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    1996 Hydrasport

    Hi, I am restoring a 1996 hydrasport 1900. I am looking to apply a coat of bottom paint on the boat, as the current coat is fading away. the boat is only in the water when launched and stored on land most of the time. I know there are various types of bottom paint, I am just looking for...
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    1996 Ocean Runner 150 trim

    trim works great now. thank you
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    1996 Ocean Runner 150 trim

    ok I will make sure to check the reservoir. Is there anything specific I need to fill it with? Im not to familiar with how the power trim works
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    1996 Ocean Runner 150 trim

    Finally got a chance to take a look at it today. I got it trimmed up enough to be able to tow it to my house. But the trim is now not moving in either direction. I can hear the trim motor whirring like its trying to move but the motor is staying put. any ideas?
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    1996 Ocean Runner 150 trim

    Thank you, I got 2 new relays so im hoping that will fix the problem. I cleaned off the old ones and got the trim to work a little bit before they fully burnt out. Regarding the key, Will the key number be located somewhere on the ignition switch if I removed it? I believe the key would be...
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    1996 Ocean Runner 150 trim

    Hi, Recently purchased a 96 hydra sport 1900 w/ 96 ocean runner 150. Boat came with no key, so I am yet to take a closer look into the issue. motor is trimmed all the way down but has trim buttons on cowling, I was wondering if this should trim the motor up without a key in the ignition (fresh...
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    yamaha 4 stroke 9.9 bogging

    Hi, I have 1998 yamaha 9.9 four stroke (mshw) that bogs when given throttle. It will intermittently spurt up and run as it should but only for a few seconds then goes back down to bogging speed. seems to idle fine. I know that gas is at least getting to the carburetor, I also removed and cleaned...
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    testing stator

    Hi, I recently purchased a 1985 johnson 40 hp ( j40elco). Guy I bought it from said the stator is bad. it doesn't have spark so I went ahead and took the flywheel off and now have access to the stator, but I don't know what to look for when testing it with the multimeter. here is a link to the...
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    1989 evinrude 70hp not getting fuel

    Thanks everyone. high speed jet was clogged. Runs great now
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    1989 evinrude 70hp not getting fuel

    Thanks racerone, i never would have considered that. Is the part removable? I tried to figure a way to get it out but i did not want to break anything. The diagram
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    1989 evinrude 70hp not getting fuel

    Thanks racerone, i never would have considered that. Is the part removable? I tried to figure a way to get it out but i did not want to break anything. The diagram did not display how to remove it
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    1989 evinrude 70hp not getting fuel

    Spent the day on the water troubleshooting. Turns out the bottom carb is the problem. The main jet that sprays into the inner walls of the carb is not spitting gas out. I sprayed it completely with carb fluid and the fluid can get thru but it does not happen while the motor is running. When i...
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    1989 evinrude 70hp not getting fuel

    I used an entire can of carb cleaner on them to get them as clean as I could. bottom carb jet was completely clogged beforehand. there was a good amount of some milky type substance in the 3 bowls, looked almost like salt mixed with gas. there is a new fuel pump on it (part # 438559) and new...
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    1989 evinrude 70hp not getting fuel

    Hi, I have a 1989 evinrude 70hp outboard and it is not running correctly. it will idle decently well but will only run about 5mph at full throttle. I cleaned all 3 carburetors yesterday and they were pretty gunked up. at wot it will rev up for a second when I give it a spray of starting fluid or...
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    1973 evinrude 65hp not pumping water

    thanks, got it removed
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    1973 evinrude 65hp not pumping water

    Hi, I just purchased a 1973 Evinrude 65hp that fires up and runs well, but doesn't seem to be pumping water. I wanted to know if there was a specific procedure when removing the lower unit to access the impeller. I have removed the 4 main bolts that hold it together but i'm not sure if there is...
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    1988 mariner 135 marathon idle/ starting issues

    Faztbullet- Yes the motor just cranks and cranks. The spark tester I was using was from harbor freight though, and my buddy who was checking it said it was more of a flashing spark than continuous. recerone- Do you know what the compression should be on it? Thanks for the help
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    1988 mariner 135 marathon idle/ starting issues

    I just replaced the stator. I have spark on all 6 cylinders but the motor is still not firing.plugs are fine, battery is charged, I have no idea where to go from here. Any ideas?
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    Stator #

    ok, does my model have an idle stabilizer similar to the picture? I am not familiar with that
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    Stator #

    I found one ending in 35. My question is that my original stator has 7 wires coming from it, the a35 has 8. I read in a review section that they had left the extra wire unattached and it worked fine. Is this the case?
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