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    hydraulic cylinder removal

    I am removing a hydraulic cylinder from my motor and for some reason I can not remove the main bolt(allen wrench).. I used lubricants but nothing.broke 1 allen wrench and I am starting to strip the nut..This is not the first time I've had this problem.. I have not tried heat.. There is no rust...
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    yamaha gauge/wire harness

    I just purchased twin 99 yamaha 150 sws and I did not grab the motors yet but I am rigging it with all the controls and harnesses. There is one wire that I can not account for. One end has a white plastic plug with6 wiresblack,white with red stripe,pink,pink w/white stripe, orange, orange...
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    Yamaha gauges

    I bought a boat that had a merc on it..all the gauges were working. the motor was pulled and 5 wires were cut going from the gauges to the wiring harness.. I put an 02 yamaha 150txra on the boat.. Do I need yamaha gauges or can I use the ones on the boat.. the gauges on the boat look new but...
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    little water flow in 225 johnson...

    I bought a boat with twin 94 johnson 225s the first thing I did was change impeller and housing.. It was my first time doing so.. Everything went fine although i was a little surprised to see the counter rotation impeller was installed the same direction as standard rotation but I heard that is...
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    02 yamaha 150 buzzer/wont start

    I bought a boat with an 02 yamaha 150 txra. I ran the motor and comp. test checked out fine. I swapped the motor to an angler hull I had. Now when I turn the ignition it will turn over but wont start. Sounds like it is not getting any fuel but it is..The buzzer goes off half the time when I turn...
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    How can I find out if a prop will work for my yamaha

    I have a quick silver laser II 19p that came off a merc. Is there any chance it will work on a 2002 sx150 xtra? Also what pitch would work good for this motor.. It is going on a 20' cc Angler.. Thanks in advance.. Roger
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    02 yamaha 150hp compression test?

    I just bought a 150 yamaha sx150xtra and did a compression test.. 99-100 on all 6. The way I was taught to take test was to pull all wires from plugs so motor doesn't start then break all plugs and one at a time pulling, test and replace plug. I here some people start the motor instead of...
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    02 merc 15 hp impeller question

    I just changed the impeller on my motor. Everything seemed to go ok but now the motor smokes a bit and I am not seeing any water come out the p hole.. Water is coming out of the bottom.. Before the impeller swap it had very little water coming out.. I only ran it for a couple minutes and I think...
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    merc 175 offshore.. what year??

    I just bought a 1996 angler 204 that has a mercury 175 offshore on it. The outboard has a sticker on it with the serial # but it is unreadable and fell in my hand when I touched it. I dont know if these anglers came stock with merc offshore which would make it a 96.. my guess is 96-98.. I am...
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    94 johnson 225 ocean runner shift lever stuck

    I have disconnected the shift cable and tried to pul and push manually but I get 1/4" of play.. The prop spins freely in both directions so i assume it is in nuetral.. Can I spray with wd40 or something? I read another thread of a similar problem with a (pulling powerhaed solution) I am praying...
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