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    Question about a 25 hp. Year 2000

    I"m looking to go further off shore this year. My boat only has one engine so I'm looking to get a kicker, for "just in case". <br />Has anyone heard anything bad about 25hp johnson from the year 2000? <br />TIA!! :)
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    A question about the fuel module bracket / vapor separator chamber operation.

    The other day I was checking my lines and doing some things to make sure I'm not getting air in the lines. What I noticed is...where hose goes connected to the fuel moduel bracket( 90* screw on plastic connector)...there is still air in that chamber. Since I run 50:1...the gas is a little dark...
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    Is this aftermarket water/fuel separator filter ok?

    I went to the local marine store to pick up a new filter. I had a tempo maxflo filter on my boat. IT had the after market setup when I got my boat. They didn't have that filter. THe guy sold me a quicksilver 35-802893Q. Anyone know if this filter is ok for a motor that uses 50:1 mix? I read in...
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    What are these 6 lines for?

    They are 3 fuel lines on each side of the engines. They look like 1/4 inch lines that come from the block,where it mates to the head. They alternate and go into different corresponding nipples right across from where the carbs are. I tried looking through my manual , but they're not specific and...
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    200mv on the black/yellow wire to the power pack. Help please!!

    ok...for a while now I was having problems not being able to get above 5k with my boat. Searching and searching and searching... I finally came across a thread by Joe Reeves. NO VOLTAGE on the black and yellow wire leading to the PP in either the "on" or "off" position. In the "off" position I...
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    Making a DVA (peak voltage) adapter

    511-9773<br /><br />Does anyone know how to make it? Looking at all the pictures on the net...it looks like a simple load/shunt circuit. Anyone know what it consists of?<br />THX!!
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    How's the "search feature" coming....

    along? I had to go back 30 pages today to find something. I know you guys are working on it and doing everything possible. IT's just a little brutal, at this time, doing searches. Especially going page by page. :D ;)
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    Boat cover question about humidity

    I'm in S. Fla. The freaking sun down is brutal on boats. I was thinking about getting a boat cover for my 20' Dusky. BUT!! I heard from a friend(s) that covers keep humidity under it. Basically where the cover hugs the boat. Is this a urban myth(cheap covers) or am I better off putting up some...
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    Need help and guide with high speed orifice please.

    ok...I wanted to put some deep creep in my carbs to leave it overnight and clean them good. I removed the plug screw on the lower end of the carb(float bowl). This is the screw that , I guess, holds the high speed orifice in? So I let the gas pour out. I take my deep creep and shoot it into the...
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    OMC control box / throttle

    ok...I haven't used my boat in like a month so today I fired it up( first time in two weeks). I run 50/1 carb'd so I crank it up regularly in order to keep the carbs clean. Anyway...today I crank it up and fine no problem. I shut it down and decide to throw it into gear. I do that once in a...
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    Help with 2000 V6 lower unit disassembly, please..

    Ok...here's the story. My boat had a prop that was to small for it. I got the correct prop and took it out. Most of the day it ran fine. On my way home, when I finally slowed down( idle speed channel markers), I started to hear a grind noise. Luckily the channels markers are right next to the...
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    Speed/rpm of a johnson 150 carb'd eng. on a dusky 20ft'r

    I've been trying to figure things out with my engine for a time now. Basically...it won't go over 5k. Just hovers around it. I believe I've covered all my bases. Other than idling a little rough and high (900 in gear)... it runs fine. <br />The question is....in flat conditions I can get my boat...
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    Best way to secure a bilge pump without screwing it into the hall??

    Ok...I got a new pump for my boat. It already has one ,but two is better than one and I always like to error on the side of caution. Anyway....is there a good way to hold down the pump inside the hull, other than screws. I hate putting screws into the hull. I was thinking marine epoxy or maybe...
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    question about the tan wire and timing on an OIS2000

    ok....I got this from Rapair.com.<br />With these new digital power packs, you disconnect the port temperature switch/sensor leads and use a jumper wire to short the tan temperature sensor wire to engine ground. <br />Then it continues...<br />Once you have verified the timing pointer using a...
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    Has anyone taken apart a lenco trim tab?

    I went out today and when I got back home...I noticed my right TT wasn't working. No wonder I had problems straigthening out the boat. Anyway...before I have to reach into my wallet to buy a replacement actuator...does anyone know how to take it apart so I can check it out? I tried, but I...
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    Can I achieve the same quality rolling as spraying with Gel coat??

    Some idiot hit my boat on the pier the other day. He scratched my coat. Basically went down to the fiberglass. About a 5 inch scratch(gouge)and another one more or less. I've filled in both of them. And since I've done this....I decided to take care of a couple of other nics.<br />Now...to my...
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    Little pools of gas at the opening of my carbs

    Ok...my engine idles a little rough. I take the boat out and when I come back in it seems to be better. After about a week of sitting(weekend here again). I fire up the engine the night before I go out. IT's back to idling rough again with a little surge. I have also noticed little pools of gas...
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    OMC tach with system check. Settings??

    I've been having a problem where my boat only revs up to 5k. But now I remembered that a while back I was messing around with the wiring under the console checking the lights and stuff and might of turned something on the tach. Does this tack have different settings for RPM range? The reason why...
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    A quest ion about the vro/fuel pump

    When you plug up your vro. Is gas supposed to leak to the oil side? I remember reading something around here in a search I did....that the diaphram was supposed to prevent That? Gas from going into the oil area? REason I'm asking is...I took off the plug cause it was loose. I noticed it became...
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    Suggestions/recommendations about my VRO

    ok... I posted a while back that my revs on the engine were high(1200) when I flushed my engine. I put my boat in the water and checked it out again. They vary between 1k and 800. There is some surging going on. From searching and reading...it sounds to me like the there might be something up...
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