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    Recommended Engine Oil for 2004 Johnson 225 4 stroke

    I recently aquired a boat with a Johnson 225 4 stroke on it. What is the recommended engine oil for this engine?
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    I really appreciate you following up on this .. thank you. Everything I have, I installed :) What I have is probably the same 4 port junction box in the console. One plug has the blue cable that goes back to the engine and plugs into the 10 PIN CAN connector that's under the cowling. Another...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Thanks man. I'm still at a loss on this for my particular setup. Since mine is an outboard and it's a 2001, who knows what I need. I did go over to the boat yesterday and has a real honest look for a 10 PIN CAN network plug that was/is part of the primary wiring harness, but I couldn't find...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Yessir. I've got the SC1000 gauges .. one tach and one speedo. I believe the tach is operable, but I might have fried the speedo :) I'm pretty sure I can repair / fix the burned out LCD screens.
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Geesh, they seem to make this more complicated than it needs to be. In the diagram in post #14, the cable shows several pigtails on it. Mine definitely doesn't have any connectors on it other than the 10 pin CAN ones at each end.. I still have no idea what I need to do to make this work lol...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Wow .. ok .. I had no idea there were different versions of that cable. So I obviously have the newer one that doesn't have any resistor in-line.. Does this mean I have the wrong cable, or do I just need to add an external yellow cap resistor to my junction box, do you think? Thanks you! And...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Well, you may not be an expert, but you clearly know more than I do, that's for sure. I appreciate the help you've given. I've been really surprised at how little information I've been able to find on-line regarding all this. My engine is a 2001, so who knows, maybe I ordered the wrong cable...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    This engine definitely does have SmartCraft, even if I'm not currently smart enough to figure it out :) lol. The connectors are there, the motor came with smartcraft gauges, and the various smartcraft harnesses and junction boxes all fit. Based on the help I've been getting from alldodge, I...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    This stuff just gets more and more confusing to me. Although I might be getting a little clarity .. I'm not sure. On page 4 of the smartwire.pdf is a diagram of the overall harness. I think part of my problem is that I can't locate the branch labeled "M" - the 10-Pin SmartCraft connector...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Thanks so much for the help, I really appreciate it. I'll go make the change and remove the junction box from the current install (although glad I have it for possibly adding the speedo in the future). Hopefully that'll get it sorted for me for the time being. I just hope I don't have to...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    I've been reviewing the documentation, and it seems a little thin to me :) But maybe that's because I'm dense.. who knows. For example, in my situation, I'm only running one smartcraft gauge (the tachometer). So I have the cable from the cowling to the center console where it's plugged into a...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Thanks again. I am believing now that my trouble is with the lack of a resistor. When I got the motor, the 10-pin CAN connector under the cowling was empty (no harness or resistor, just the plug). So there was no resistor for me to move to the junction box. The box just came with weather...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    I apprecate your taking time to reply. How can I confirm or validate that it's "connected correctly with a terminator?" Either the gauge doesn't work, or I have it connected incorrectly. What would the expected behavior be if it were not connected correctly? Would the gauge do anything at...
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    2001 Optimax SmartCraft Wiring / Questions

    Hi All- I got a "new to me" 2001 Optimax. The fellow that I got it from had 2 Smartcraft gauges that came with it, a tachometer and a speedometer, but none of the necessary wiring or harnesses. Doing all my own research, I basically got what I thought was needed, wired everything up and...
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    DT200 Power Head Experience - Remove Cylinders?

    Hi All- I've got a 1986 (I believe) Suzuki DT200- The motor has been absolutely fantastic for so many years, but I think she's on her last leg. I've brought her back from the brink of death several times and I'm hoping to pull off one last miracle. Here's the situation: On our last trip...
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