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    Is my voltage regulator working right?

    Ok, when I start up the motor it is giving me 13.8 vdc. Within minutes...the voltage jumps up to 14.8 vdc like if I'm trottling up. But I'm not. I'm just flushing the engine and starting it once a week when I'm not headed out. <br />It's a 2000 150 v6 and I charge my batteries the night before I...
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    Shift switch not engaging when shifting into forward.

    ok....a while back my shift switch was bad and thx to the members of this forum...I found the problem and fixed it myself. Saved me some MULA$$$$. <br />Now I have another question. I noticed that my motor tends to shift a little hard into foward. My motor in Neutral revs around 1k rpm. Today I...
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    My MMC card says one thing....my lowrance says another

    I bought a MMC card over the net 16meg. I also got a USB 2.0 progammer. I Download the software from lowrance. I install it on the card. I put the card into my LCX-15. It tells me MMC card not formatted. So...I figure..let the unit do the work for me. I let it format the card. I put it back into...
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    My LCX-15 Lowrance is not recog. my Gps module

    I ordered my gps antenna(LGC-12) the other day and it just came in. So...I went to the back yard and connected my Lowrance and the module to it. Upon power up... it tells me " Gps module not responding". Is this because I have not entered the local time and date to initialize it or is there...
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    analog voltage indicator

    ok...it appears that my voltage gauge on the instrument panel is a little bit off. I crank the engine up and put a meter at the battery and get 14.3VDC. I go under the console and get a steady 14.3 reading as well. I"m looking at the gauge and there doesn't appear to be any type of tweak or...
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    Question for the 50:1 users

    Ok....I disconnected the Vro and drained my tank. But...there maybe a couple of gallons in the tank that don't come out. Since I'm gonna fill the tank...should I mix the first time 40:1 because I don't know how much fuel was left in there? Or maybe go like 45:1. The tank is under/in the hull so...
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    Half of my power pack doesn't work. Is this only the pack??

    Ok...friend came over yesterday and Helped me trouble shoot my engine. Well..it turns out that my left side of the powerpack won't fire. I basically have no spark on 3 cylinders. All on the same side.<br /> ?? I would assume that I lost half my powerpack and only the right side is firing...
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    "On switch" causing my engine not to rev over 2k

    I was having problems before when my boat was not able to get over 2k when turning on the engine. See thread. http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=28;t=022381 <br />Anyway...switch plugs, checked all lines and secured any air leaks. Now I went out today and right of...
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    JOhnson 150 2001 2 stroke oceanpro wouldn't go over 2k rpm on the way in.

    Well...I"m really starting to dislike my engine. Anyway.. to the point. Went out this morning. Everthing was fine. I was hitting 4.5k through the water as I was heading out. Boat was really moving. If I would of gone faster...I might of bounced some people over the side. he..he..he...
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    Best oil for a JOhnson150 2-stroke

    I did a search and found alot of stuff on oils. But now it's more confusing to me.<br />Bottom line...for a 2-stroke JOhnson. Which oil is better. The guy who sold me the boat told me Yamlube. I went today to West Marine and they told me their oil is better and AShless, but then I read a tread...
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    When I ramp up to 4k rpm the temp hits 180 degrees

    Ok...a while back I hit a sand bar. I took it to a guy. They fixed it. Well....it still started to heat up (close to 200). The great people of this forum gave me advise. I ran it hard without STats. Thinking a saltwater flush would work. I put the tstats out on the water and it came back in at...
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    I need advise on dropping my lower unit on my 2001 johnson 150

    specs 2001 johnson OP 150 25" shaft V6<br />Ok...got my manual. Basically it says.."remove retaining clip from the shift shaft. PUsh the shift level toward the power head to disengage the shift shaft from the bellcrank on the port end of the enigine's shift shaft."<br />Just in case anybody else...
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    X-15 Lowrance User Manual??

    Does anybody know where I could get a copy of the owner's manual. OR I guess purchase one. I recently got a boat that came with the Lowrance X-15, but no manual. Any help would be highly apprecitated. TIA!!<br /><br />OH...since this is the electronics forum. How about a good place to purchase...
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    JOhnson 150 2001 oceanpro overheating

    I have a 2001 150 oceanpro V6. Has thermostats.<br />Two weeks ago I meet Mr. Sandbar( Don't ask, yes I admit it. :( ). I took it to the guys who I got my boat from,a while back. They checked it out. Found sand all the way up in the Thermostats ( woe is me). So I told them to go ahead and fix...
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