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    1985 yamaha 40 hp

    Does anyone know what this motor weighs
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    Three Wire Rectifier

    I have read other post on testing rectifiers but have found nothing on the 3 wire model,can someone point me in the right dirrection? 87 rude 88 SPL
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    3 wire rectifier

    On my 87 88hp evinrude i recently replaced the rectifier/regulater it charged real good for a while now it doesn't seem to be charging very well.I would go on a 20 or 30 mile round trip WOT most of the way and it will barely get my volts up, to 12.8 and the rectifier/regulator is really hot when...
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    1994 rude 50 hp

    A friend of mine has this motor and is only getting 4500-4600 RPM'S out of it at WOT.I am told it should be between 5500-6000 RPM'S.We have rebuilt the carbs,found out needed a new coil and replaced it.The motor is on a Lowe 17 ft aluminum bass boat and has a aluminum prop=12 1/4 X 15 pitch.As...
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    1987 erude 88 spl

    Would like to know the gear ratio for this motor?
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    1987 erude 88 SPL

    I have a 1996 Landau Pro 17 Aluminum Bass Boat.I currently have a Michigan Wheel Apollo SS prop,13.125X19P.I asked in johnyrude forum about what WOT rpm's are supposed to be for this 88 and 5500-6000 is the answer i got.With prop i have now I'm only getting 4600-4700 rpm's.I checked on Prop...
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    2005 suzuki DF70

    A friend of mine bought a boat last year with a DF70 jet on it.1860 all weld boat, i think?Anyways pretty heavy boat.Saw in another forum where the Johnson 4 stroke 90hp and the Suzuki DF90 are the same motor.My buddy wants to switch to a prop cause the boat is not very fast with that jet on...
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    yoke and thumb wheel

    Was reading about synchronizing your carbs.So i did so by making sure all butterfly's where closed while in neutral [which they weren't to start with]Then i made sure roll pins were perfectly vertical when at WOT.Idles better than ever but i don't have any fast idle when i move the lever...
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    exploded view

    wondering if there is a site for mercury like evinrude has that you can select your motor and look at the exploded view of parts?
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    Evinrude vs Mercury

    I had recently bought a 1987 evinrude 88 spl to replace my 1986 mercury 75 hp.Both motors run good.Rude is just a little faster but also more hp,and uses almost double the gas.Does this sound right?Last year i took the merc from the boat dock to the hwy 40 bridge which is 23.67 miles 1 way and...
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    3 wire rectifier

    Was wondering if the rectifier on my 1987 rude 88 hp is supposed to get hot?Wasn't expecting it to be,went to touch it and darn near burnt me.
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    tachometer

    Anyone know what would cause a tach to read 1500-2000 more rpms than it really is getting?Mine is reading around 2500-3000 at idle but a WOT it reads about 6500. 1987 e rude 88 spl 13.125 X 19 P,MichiganWheel Apollo 1996 Landau Pro 17 Aluminum Bass Boat
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    one hot head and 1 cool head

    I have a 1987 88 spl rude and 1 of the heads where getting warmer than the other,so 1 day i took the hose off the side that was getting hot and it cooled down in seconds.So i ordered a tstat kit and installed it.started the motor ran it and now it gets hotter than before?would it make a...
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    1994 50 hp rude

    Can someone tell me the WOT range for a 1994 eveinrude 50 hp
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    tachometer

    I was and still am having tach issues,my motor has the 3 wire rectifier part# 582399,where would i hook the tach sending wire to?I currently have it hooked up to the yellow/grey wire from the stator and at idle it reads around 2000 rpm or a little more.which is at least 1000 more than what it...
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    198? evinrude 88 spl

    If you have read my other post [Wrong motor] then you already know that i don't know exactly what year my motor is.Can someone tell me as to where i can look to find out what year it is?I looked at the plug on top of motor and there is not any numbers there.
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    wrong motor!

    :mad:Boy did i find a surprise today.Found out my motor[88 spl] is a 1988 or older and not a 95.It appears that either someone put a different powerhead on it or added power trim.The way i discovered it was,i had just ordered a new stator and was looking at it.1995 only has 1 powerpack and mine...
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    Stator [1995 rude 88hp]

    I've searched this site and looked in my manual and can't find info I'm looking for.Hoping someone here can help? I tested the stator with and with out yellow wires hooked up to rectifier and got a negative reading and some lights on my tester came on, that i don't know what they mean?The tester...
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    Fuel pump ?

    Took boat out again and when i started it,it wouln't want to idle.Yester day no problem at all idleing.Seems to cough at idle.Also my fuel pump had a hole in it on the back side on aluminum housing,is this normal?
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    fuel pump rebuild

    I bought a rebuild kit for my 1995 rude 88hp.My ? is,the kit had a brownish/tan rubber gasket type thing that has about 6 cutout holes in it,when i took my old pump apart it did not have this part in it.Do i need to use this piece?
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