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    powerhead swap. 92 and 97 yaamaha 225hp

    I have twin 1997 yamaha 225hp sws carbbed motors. The counter rotation motor has a hole in the block. I found a 1992 225hp for sale. Will this powerhead swap out or are there modifications that need to be done. Is the lower unit the only thing that makes a motor a counter rotation? In other...
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    yamaha f225 powerhead removal

    2004 f225 I am removing the powerhead and it seems a little stuck. Are there any tricks to pry the head off without damaging anything. I am pretty sure I removed all the bolts. Thanks in advance
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    motor stalls then alarm beeps

    lx250turz motor fires up and idles fine for a few minutes then as it warms up it idles very low then will stall. When it stalls the alarm beeps over and over(not constant)The alarm beeps 3 times when key is turned to the on position. I pulled the float out of the oil tank turned it upside down...
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    does LC on gearcase mean counter rotation?

    I have twin 250hp 2001 motors. lx250turz and sx250turz. I believe the lx250turz is the counter rotation but the sx250turz has LC stamped on the lower.. Does this make sense or could someone have screwed up when doing LU service. If it is swapped can it be ran like this or do the lowers have to...
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    can twin 150 mercs be ran off of 1 gas feed?

    I just bought a boat that was converted to a bracket with twin 1995 150hp mercs carbbed. The boat was originally a single outboard boat. Whoever installed the motors ran a T above the gas primer ball and ran to each motor. I would think that 1 feed for 2 outboards will not be enogh fuel flow but...
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    1996 force 50hp makes loud chirp!!

    I am not sure what is going on but when at idle and low rpms it will make a loud chirp. It does not do it when on plane. When it chirps it kinda sputters a little. Another thing which I dont think is related is the key switch does not shut the motor off. I have to choke it to shut it off. There...
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    2000 mercury optimax 225hp overheating..

    I changed out the impeller, thermostats. checked the strainer screen.I get a nice flow of water out of the pee hole. I am running the motor at around 2000 rpms for about 5 minutes before the alarm sounds. When I touch the heads the 2 middle cylinders #3 & #4 are very hot to the touch. The other...
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    what kind of paint to use?

    I used phantom black in the can and it came out like crap. There were streaks from overspray. I was told a 2 stage epoxy paint would be good. I was also told not to use a car paint because of the abuse of the salt water. I dont want to get spray cans..
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    2003 mercury 200hp carbed knocking

    I was coming in from fishing and when I was coming off plane I heard a knocking. Idled in to the dock for about 5 mins and still heard the knock. As I was docking and put it into neutral the noise went away. Got home checked compression all 6 are 120lbs. Checked for play in the pistons through...
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    what year is my yamaha 30hp and is it an enduro?

    yamaha 30gmh serial# 61t s 007530 stamp date is 12/99 I know alot of motors stamped mid year and later are the folowing year motors. I am putting this motor on ebay and want to get it right. Thanks
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    2003 mercury 25hp no spark..

    My father in law was using the motor and was spraying it down with wd-40 to keep the motor clean. He sprayed under the flywheel and since then there is no spark. Nothing looks burnt out under the flywheel.Coils are good.No spark from the powerpak. Which wire carriers spark to powerpack? Could it...
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    optimax tstats not opening quick enough

    I have a 2000 optimax 225 with 120 degree t stats 850279-2. My motor was over heating so I removed the t stats and tested them. The book said they should start to open between 188-122 if not discard them. They were starting to open at 135 degrees so i ordered 2 new ones. Got them and tested them...
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    optimax fuel pump not turning on with ignition.

    2000 optimax 225.I swapped motor from one boat to another but it will not start now. When I turn the key I do not hear the fuel pump buzzing. I checked the fuses but they are fine. Could I have overlooked something when rigging?
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    96 force 50hp.. impeller working?

    I just bought the motor and needed a lower. Picked up a used one and replaced the impeller. Once I got it running I noticed the water coming out was spraying rather then peeing. The motor did not have a lu when I bought it so I dont know what the water discharge looked like before.I have changed...
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    outboard paint job not lookin too good. phantom black cans?

    I just painted an optimax v6 last night. I used quicksilvers phantom black in the spray can. I gave 3 light coats 1 hour apart and did not like the final result. You can see the lines from the can and it looks like it has shiny streaks and dull streaks.. The streaks were there before the clear...
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    beep beep beep. oil alarm issue

    1999 200hp carbed. when I turn the key I get 3 beeps. I cracked my oil reservoir cap and replaced with a used one and now get beeps at the ignition turn and while running. I took the cap off and pushed the float up to indicate full tank and it still beeped. Dropped float down to indicate empty...
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    pin hole in block!! can it be welded?

    I have a 2001 yamaha 150txrz with a pin hole in the block by the exaust. Compression is good 95-105.. just low rpms when accelerating.. I was told by a handful of people that welding it could hold up pretty good since it is only a pinhole. I do not have the money for a new block but I also dont...
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    what year merc? dont think original powerhead

    I bought a motor. It is a 2003 carbed 150hp merc..serial#0t790005 I think there is a different powerhead on it. On the diagrams the carbs are different. I have 2 floats per bowl and on all the diagrams I see 1 float. The powerhead looks older then an 03. I was told I can find out by numbers on...
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    2004 evinrude ficht 135hp fuel injector

    e135fplsrm 1 of the injector connectors broke in transport. I was going to buy a used one on ebay but I was told that I need to send off new injector to a company to get it setup for my motor. I was told it will be around $600. I was also told that there are places to have them repaired.. Any...
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    3 quick beeps when ignition is turned and peeing @ 145 degrees

    I have been rigging a 99 mercury 200hp carbed m otor today. Thanks to a few guys on here all has been going well so far.. I have the motor rigged but when I turn the ignition instead of hearing 1 long beep I hear 3 fast beeps. Also when I ran the motor it was not peeing ery good. I ran...
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