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    motor turns over when hooking up battery

    i've had such great luck until now with getting this boat going. havent bought a battery for it yet. i use my vehicle battery. but tonight when i tried to turn it over all i got was a clicking sound. after a few turns of the switch it tried to start but it keeps on just turning over. even with...
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    whats needed to test boat without ticket

    july 4th was given a boat that has set up for three years. although my address here says ohio, i've move back here to georgia. never owned a boat so i want to register it with DNR. went on there websight and it says that i can fill out a form and use it as a temporary. but this boat was never...
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    grinds gears going into forward & reverse

    i've brought this boat back from retirement,worked through most of the issues. now its making a little bit of a grindng sound when i go from neutral to forward or reverse. i had to adjust the throttle cables to get it to run. then found that the cable had came off the shifter/tilt and trim...
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    water pump impeller

    im new to this so be patient. was wonder if getting enough water to engine to cool it. so i took off the cover and removed the water pump case.took out rubber impeller. there is one rubber tooth missing and another thats half gone. im sure this needs replaced. but biggest concern is to me it...
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    water pump impeller

    im new to this so be patient. was wonder if getting enough water to engine to cool it. so i took off the cover and removed the water pump case.took out rubber impeller. there is one rubber tooth missing and another thats half gone. im sure this needs replaced. but biggest concern is to me it...
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    calling all omc experts

    got my boat running today, it will crank over on first turn of switch. idles fine. not bad for free and setting up for 3 years. now my questions concern the lower unit. once again 88 glasstream 2.3 ford with omc super cobra. bought a set of the water muffs. put them on, looks like they leak more...
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    how to tell if lower unit ok

    on i/o how can you tell if lower unit is ok.i thought it would shoot water out of a small port.
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    rookie boater here please help

    was given a 88 glasstream. cover was dry rotted, set up for 3 years. after 6 hours of hard labor removing water, pine needles and scrubbing interior. it looks pretty good. engine compartment is dry and very clean. engine looks almost new. got it to turn over but left it at that. never owned...
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    boat not ran for a couple of years

    i don't know anything about ski boats but my neighbor has got a 152 tempest glasstream that has set there for at least two years. it has a ford engine and says super omc on the thing sticking out of the back of the boat. dont know the year but its got grass growing inside the boat were the cover...
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    glasstream 152 tempest

    anyone ever own a glasstream 152 tempest. the only boat i've ever had was a little 14ft fishing boat. i've cut my neighbors grass for about a year now. her husband had a bass boat and this boat. i've not ever charged her a dime for the grass cutting. her husband had a drinking problem and she...
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    how far is a safe distance for small trailer

    i'm moving from dayton, ohio to lagrange, georgia. distance is exactly 600 miles. i have a small 14ft fishing boat on a trailer that has small rims and tires. i dont know the exact size of rim but it measures 9 inches.thats just the rim itself. the tires look new. they say titan st on them.the...
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    less oil more gas /ratio

    was wondering if anyone new what the oil to gas ratio would be if i wanted to run say 60 to 75:1 in an 9.9. has anybody out there tried this. i've done everything else it seems like the new plugs have helped the fouling a little. but would like to try this. but i dont want to do any damage either.
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    how much trouble is pulling flywheel

    i would like to look at my points on a 76 9.9 evinrude. i think i need a puller. is this something simple or could mess this up.
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    weak ignition system

    can anyone out there in outbourd world verify what repair shop told me today. they said that 74 through 76 evinrudes have a very veak ignition system. i took it to them thinking something major was wrong. all they did was install an NGK B7HS plug. after i paid them close to $50.00 they told me...
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    SHOULD GAS CAN BE VENTED

    THIS IS FIRST TIME WITH OUTBOURD SO IM SORRY FOR THE DUMB QUESTION. I BORROWED A BUDDYS CAN AND HOSE TO ELIMINATE MY TANK AS PROBLEM. HIS WAS PLASTIC AND HAD A SCREW/KNOB THAT HAD DIRECTIONS FOR USE.MINE IS AN OLDER TANK BUT ITS IN GREAT CONDITION.ALL I HAVE IS A LID THAT YOU TAKE OFF AND THEN...
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    fouled plugs (MANY OF THEM)

    I HAVE A 1976 9.9 EVINRUDE THAT I THOUGHT NEEDED THE CARB TUNED OR I MIGHT OF HAD A BAD FUEL PUMP OR EVEN A BAD COIL. IT DID'NT RUN AT ALL UNTIL A MEMBER FROM THIS SITE HELPED ME OUT. I DUMPED MY GAS TWO TIMES. PUT FIVE GALLONS OF GAS AND 13 OUNCES OF OIL. AFTER GIVING UP. I TOOK IT TO A WELL...
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    water drops on plugs

    in the past while working on motor, i had the dark oil floating on top.now though it looks to be white like maybe its water in my mix. i also took the plugs out and when i shake them really hard i can get what looks to be water drops. do i have water in my gas? i just got it yesterday. or is my...
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    what am i doing wrong. 9.9 evinrude

    got 76 evinrude that i could not get running until member from here helped me out.(joe reeves) he sent me a rebuild kit, but before i even got it i messed with what i had. i've soaked this thing and put it back together. it ran great in the barrel. took it to the lake and it quit. had fuel...
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    looking for individual named stream__fisher KY

    WANTING TO KNOW IF YOU EVER SOLVED YOUR PROBLEMS WITH EVINRUDE 9.9. LOOKS LIKE I HAVE THE SAME EXACT THING THAT YOU WERE GOING THROUGH.
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    broken transducer cable

    thanks to my fishing partner,i now have a transducer cable that was cut almost into.he accidently closed my seat on it. its a portable wide one hundred, any ideas about how to repair this? i've tried with no results. if i have to, i found one at bass pro shop but was hoping to get out of buying...
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