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    Engine sneezes on start, runs for a few on idle, then shuts off

    How did it run for you last season ?
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    Troubleshooting 1999 Johnson 225 HO

    Take it back to the shop that wrote up the $2000 invoice.-----You are about 3-1/2 HRS away and I am busy with some of my own motors.
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    1966 johnson 6hp oil return hose nipple

    It is an oil recirculation line !!-----I am replacing / installing a new crankshaft on one right now.-----There are drilled passage ways to this hose.----A 90 degree turn..-----No check valve.------Amazing design , these 6 HP motors.----Have a dozen myself.------Start this motor.-----If oil...
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    Troubleshooting 1999 Johnson 225 HO

    But you could be 24 hrs driving time away !!!
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    How to drop lower unit?

    There are 7 bolts to take out !!!
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    I'm just about ready to sink it.

    Was the lower unit off for water pump work ?-----It should have had a new impeller installed if you did piston work.
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    1996 Evinrude 25hp E25REDA

    It would be a temperature sensor.-----You can disconnect it for a test.
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    1966 johnson 6hp oil return hose nipple

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    1966 johnson 6hp oil return hose nipple

    There is no check valve.-----But You can not blow into the bottom fitting.-----Fill the hose with oil and see if it drains down.-----Or start the motor and see if oil spits out.
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    1976 johnson 15e76a

    The ones from the hardware store " look " to be the same.-----But on many models they are NOT the same.
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    How to drop lower unit?

    Remove lower rear cowling.--Remove small cover on side of outer exhaust housing.--Find the connecters on shift wires at the motor.---Seperate shift wires and attach a " fish ".------Remove small cover that wires go through.-----Remove 7 bolts that hold lower unit on.----
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    1996 Evinrude 25hp E25REDA

    Disconnect kill switch and check for spark.
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    1976 johnson 15e76a

    Did you torque the flywheel nut ?
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    Troubleshooting 1999 Johnson 225 HO

    Check the shift switch on the motor.-----Or use a timing light when test running.-----One cylinder at a time to see if there are spark issues.-----You are sure it is an overheat or perhaps a fuel restriction.----?-----Did you not install a new impeller in the water pump?----Your location ?
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    1996 Evinrude 25hp E25REDA

    Correct on your 25 HP you would still have great spark, but at the wrong time.----Hard starting ?----Explain how you use that primer unit / pump on the motor.----Not the same as the primer bulb on the hose.
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    Engine dies

    Few questions and answers might help you.-----Does fitting for tell tale hose come off the side of the block or off the top?----What are the actual compression test numbers?----Have you installed a new water pump impeller about every 5 years ?----Does spark jump a gap of 3/8" or more on each lead ?
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    Structural integrity and boating safety.

    Saw a 30 foot center console with twin V-6 outboards.----Commented that transom might need some work.-----Reply from owner was ---" just been redone 2 years ago with input from an engineer "------I would not go out in big water from what I saw !!
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    Suzuki Identification help DT9.9

    1987 ?
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    1996 Evinrude 25hp E25REDA

    A new powerpack fixes these 9 out of 10 times.
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    Grew 237 Prop Question

    Have motor performance checked on a dynamometer.-----Have you checked the boat weight?-----Could be water logged foam if it has foam floatation under the floor..-----Where abouts on Georgian Bay are you doing / volunteering search and rescue with a 35 year old boat ?
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