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    1999 mercury 200xl blown piston, now what?

    my friends boat. a few weeks ago it felt{to me} like it was low on power and low max rpm arround 4800 max. momentarily, then problem seemed to disapear. fast forward to the next weekend. my friend took it out over 1.5 hrs on plane to the fishing grounds. 6 hrs trolling. 1/2 way home they...
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    yamaha question ?

    Hi- I appreciate your time in advance for reading this and any help you might be able to offer. Sorry its long, but I figured I would give you ALL the info as I'm not sure what is pertinent and what is coincidental.<br /> <br />You seem to have some experience with the Yams. My 1995 250 carb...
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    250 trim gauges are whacky.

    both of them are pegged. not just one black bar stuck up top, but all the black bars lit up at once. leaver on the drives seem fine.<br />any ideas?
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    used yamaha 250 parts wanted

    wanted for '1990' 250 h.p. yamaha.<br /><br />Sorry Mike, soliciting to buy or sell on the forums is forbidden. Post what your looking for in the iboats classifieds. Thanks.<br /><br />thanks for looking.<br />mike<br />thefishingfreak@rcn.com
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    quick yamaha question re: prop swap

    will 200 props fit 250's??? {1990 year}<br />thanks.<br />mike
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    wanted: stainless c/r props for yamaha 250's

    looking for used 14x17 c/r stainless props for 1990 yamaha 250's.<br />thanks<br />mike thefishingfreak@rcn.com
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    winky blinky help

    i got it.<br />how do i use it?<br />engine cold?hot?key on?<br />the good engines stumbling, gotta be fuel pumps.<br />but i want to play with my new toy, winky blinky.<br />any source for the code info also?<br /><br />another question?<br />how to adjust tps? the clymer book dosn't cover...
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    for rodbolt and others

    howdy,<br />1990 yamaha 250vx76*<br /><br />the good engine,,,,<br />livewell dripped saltwater on the battery, battery cable corroded, blew stator.<br />replaced stator {from "dunked" spare engine}. runs like a champ, but it won't get max rpm's 5100rpm top.<br />other one's at 5400.<br /><br...
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    help,,,,, yamaha VX76' 250 dosn't like me AT ALL!

    it's a 1990 250 vx76 carbed,oil injected.<br /><br /><br />i melted a piston about a month ago.no apparant reason for the meltdown,i think a ring broke?hence the little pieces of ring forcefully imbedded in the piston.<br />anyway,,,<br /> i did the- rebuild the powerhead thing,new piston...
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    yamaha 250 no juice to ignition switch

    i took the cdi unit off today and had to do some work on the powerhead but when i put everything back together there is no juice going to the key switch or the power trim bottons i checked and doublechecked for any thing that i might have left off <several people at the marina were watching me...
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    yamaha 250 not spitting water?

    just put in new waterpump kit,thermostats too but its still not getting enough water!<br />water comes out the pee hole like crazy but the little rectangle hole at the back of the motor housing is not getting any .<br />the other engine is spitting out tons of water from that rectangle hole ,help!
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    yamaha waterpump replacement

    this is a 1990 250 hp yamaha i think it needs an impeller ,it overheats at low speed,water comes out the pee hole fine but compared to the other engine there is no spitting of water from the upper exaust vent <br />is it possible to do this job in the water {i would have to pay to have it hauled...
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    yamaha 250 cutting out

    hello ,i just bought a 1990 grady white 28 marlin<br />w/ twin yamaha 250 v76 the port engine cuts out at high rpm. about every two to four seconds and then is fine , the tach shows a drop of about 200 rpm.its like a cylinder is not firing all the time .all the plugs look good and it seems to be...
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