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    Throttle won't stay in range

    Another one for ya:<br /><br />My 96 Johnson 175 will not stay at a constant RPM between about 2000 and 3000 RPM. This problem has been there since I bought the boat. The carbs were recently professionally taken down and cleaned. It is not that the engine won't produce 2500 RPM, it just won't...
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    Cleaning engine

    I had a hose clamp break on my overboard water indicator which has sprayed salt water on the inside of my engine.<br /><br />Any advise on products to use to clean the engine. It is all just surface stuff but there are salt deposits on metal and plastic.<br /><br />Thanks.
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    Possible short circuit?

    When I turned my navigation lights on, they do come on, but my fuel gauge goes way right (super full), and my battery charge gauge drops out.<br /><br />Any ideas where to start looking?<br /><br />Bruce<br /><br />'96 SeaRay 175 w/ '96 Johnson 175.
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    Engine stalls as throttle advanced out of idle.

    I have a '96 Johnson 175 Oceanrunner outboard that starts fine and idles fine. I can also put it into reverse and forward gears fine with no problems. When I try to advance the throttle however, in either gear, the engine stalls. I've done what I can, carbs are newly cleaned, fuel filter is...
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