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    Float adjustment

    1986 johnson 175. I read my manual and just checking if I have the right info. It says set float at 1/32 of an inch above gasket. One more thing is does this hieght change at elevation? Boat came from Tx and im at around 5000 ft elev. It came from a old boat guy. Boat has ran fine since I...
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    trim and tach not gauge working

    (89' evinrude 150 xp)How does a man check the trim gauge. i bough a new one and it is doing the same thing. the manual tells me to check the this wire to this wire but i cant read wire diagrams. Next is my tach it hasent worked at all it goes to 1100rpms on the turn of the key (before the...
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    Lower unit oil 150xp

    (89' evinrude 150xp)To start out how bad is it if you pull the plug on the lower unit oil level and nothing come out but a little water? Next i filled it up and ok lets get this right i have a upper flat headed cap, a lower flat headed cap to drain and what the book calls a set screew next to...
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    89'rude 150xp impeller ?

    i just check the impeller on it and it was ok but there is water coming out of the crack where the lower unit splits and a hole pointing forward and is blowing out of area below, i guess there is like a tourqe mount on the the motor case that covers the shaft. is this ok the tell-tail is...
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    How much is a motor worth?

    I am having so many problems with my 89' evanrude 150 i just my get another motor. I found one today on a boat. it is a 77 or 78 evanrude 115 and is till on the boat. i have a 16' nitro and how well will it work on it. Is there going to be issues with the wiring of this motor. Thank you
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    wires getting hot

    I have a 89 evenrude 150 and the wires that come from under the flywheel that attach to the #1 on the plastic box are gettin so hot they are melting. one is yellow and the other is yellow and a grey line. the other goes into the #2 position which is fine. i have tried to read my manual but...
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    Compression

    I know i shouldnt be asking but i couldnt find the year for the boat on any of the web site you all listed with your frequently asked ? but anyways the motor i am looking at is a merc 150 and he say all have 125psi. Is this good and the serial # 8063464266 is what he gave me. Maybe i missed it...
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    Motor Exchange

    I wrote in a couple of weeks ago with a evinrude 150xp with 70psi compression readings. You all told me its time for a rebuild. I have found a mercury 150 with a 20in shaft and it come with the boat so i can get all the controls. Will this work for a nitro i think sf180? anyways it a 91' 17'6"...
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    power head bad

    I wrote in yeasterday and gave a compression readings of 65-70. you all told me to get another tester. Same readings, is the power head bad? the boat guy i talked to on the phone said 90psi is boarder line. he also said since it runs, to run it till we winterized it then we will check it...
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    Leeking lower unit

    I have a leeky lower unit on a 89' evenrude 150xp. When i hook it up to the hose it shoot water out the crese between the lower unit and the i guess the shaft housing in the middle on both sides. I tightened the bolts but nothing got better. Is their a gasket i need or is the water pump...
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    1989 evanrude 150 xp quit

    in the middle of the day after running for hours my 150 quit and would not get back its rpm. ran like it was at 1/3 open. i let it sit for an hour and ran fine again. ran it again the next day and it did it only after about an hour. just cleaned the carbs but after reading up i might have not...
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    Help me with my 89' evenrude

    I have a 89' evanrude 150 on a 91' nitro 185. The thing is a mess. Let start with the basics. I will fire up out of the water fine and in the water fine but you put throtle to it and it dies(only in the water). I just did the carbs and fuel filter and did a little better but at the ramp is...
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