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    OMC - Cobra, Careless, Bad Mechanic?

    I had my 1989 OMC cobra (5.7) outdrive maintenanced over the weekend. This was to involve outdrive removal to grease u-joints, grease gimball bearing, inspect bellows. Also, replace waterpump impellor and housing and change lower unit oil. Well to start this mechanic knew nothing about cobras...
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    How stupid of me....did I damage my motor?

    I have a 1997 johnson 200 looper that I just rebuilt and I discovered something. I have run it about 6 hours since the rebuild and today replaced a faulty powerpack (that would not allow it to start). I discovered that I had the #2 cylinder and #4 cylinder wires from the powerpack reversed...
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    Here is a strange electrical starting problem for you to take a stab at

    I have a 1997 Evinrude Ocean Pro 200. I have always had this hard start problem for which I thought was fuel issue, but upon recent troubleshooting (using factory manual), I discovered it was ignition related. Here is the strange part: When the engine is Cold, it will not deliver a spark...
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    Water coming out of exhaust housing to lower unit joint ?

    Look at the attached picture. When running the engine on water hose, I have water coming out of that joint (circled in red) between the lower unit and midsection housing. (mating joint). Is this normal? or do I have an exhaust housing gasket leak or something? The engine is circulating water...
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    200 Evinrude, hard cold starts

    I just completely rebuilt my 200 Evinrude, rings, carbs, hoses, valves, clean etc. Before the rebuild it was always hard to start cold. Lots of cranking and priming. Once it starts, you are good to go for the rest of the day. fires right up. I figured once I did the rebuild, this problem...
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    setting maximum spark advance timing

    I just rebuilt my engine 97 200 evi, and need some advice on how to "Bench" set the maximum advance timing. The motor seems to run well at WOT, but I still want to check it. The manual says to run it at 4500+ rpms to set and use a special prop. I am guessing the shops Tank test these with the...
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    Procedure for mixing oil

    I have a 50 gallon inboard tank. What is the best way to mix the oil. Do I add 16 ounces then pump in 6 gallons or can I add 32 ounces then pump 12 gallons. The bottom line is that I just want make sure the oil gets mixed well. Of course I cannot shake the tank. Does the oil just kinda mix...
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    1997 200 warped carb bowl - please help!

    I am rebuilding my carbs. I have discovered that they had already been rebuilt recently (looks like the same exact rebuild kit as I have), but since I already bought the new carb kits, I thought I would go ahead and put the new parts in. Here is the problem: the previous person torqued the...
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    Ocean Pro, what is stainless

    Got a 1997 200 Ocean Pro. Are the head bolts stainless? I can't tell. I cleaned them shiny and don't know wether or not to paint. What bolts "make" an Ocean pro. by being stainless vs non-ocean pro?
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    Cant get carbon off piston tops

    I have read every post on this site on tips to get the HARD carbon off my pistons. I have the pistons out of the motor since I am doing a rebuild. There is a hard carbon buildup of about 1/32" covering at least 80% of the top. I have tried carb cleaner. Engine tuner. and soaked overnight in...
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    Anyone do a EBay complete engine part out?

    I am contemplating parting out my engine. Everything is good except the block and one piston. I will be parting out everything. This engine is a 1997 Evinrude Ocean Pro. My question is anyone part out individual components on Ebay and how much total $ did you get for that engines parts...
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    Suzuki DT200 1999

    Looking at buying a 1999 EFI, Suzuki DT200. Can be had for $2500 with extra lots of extra parts and extra lower unit. SUZI SS prop 20 pitch. This motor looks clean enough to eat off of and runs good too. Very low hours What do you folks think about this motor quality and performance? Is...
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    Is a 250 too big?

    Looking at a rebuilder 2001 ficht 250 Evinrude for my 20 foot deck boat that weighs about 2500#. It had a 200 on it and it would go about 40mph tops with 17 pitch prop. 200 is the max rated horsepower for my boat. The 250 is the same weight as the 200 so weight is not an issue, but is the 50...
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    Blew Engine, rebuild or replace??? Please Help.

    I have a 200 HP Evinrude 1997 Ocean Pro (carbed fuel sucking monster) that the crankcase wall has a hole in. At first my decision was to rebuild what I have. After pulling the motor this weekend, I have other reservations and now am thinking about just replacing with a EFI or DFI. I could...
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    Crankcase Hole in my 1997 200 Evinrude

    Hi, First post here, unfortunately it is a depressing one. I recently bought a used boath with a 1997 Evinrude 200 Ocean Pro. It has always been hard to start but once it starts it runs great. After a weekend of fishing, I noticed the engine running a little "bogged down" (like the plugs were...
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