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    03 Yamaha 4 Sroke Tell Tail Question

    03 Yamaha 4 Sroke Tell Tail Question Its been a year now since I fist posted my concerns about my Jet 4 stroke Tell tail not putting hardly any water out a low RPM's and has the speed increases so does the tell tail flow.<br />At idle there is little or no flow! I had a brand new impeller that...
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    Over Heating Problems

    All summer long, had a poor to no tell-tail stream, but alarm on my 40 hp 4 sroke yamaha never went off! Today it did, after getting home I pulled the thermostat and found pices of rubber behind it. I started the engine without the cover on the therostat and got water that far. Put cover back on...
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    Another Tell Tail Question

    Is it normal for the Tell Tail flow to be less at slow RPM's and a stronger stream with more RPM;s if so Why?
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    Another Tell Tail Question

    Is it normal for the Tell Tail flow to be less at slow RPM's and a stronger stream with more RPM;s if so Why?
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    Are 4 strokes differant

    The way the tell tail works on a 2 stroke vs a 4 stroke. I was just told by someone that should know that because of the thermostat on a 4 stroke that I should not become alarmed when I have no tell tail, is the correct?
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    Tell tail Question?

    On a almost new 40HP Yamaha 4 stroke the tell tail has water coming out sometimes and then other there in no water coming out. Does water have to come out of the tell tail for the engine to be cooling properly? It appeare that when the motor is running higer RPM/s it works mort often. Any...
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    What causes the impeller to go bad?

    Along the lines of my other post concerning no tell tail, what would cause a impeller to go bad?<br />On my motor there is a flushing device that allows you to flush the cooling system, I take it that it is not intended for running your engine out of the water, is this a correct assumption?
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    Help! No tell tail on almost new 4 stroke

    I have a almost new 2003, 30 HP jet drive Yamaha 4 stroke. I have no water coming out of the pee hole regardles of RPM's. Does this mean that the water pump or impeller is shot? Is anyway to tell for sure? The nearest dealer is approx 150 miles away, is this a repair that is covered under...
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    Drain bolt gasket?

    In my 30 HP owners manual, it says to replace the drain bolt gasket after every oil change. Well, I can't be sure, but I think mine never had one or I lost it. I really think it never had one! My question, is the manual correct about there being a gasket for that bolt? I can tell you that mine...
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    4 Stroke Oil Question!

    I did the search and FAQ and found no help.<br />I have a 40hp Yamaha 4 stroke and was thinking about Mobil 1 10W30. Is that a good choice or should I stick with regular Dino Oil? Any Pros or Cons.
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    24 volt trolling motor question

    I need to know if you must use a fuse when wiring a 24 volt only motor. I seem to think you should, but can't find anything about using a fuse in the manual. It is wired with #8 wire and if I need a fuse, where would I find a inline the heavy? and what amp should it be?
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    Please tell me it is not hurt!!!

    Just bought a used 2003 Yamaha 4 stroke 30 jet that the owner says has less then 5 hours on it, and it sure looks brand new. <br />Here is the issue, we took it for a short test run and it ran perfect, I paid for it and brought it home, well the first thing I did was pulled the dip stick to...
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