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Is there such a thing as peeing too hard? After I got my OEM water pump installed and a blockage removed, my '79 40 HP really pisses hard. It shoots out straight a good 5 ft. This is dead cold with the thermostat not open yet. The engine is turning about 900 RPM. Does this indicate a problem...
I've got a 1979 9.9 2 stroke and I don't see where the air inlet into the cowl is. The top cowl is completely sealed and the only gap in the lower cowl is a finder width opening around the shift shaft. It doesn't look very big. Am I missing something obvious?
I've got a new to me 79 402 2-stroke carb motor that runs great at anything above idle but is difficult to start. I've fixed all the normal things. I don't have a mercury control, so I don't have the idle control lever. I do have the button to advance the throttle without putting it in gear. I...
I did a compression test on my 1999 9.9 2 stroke and it was 90-92 psi on both cylinders. That sounds low to me but I've never tested a pull start motor before. Is this low or okay?
