, but the hammer trick is a sure fire starter tester! At 15 years old, I got a job at a great little neighborhood gas station. The first freeze...
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    Putting a tiller handle on a mid 70's Evinrude 25hp

    Older motors had a tiller handle that had gears and linkages. Newer motors have cables that go from the tiller handle to the linkages on the other side of the motor. We'll need to know as much as you can tell us about the motor (as mentioned above) I recently purchased a newer 9.9 mercury...
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    Stuck between pitch

    going from 19 to 21 pitch should reduce RPM's by 200-300. With that motor's potential, you may need to go to a 4 blade or a larger diameter if the drive allows for it. Sounds like you've got a monster of a motor on your hands! I've recently gone back to aluminum props. They are lighter and...
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