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    Stiff steering

    UPDATE on my stiff steering and important question: I purchased a new rotary type steering system like I currently have on my boat because my steering is still very tight. I have my old one all out now, and the new one just came in today. I want to install it tomorrow, 5-12-2023. My...
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    Stiff steering

    O.K. I removed the cable, cleaned it & put it back in. It was much easier than I thought it was going to be. Before I did anything at all, I could not move the steering wheel without really laying into it with both hands and it would barely turn at all. I got the cable rod out of the tube...
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    Stiff steering

    I just don't want to get into a situation where I get the cable out, clean the tube then not being able to get the cable back in. I will probably try it myself before I take it to a mechanic. I imagine the worse that could happen is I get the ting out, clean the tube and have to pay the...
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    Stiff steering

    nks for your input. The guy in the video on how to do it makes it look pretty easy.
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    Stiff steering

    I have a 1991 70 H.P. Nissan motor. Don't know my model number right off, and my boat is still in storage for the winter, but i think my problem is pretty standard for most motors no matter what the model number is (could be wrong). My steering cable has a rod on the motor end of it that goes...
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    Ns90a idiot mistake

    I had a problem last season with my Nissan 70 H.P. The starter spun o.k. but motor would not fire. Like pvanv said, check the fuse on the motor. That's what my problem was. It is the fuse that is almost at the very top of the motor in a holder. The glass was cracked on the fuse. I put in a...
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    Is this normal for water to come out these 2 holes?

    With those two holes covered by water, which would (should) be the case when its on your boat, more water would come out of the prop exhaust rather than the two ports shown. In the photo with the holes not covered by water, there is absolutely no back pressure on hose ports, so the amount of...
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    Water separator

    Kinda makes sense to me when thinking about this. I will try it without any shut off valves at all and see what happens. I really have nothing to lose I guess. IF I need to add a shut off valve later, I can always do that. Thanks. Just wondering now if anyone has done this with no shut off...
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    Water separator

    Yes it does. Never even thought of that. That's what I will use. Thanks!!! I have not installed things yet, but that sounds like it will work just fine for me. EDIT: Someone just told me that even if I run one motor off of one of the outlets on the water separator and the other motor off...
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    Water separator

    Thanks guys. I will be installing my primer ball in line between the water separator and the motor (AFTER the separator) since that is what everyone here is saying to do. However, I now have another question that maybe you guys can answer for me. I am using the same under floor gas tank...
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    Water separator

    Yep, makes sense. Thanks.
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    Water separator

    This makes sense. Thank you.
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    Water separator

    Makes sense. Thank you.
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    Water separator

    Between the gas tank & the motor?? So no water separator, I take it. If you have a water separator / filter, the primer ball would have to be placed between the gas tank and separator OR the separator and motor. Without a separator, the ball would have to be between the gas tank & motor...
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    Water separator

    I did not post this in a motor repair section because it would apply to any outboard I believe, and it is not a repair but an install. I am installing a new water separator on my boat with my 70 H.P. outboard. I have a question since I have seen both installations on line in "how to"...
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    Regular fuel

    I use 87 octane in my 70 horse power motor, and I add some Sea Foam to the gas tank every other tank full of fuel. (1 oz. per gal).
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    Tach is working and not working

    My tach on my boat does not go to zero when my engine is off. The needle stays at about 2000 RPM. When I start the engine, it idles and the tach shows 800 RPMs, and it seems like the tach works good while the engine is running, goes up and down like it normally did in the past even at the...
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    Tachometer problem

    I have a 1991 Nissan 70 H.P. outboard. Had a lot of problems with it this year, first off it was fuel problems. Got that taken care of. Next it was battery and ignition problems. got those taken care of. Took the boat pout today and the motor ran "perfect". Could not be any happier with...
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    Gas line size

    Just to let you guys know, I did end up getting the right sized ball (5/16") for my motor. Thanks!
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    ignition problem??

    Thank you. It sure seems like that wire is much to small for a 20A fuse, but I guess not if it shows the need for it in the parts diagram. I will leave it in there. Actually, now that I think about it a little, if the wire was too small, the wire probably would be damaged instead of the fuse...
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