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    Charging Issue

    1998 225 Evinrude I have a Link 20 battery gauge installed and Battery 2 is only charging at 2.5 amps at 4000 RPM. When I switched to battery 1, the voltage was way down to 11.4 but the recharge rate at 4000 RPM was actually discharging at(-) 1.4. I thought both numbers should be way up at...
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    Trim/Tilt 1997 225 Rude

    Does the motor have to be removed from the boat to pull the T/T unit out?
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    Need Help With Hooking up Binnacle Control

    I am having a new to me 225 Evinrude 1998 installed- I am preparing the boat in my yard before I bring it to the shop. They have my motor at the their yard. I have a binnacle control installed on starboard side. There are 4 places where I can connect cables. I have the throttle (I think)...
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    Wiring a System Check Gauge

    I am replacing my 1991 200HP Evinrude with a 1998 225 Evinrude. The harness that came with it has provision for plugging into a system check tach and a analog tach. I prefer to keep my analog tach and add just the system check only gauge. Will the connector from the tach w/system check gauge...
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    250hp EFI Merc

    I am trying to pull the trigger on buying a used 250hp EFI early 2000's Are there any known issues with these? Any tell tales that will let me know this is a good motor. Compression seems even, oil seems clean, overall appearance is excellent. Price is okay.
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    Compression Readings

    1991 Rude 200HP I was told by someone(?) that loop charged engines have lower compression. My numbers are all around 70-75 psi. These sound really low but I did this last year and while the boat is slow to plane it does top out at 30-32 knots which is okay for me. The planing issue may be a...
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    Water Pump replacement 200HP Rude 1991

    The manual calls for draining the gearcase fluid before removal. Is this necessary for a water pump rebuild? Also the assembly of the water pump parts calls for some OMC adhesives (M?)...is their an aftermarket product (permatex, loctite) that will substitute here?
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    Swapping out VRO for old style fuel pump?

    Can this be done on a 1985 Johnson 90HP? Can I remove the VRO and replace it with a non VRO fuel pump ?. If so what pump do I buy and what do I do?
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    Loss of power 0n 1985 90 johnny

    For months this problem has stumped me...and apparently my mechanic too Engine starts up fine and runs fine when I throttle up on plane. Seconds later she dies and I will not be able to keep it going unless I push in the fuel enrichment button. After months of coming up empty my mechanic now...
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    Tach and Charging Still Not Fixed

    1991 200 Rude Tach does not work. Nor does a replacement tach. Replaced rectifier with another (albeit a used) rectifier off ebay...still no good. Is it possible the charging coils on the stator are faulty? Should I buy a brand new rectifier and assume the used one was bad? How do I check if...
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    This Tach Problem Is Killing Me

    I 've posted before and thought it was solved but... 1991 200 hp Rude. I replaced the Rectifier with an Ebay purchased used one. Tach is a VDO. Dip switches are set for 12 pole. I get 12+ DC volts on the purple wire at the gauges. I have continuity on the black wire to ground. While engine...
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    Tachometer setting question....

    The shop manual for my 1991 200hp says the tach should be set at 6 which I'm guessing is pulses. However my VDO tach has a series of eight dip switches that I think correspond to # of pole settings. (I have the tach spec sheet) Therefore am I correct to assume that the setting should be 12?
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    Leaking Fuel When Tilted

    Why is my 1985 90 HP Johnny leak fuel from cowling when I fully tilt the motor? I can't seem to find the source.
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    Shaft Size?

    Need to re-prop my 1985 Johnson 90 HP J90TLCOS. This is mounted on a Boston Whaler Montauk. The whaler folks recommend a 13 1/4 x 17. i want to go cheap and get a decent prop on Ebay. They mention shaft sizes. Anybody know what shaft size this is? Also is there a big difference between a...
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    Ethanol and Premix

    We have all heard the possible nightmares with outboards and ethanol AND fiberglass fuel tanks. I was wondering if the negative effects of using ethanol in fuel premixed with oil would be diminished?
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    Another Rectifier question

    this time it's for my 1985 Johnson 90 hp. My tach is going crazy so I suspect the rectifier. Once again I picked up an Ebay part cheap on a whim but the part number shows it's for an early 90's J/E 88 - 150hp with a 6 amp stator. I am pretty sure mine is a 6 amp stator as well. Bolt pattern...
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    Rectifier compatibility?

    I bought a rectifier on Ebay for a dirt cheap gamble. The seller said it was for a 1991 200 V6 Rude. I got the part and the number from the BRP site matches up to a 86/87 J/E 200 V6. Any way this would work on my 91 200 V6? The part physically looks identical.
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    Rectifier Compatibility

    Will a 1992 200HP V6 Johnson/Evinrude rectifier fit my 1991 200hp V6 Evinrude?
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    Upgrading a 200hp to a 225?

    A recent Ebay auction stated that by adding 225 carbs to a 200 it would improve horspower. Does this sound right? I have a 1991 Rude 200.
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    Looper or Crossflow?

    I am confused....<br />Is my 1985 V4 Johnson 90hp a looper. I certainly took it for granted that it was.
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