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    DonS

    hello<br /> dude I got one that is stumping me. in a bit I will remove the upper case to inspect I am just gathering ideas on a problem I have never seen. unit is a 1999 alpha 1 gen II with 3.0 power. while installing new pumpkits I noticed drive oildraining from both exhaust idle relief ports...
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    sgt Graner

    is it just me or does anyone else feel that the military is punishing a non-com for publicity? I still feel that heads should roll much higher up the chain. I still feel the enlisted community did not just take it upon themselves to perform some of the acts. I think he was guilty of some,not...
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    Don S

    hello<br /> can you post me a link that I can find the merc tech bulliten 2001-15, the one about the efi mpi fogging mix. <br /> thanks for your help.
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    A Christmas Book

    A Christmas Book hello<br /> I found my copy of a book that I would reccomend to all the DIY'Rs,amuatur, backyard and even some of the experienced techs I know. I have had this book and refered to it so many times its not funny. the book does not contain many specs or actual procedures and is...
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    '88 88 Evinrude First Failure

    do the alarms work?<br /> will the motor crank over ok after it shuts down?
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    How can I clean the old varnish in my gas tank

    hello<br /> pump it down as low as it will go and add 2 to 3 cans of yamaha combustion chamber cleaner. seafoam may work let it sit over night. make sure you use a good fuel water seperator filter, refill the tank and try it.
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    Yamaha 8hp 2stroke wires

    ac lighting or they can be used with a rectifier kit for battery charging.<br /> good luck and keep posting
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    Shift: Electric / Mechanic hydro assist/ Mechanic /

    dude<br /> ya gotta learn to look at the paragraph/chapter headings or we are all gonna be confused :) :)
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    89 Evinrude w/ no spark

    hello<br /> what book do you have and maybe we can tell how to interpet it
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    soldiers that refuse to fight

    well I have waited all day for the conservative part to blast the poor soldiers. This goes back to an arguement my late father and I had many times. without getting political( I am voting for Mickey Mouse this year) I lay the blame for the supply and equipment problems at bubba W's feet. he is...
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    YAMAHA 8HP

    test spark,test compression.<br /> if the above are good clean the carb and replace the pump diaphram and gaskets. if you order a carb kit the pump parts must be ordered seperatly.<br /> good luck and keep posting
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    115 60* headbolt torque

    hello<br /> yep I am guilty :) <br /> left my manuals at work but wish to finnish a side project. what is the torque spec on the 115 60* looper of 1996?<br /> good luck and keep posting
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    Suzuki choke

    hello <br /> with the airbox off check that the butterfly's stay closed when cranking. a bad battery connection will allow the starter to pull all the current and not keep the choke solinoid energized when cranking.<br /> good luck and keep posting
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    Honda 90 wiring colors

    hello<br /> does anyone know if Honda has a chart describing the wiring colors in the ign harness and what the function is.<br /> the service manual is rather vague and my old eyes dont feel like tracing each of them with a magnifying glass:).<br /> it seems the same brilliant anganeers designed...
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    18rabbit, national ID

    hello<br /> I have been trying to follow the case in the courts now about the debate on whether or not you should have to show ID. its been my observation that some cops like to throw their assumed weight about. some I have delt with are jack booted nazis thugs. most, thank God, are good folks...
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    water pressure 1994 120

    hello<br /> now I have an odd one. I just completed the breakin on a motor I rebuilt. 1994 120 20". water pressure is about 10 psi at idle and about 30 psi at wot. I cannot find the specs for water pressure on this engine. called a dealer friend and he cant find it either. the motor runs very...
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    oil puddles

    hello<br /> after removing the airbox on over 30 merc/yamaha efi200/225 I cannot help but notice every one had a puddle of oil standing in the throttle bore. it seems the oil vapors from the crankcase are escaping past the baffle and entering the airbox to recondense in the throttle bores. is...
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    O2 sensor cleaning

    Hello <br /> seahorse found a cool site. it gives most of the info found in the manuals and tech bullitins. the HPDI is almost identical but operates in a slightly different way than the ox-66. the cleaning and testing procedures are the same however. good site seahorse<br /> good luck and keep...
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    lets burn gas

    Hello<br /> I read a lot of posts about fuel consumption. My 120 is not excactly a fuel sipper. but when I do have to refill my tanks, all 45 gallons, I think of the Grady-White 30ft marlin tournament series with twin 250 yamahas. at 4700 rpm this set up goes though fuel at 55.9 gallons per...
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    one of the young dumb stunts

    hello all.<br /> I did a really nice one years ago. I was delayed at the ramp so I was trying to catch my uncle who had a several mile head start up the albermarle sound. the boat was a 17ft 1978 cajun with a 150 inline 6 merc. crusing about 4700 rpm I noticed the trolling motor was not locked...
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