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  1. patrick4266

    1988 yamaha pro 50 tilt, trim motor problem

    I believe my tilt-trim motor is bad. The solenoid seems to kick in but then nothing. Anyone know how to test this? can some one tell me which wires from the motor to hook to a battery to test?.I believe this has 3 wires.
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    1988 yamaha pro 50 fuel problem?

    Took my 1989 alumacraft 18 ft simi v with a 1988 yamaha pro 50 to the lake today for the first time since I bought it. I have two gas tanks, it seemed kinda hard to warm up, kept dying when put in gear. I finally got it going, took it to wot and it died about in about 60 seconds. I could not...
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    Reading yam oil gage ect

    I just bought a 1989 alumacraft with yamaha pro 50 hp oil injected motor. I do not have a manual for the boat and do not know how to read the gages. When I start it a green light, next to a oil can symbol, stays on. I guess this is normal but I would like to be sure. Can some on tell me how to...
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    Old 40 hp mercury quicksilver.

    Yesterday I bought a old 40 hp mercury quicksilver with controls for 50 bucks. Now of course the guy I got it from said the guy he got it from said it used to run. We all hear that story every time we buy a used out board. Any way, after giving it a brief look see I could not locate the plate...
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    impeller replacement 1989-50-hp yam

    1989-50 hp yamaha can anyone give me advice on how to do it? I also need advice on checking the charging system.
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    new guy with a question.

    Hello i am patrick a old man from st louis. I usually go to the evinrude section but it looks like I will be comming here now. Yesterday I bought a alumicraft bass boat with a 1989-50 hp yamaha. First thing I will need is a factory manual, working on that now. Anyway to get started it is not...
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    18 ft alumakraft

    I am thinking of buying a 1989 18 ft alumakraft simi v with a 50 hp yamaha. Anyone know anything about these boats?
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    60hp early 90's johnson

    thinking of buying a boat with this motor. Any known bad issues?
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    eagle ultra 2 transducer?

    Can some one tell me if the transducer on the link below will fit a eagle ultra 2? Does any one know what transducers will fit on it?
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    charging rate?

    If I have a 200 amp deep cycle battery and it is dead. Does that mean it will take 20 hrs to charge at the rate of 10 amps?
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    burned something up?

    I accidently left my key on ,1972-85hp rude, for 2 or 3 days now it will not start. I guess I burned something up. Any ideals what?
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    eagle ultra 2 fishfinder?

    A friend of mine bought this eagle ultra 2 fish finder at a yard sale and gave it to me. It has no power cable or transducer. The power has two male prongs but they are not marked pos or neg. I would like to see if it would power up before I spent any money on cables. Does anyone know how to...
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    1972-85 hp evinrude tilt problems

    I bought a tilt off a 100 hp- 1971 johnson for fifty bucks it fit right on. However it will not go up or down. The first thing I did was check the fluid. The motor spins and seems like its trying to work. This unit may of been sitting for many a years as far as I know. Any ideals?
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    1972-85 hp evinrude tilt

    I got lucky and found the whole tilt unit for my evinrude it came off a 71 - 100 hp johnson. I only paid fifty bucks for this rare find. Fits right on:) I just swapped the whole motor mounting bracket. I am a oold man with a bad back and I had a manual on it before. Them there motors sure are...
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    71-100 hp johnson tilt?

    I have a 1972- 85 hp evinrude. There is a guy who is selling a 1971- 100 hp johnson for parts. he says it has tilt. will the tilt fit on my motor? I di not know they made tilts in those years.
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    something wierd?

    I just went and bought me a digital multi meter as I had a hard time figuring out the anolog. Anyway I tried to check the ac votage on my stator and just connecting the ground gives me a reading. It just keeps fluctuaing bouncing all around. It had just rained here and I did not have my...
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    stator check?

    I did the joe reeves rectifier test and found my rectifier to be bad. I replaced it with one that tested good. Still not sure if I am charging. Is there a easy way to check stator.
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    tach question

    1972 -85 hp rude. I put my rude on a ranger bass boat that formally had a merc 115. Trying to get the tach going but it just maxes out. I know people have said I am sopposed to use four poles. The back of my tach just has two terminals pos and neg. I can see no way to adjust the poles
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    not charging , need help

    1972-85hp rude will not charge did the test as the manual said but really do not understand it. Can some one help me?
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    not charging?

    !972- 85 hp rude. I hooked up a votage gage and it says it is not charging. I am not sure I have it hooked up right. I hooked a hot wire from the ignition and a ground wire. I also tried it from the connetor block on the back of the motor.Is there a special way to hook it up?
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