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    97 Fast Strike 115 gauge problems/dies suddenly

    So the last few times I've been out I'll take off and the engine will suddenly lose power for about a half second like it lost spark then immediately recover and be just fine. This only happens once or twice a day. Today it happened while idlin and the motor completely died. Did that a couple...
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    1982 15hp idle problem...missing part??

    So I got the old Evinrude 15 going. Having just a little trouble getting it to idle. The Idle speed adjuster on the side isn't attached to anything!!! It idles just fine when I hold the throttle just above bottomed out, but when I pull it all the way down, it sputters and dies. This is the...
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    Opinions on '82 15hp Evinrude

    My father in law told me if I could get his boat up and running, I could duck hunt with it anytime I want. It was fixed up at the dealership 2 years ago but has sat for about 1.5 years. Are these motors generally pretty reliable and where should I start with getting it running? Carb kit and new...
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    Tilt trim problem

    My tilt/trim has an intermittent problem of going slow on the way up. The motor is only 4-5 months old, and isn't leaking. Fluid is full. Happens on all trim switches. Here is a video. You can hear it going up fine then slow way down. http://youtu.be/qjKACfdap_A
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    97 Fast Strike 115- Not charging and erratic tach

    Today I noticed that my rpms were going to 0 when I gave it throttle. When I let up, it would go back around 2000. Then I looked at my fish finder and noticed my voltage was staying at 12.2 while the engine was running and didn't change at WOT. Is this a voltage regulator/rectifier problem?
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    97 Fast Strike 115- Oil dripping from prop

    Took the boat out on Saturday and it ran great as usual. The only thing different is that I idled the entire time the last 2 trips I made. I still have the vro and the pump is only 2 years old. Could this just be unburned oil from idling so much?
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    97 Johnson 115 cracked carb bowls *Update

    Noticed some large cracks and a little fuel coming out of my carbs. What could be causing this? Do I just need to replace the bowls? It's a V4, so I'm assuming I should go ahead and get 4?
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    1997 Fast Strike 115- Very hard cold start

    Yes, I've read and followed the cold start procedures. It turns over and fires then dies immediately. I can turn it over 12 times like that with some turnovers not firing, then all of the sudden it'll fire up and run like a champ for the rest of the day. Once it's fired and run that first time...
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    1997 Fast Strike 115. New fuel pump, now won't idle

    We just installed a new fuel pump trying to fix the no oil light coming on and motor not staying alive. Pump is working now, but won't idle. We have to push the gas to get it to stay running. It's missing on the bottom two cylinders. We unplugged them and it would still run with no change...
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    What pump do I need to bypass VRO?

    I have a 1997 Johnson Fast strike 115 J115GLEUC. I've had my boat in the shop for a week and I call to check on it today and the guy says they fired the mechanic yesterday. So, I need to know what the part number is for a fuel pump that fits so I can bypass the OMS (VRO). I'm sick of waiting and...
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    1997 Johnson Fast Strike 115hp "no oil" light

    Today, I tried to take off after the boat had run perfect all morning and it bogged down and died. I noticed the kill switch had come off. Put it back on and still wouldn't go. It would start and die immediately. Got it home on the muffs and after sitting a while it started and smoked like...
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    97 Johnson 115 Fast Strike Tilt and Trim

    Got back from an afternoon of fishing and as I pulled up to the ramp, suddenly my tilt/trim wouldn't work either direction. After trailering the boat I had to get the assistance of a very nice man to help me lift it up with the manual release. The relays are only 6 months old because I had a...
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    1997 Fast Strike 115 Tilt & Trim

    My t&t won't go down sometime. When I trim it up, sometimes the motor makes a "winding down" noise instead of the abrupt stop that it should. Every time after it does that, it won't trim down anymore. I have to trim it up in small increments until it doesn't do that noise, then it will go down...
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    97 115hp Fast Strike- got new coils in the mail!

    I have been having problems with my motor. After warming up it would drop a cylinder or two at wot then kick back in and out sporadically. I put a new powerpack on but it didn't fix the problem. My coils had small cracks in the bottom of them so I bought a couple of new ones. I only have one day...
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    Apparently it wasn't the powerpack

    I've put a new powerpack on my 97 115 go trying to fix the problem of cylinders dropping after the engine gets warmed up. Didn't work. So I'm thinking new coils next? When we took the powerpack off I noticed the coils had some indentions and hairline tiny cracks on the bottom. There were also...
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    Powerpack installation on 97 115hp

    Anything special I need to know before putting this thing on or is it pretty straight forward?
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    1997 Johnson Fast Strike 115hp

    I'm having a problem with my new boat. The very first run everytime I go out is perfect. Ater the motor warms up it starts to cut out really bad, like it's dropping a cylinder or something. It sometimes will kick back in momentarily but the cut out again. The motor never completely dies which...
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    1997 Fast Strike 115

    Found a better deal on an amazingly well-kept boat. Tell me what you know about this motors pros and cons. Lower Unit is only 3 years old. Thanks guys!
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    1999 Evinrude 200hp (E200FSLEEN)

    Ok, so I posted up about this motor a couple days ago. I've since found out that it is a 1999 by the model number and not a 1998. This is indeed a FICHT correct? Is it worth fooling with? Looks like it's in great shape.
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    1998 Evinrude FICHT 200hp-thoughts?

    Looking at a boat with one on it. Very nice boat and motor for 5000. Just checking to see if I'm going to run into a lot of headaches in the future with the motor beforehand. Thanks!
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