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    Poppit or Impeller

    Hello Everyone and thanks for all the help I have recieved from I boats so far. Okay... 1991 200hp Mariner on a 230 proline. The boat idles fine and runs up on plane fine. After I leave the no wake zone and give it gas temp rises and alarm goes on for about 10 seconds Then temp drops back down...
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    1991 200 hp Mariner running hot

    Hello and thanks for any help My 1991 Proline 230 w/a 200hp Mariner starts up great and in gear all through the no wake zone is good. As soon as I give it gas to get up on plane the temp goes up just to the point that sets off the alarm.( about 180 I think) alarm goes on and stays on for a few...
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    1991 200 mariner overheating??

    Hello New to outboards...this board has been so helpful already, I cant wait till I get smart enough to give back! 1991 200 mariner I took my 23 ft proline out and as soon as I gave it gas the warning alarm went off. I have two gauges and one of them was reading hot but the other was not. Is...
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    oil injection

    Hello new to this forum I am buying a 1989 23ft proline with a 1991 200 mariner. The boat and the motor are in excellent shape. One troubling thing is that the owner told me he removed the plastic screw or pump because it was bad and he just mixes the oil into the gas at 50:1 He told me that it...
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    top speed on 1989 200 mariner

    Hello I am thinking of buying a 1989 23 ft proline with a 200 mariner on it. Assuming the motor is in fair condition and the bottom is clean what top end speed do you think I should expect? Thanks Jim
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    no power steering

    Hello 1979 24 ft crestliner Mercruiser 228. Will I damage anything if I drive my boat with out the power steering pump working (belt not on) I know it handles hard, but it is drivable. long story but... I need a belt and because of a refit the correct belt doesn't fit so until I fix it I...
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    can it happen to you

    This happened a few years ago to me and I now feel secure enough to share.lol , but back then...I wonder. So there I was getting ready to put the boat on the trailer. 18 ft bow rider. three feet from fully loaded the winch stops. hmmm okay I go to manual but handlerounded from PO and I never...
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    ran aground what did i bend?

    Okay, boat runs good. but when I went to shift it into gear I would get some chatter before it went into gear. Today I ran aground and now shifting into gear is harder (I have to use a little force to push it into gear) but no chatter and it does go into gear. Did I bend something when she ran...
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    oil dipstick hitting something

    Okay... next problem.... I just replaced my carb and the engine and boat run sweet... But I noticed at first the engine was making a wierd noise.... The oil dip stick is very hard to guide down to the engine. I am the second owner (at least) and the PO replaced the engine with a jasper 305 back...
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    Rochester carburetor question

    Just finished replacing my rochester 4 bbl on a 1995 remanufactured 305. Everything lines up fine except...On the old carb there was a some type of vacaum pipe right above the fuel intake of the carb that ran to the fuel pump. No such line on the new carb. Does anyone know what that line is or...
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    rochester 4bbl choke problem. I think

    Just put on a replacement rochester 4 bbl remanufactured carb on my rebuilt 305 merc. Boat now runs great but wont start when hot unless I hold the choke open manually while trying to start, then she fires right up. When the motor is warm or hot is the choke supposed to be open? When the motor...
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    Replacing my Carburetor

    Hello<br />After getting much needed help about hard starting issues on this board (Thanks everyone)I have come to the conclusion that a carb replacement is in order. I am getting a rebuilt Rochester 4 bbl remote choke. Its going on an edelbrock manifold sitting on a 305 rebuilt Jasper engine. I...
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    hard to start, no gas in carb

    Hello I have a 1979 AMF Crestliner 898 merc I/O. Mech fuel pump. I have to pump the throttle fast and furious about 10 seconds before she kicks over. She does kick over every time however. I was told that early carbs on these engines allow the gas to evaporate and new fuel has to be pumped and...
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