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    25hp 4 stroke is sluggish

    My 2002 25 hp 4stroke has suddenly (after sitting since last winter with only occassional running on earmuffs) become very cold natured (have to work the throttle to keep it running when it is first started) and seems sluggish on overall performance especially on the hole shot and even the top...
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    dumb question about fuel water seperator set up

    :confused:How do you hook up the fuel lines (in and out) to the fuel/water sperator. What kind of fitting do you use because the kit doesn't come with any????:confused:
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    "Re-Pitch" a prop?

    How much (how many inches") can a prop be "re-pitched" at a good prop shop?:confused:
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    Sluggish out the hole

    Baystealth 1880 (~19 ft) center console fiberglass bayboat. Yamaha 115 4 stroke 19 pitch 3 blade ss prop. Okay thats the setup. With a light load it does okay and hits a top speed of about 41 mph and close to 6000 rpm but it is a little sluggish out the hole. Load it up with 4 people...
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    2002 Yamaha 115 4 Stroke digital fuel gauge

    Anybody ever have a problem with the digital fuel gauge. Mine only shows about 1/2 when full and doesn't move until it gets below half. Could the float be stuck or broken or could it be the gauge, sending unit? HELP :)
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    Brand New 350's making oil

    We got a couple of brand new Yamaha 350's here at work and they are already making oil (with-in the first 60 hours)..Do you think they will stop after they are broken in? and How should they be broken in....because the manual say's slowly!
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    Brand New 350's making oil

    We got a couple of brand new Yamaha 350's hear at work and they are already making oil (with-in the first 60 hours)..Do you think they will stop after they are broken in? and How should they be broken in....because the manual say's slowly!
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    What is a VST and do I have one?

    What is a VST and do I have one on my 2001 115 four stroke Yamaha?
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    Sea-foaming a 4 stroke 115 yamerhammer

    So whats the best way to treat a 4 stroke Fuel Injected outboard?
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    cooling question

    Is the nipple on the end of the tell tale important? I know it restricts the flow and increases the pressure of the output but it gets clogged up so easy. If I remove the nipple and open up the flow will it affect the cooling capability? I am asking this about a 25 hp 4 stroke Yamaha that I...
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    Oil indicator flashing on digital yamaha gauge

    I have a 2001 Yamaha 115 4 stroke, on the digital display there is a bar that flashes above the oil symbol on the gauge. The other day it started flashing, no alarms and the oil was about 1/2 up on the dipstick. When I shut it down and started it back up it went off and never came back on...
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    Yamaha Digital speedometer

    Can someone explain to me how this works and why it wouldn't? I cleaned out the little hole in front of the lower unit and blew air in it... felt likewater was moving through it then it sounded like the water blew out?
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    tattle tail water volume/pressure question

    2001 Yamaha 115 4 stroke, Should the amount of water coming out of the tattle tail (pee valve) increase as the rpms increase? I noticed with a waterhose hooked up with "ear-muffs" to it that the stream from the tattle tail didn't seem to increase when the rpms were raised (in nuetral of course)
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    CABLE BUDDY? Steering Cable Lubrication System?????

    CABLE BUDDY? Steering Cable Lubrication System??? :confused: Does it work?? :confused:
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    Replacing Steering Cable need help

    I am replacing the steering cable on a teleflex rack and pinion on a 1880 bay stealth with 115 yamaha 4 stroke. I don't have enough room to slide the steering arm out of the tilt tube of the motor. The cable makes a slight bend where it enters the back of the boat. Does the steering arm...
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    Teleflex Rack and Pinion

    My father and I are changing the steering cable on a 19 foot bay boat. He thinks we should try to take the old cable out of the housing and try to clean it up and re-use it, while I think for about $100 we should replace it. :confused: Anybody got any experience in this they would like to...
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    GAS in the OIL???????

    We have had chronic problem with the fuel injected models. We run several 115's 200's and 250's all fuel injected 4 strokes and they ALL get gas in the oil (Crank Case)our mechanic changes the T-Stat and says to run synthetic because conventional oil is causing carbon on the valves and the fuel...
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    Rack and Pinion steering getting stiff

    2001 yamaha 115 4 stroke on a 19 ft Baystealth Bayboat. The steering is getting too hard. I have kept it greased but think it may be in the cable. Can I take the cable off/apart and oil it or what? :confused:
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    Digital Speedometer not working yam 115 4

    The digital speedo on our 2001 115 yamaha 4 stroke quit working a while back is there a hole that gets stopped up or something and how do you clean it out?:confused:
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    GAS in the OIL??????? (4 Stroke Yamahas)

    I work for a state agency in LA and we have several Yamaha 4 strokes. 115's and 200's. We are having a chronic problem with GAS in the OIL in all models. We have a repair guy that is changing the thermostats and running ring seal and using synthetic oils to fix and or avoid this problem. What...
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