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    Fuel Draining Question BF75

    I have a Honda BF75 carbed outboard. I always use the carb drains when winterizing but would like some advice on how long I can leave the boat in season without having to drain the carbs. The manual just states how to drain them not any time intervals. I use non ethanol fuel and fuel treatment...
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    Honda BF75 problem

    I have a 1996 Honda BF75. It has been running great and I use only non ethanol fuel, 10 micron filter. I was heading out today for the last nice day prior to putting away. When at the dock I noticed the fuel ball did not firm up as much as normal but did not think much more about it . Started up...
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    Keeping Fuel Bulb Pumped Up?

    My Honda 75 carbuerated 4 stroke does have carb drains which they advise draining if boat is idle for several weeks. In the real world however, what happens is a planned trip or two are delayed for various reasons and the next thing one knows several weeks have gone by. My concern, I guess, is...
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    Honda carbed 75 help!

    I have a 1996 carbed 75 Honda. It looks new and I keep it as good as I can. Did have an issue with ethanol last year and had carbs rebuilt, tank pumped clean and now use regular gas and run a 10 micron filter. The motor was running the best it ever has......until today. Was out on the river when...
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    Honda 75 surging

    I have a 1996 75 hp carbed Honda. It is well maintained. 10 micron filter and have run about 4 tanks of ethanol before I was able to convert to regular gas now carried by our marina. I use PRI-G stabilizer full time. What happened beginning this year is I am getting a surge at 1100 rpm that...
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    Need help diagnosing Honda 75 surge

    My Honda 75 carb model is only on its second outing this year. Both times the following issue was present. At about 1200 rpm I will get surges of as much as 400rpm. Not continula but intermittent. However when opened up it runs fine topping out at its normal 5400 rpm. Occassionaly when running...
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    BF75/90 cover latch maintenance

    Since I was doing some work on my tilt sensor, after finishing I decided to address what had just been an annoying problem. My rear engine cover latch was very stiff and a pain to turn. I had tried to loosen the bolt thinking it was a pressure type fit with the bolt being an adjustment. That was...
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    How to free up tilt sensor on Honda

    The tilt sensor on my BF75 Honda sticks in the down position. I can not find any information in my manual on this particular part. What us the best way to free it up? Just spray with WD-40?? Is it removable and requires greasing?I use the boat in salt water an am guessing that some salt crystals...
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    fogging cylinders and turning motor by hand

    One of the instructions for winterization of my Honda 4 stroke [BF75carbed] got me thinking. They say after spraying fogging oil into the cylinders to turn the motor over by hand to distribute the oil. I normally have just hit the starter for a second or two since the plugs are all out. What...
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    Honda Winterization and ethanol

    We recently had a speaker at our fishing club that is a boat dealer and outboard motor repair shop. In discussing the problems with ethanol and winterizing the motor he mentioned that on Honda outboards a special fuel mixture containing oil must be run through the engine to lubricate the fuel...
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