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    Rectifiers and Accessories

    I've got a 1984 200 Black Max on my fishing boat. I am running a fish finder, GPS and VHF on the boat and my voltage gauge doesn't get above 11.5 volts while I'm running. I am also going through rectifiers every season. A friend of mine told me that if I put a a larger rectifier on to handle the...
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    temperature gauge

    My original temp gauge stopped working on my 1982 Mako with a 200 Black Max. I put on a new teleflex gauge. I fished yesterday and the gauge read hot all day. I know my engine wasn't running hot, no overheat alarm. My buddy told me he had the same problem and that he was told that the teleflex...
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    Starting Trouble

    I have a 1985 Mercury 200 Black Max. Every once i a while I have trouble starting it. I turn the key and nothing. I pull start it once and then it will be fine for a long time. Any suggestions? I'm thinking solenoid, does that make sense?
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    Oil alarm with a twist

    I started getting an oil alarm this week on my 200 Black Max. I noticed something that seemed out of the ordinary. When the alarm sounds the beep beep beep the cadence of the beeps fluctuate with the RPMs of the motor. As the RPMs speed up the beeps speed up and vice versa as the RPms slow down...
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    200 Black Max Alarm Problem

    I just finished restoring a boat. One of the last things I did was to put on a new wiring harness. Before I replaced it the alarm would beep once when the key was turned on to the on position. Now when I turn the key to the on position the alarm sounds a contant beep and will not stop unless I...
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