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    Compression Test!

    My wife came home yesterday with an early fathers day gift....."new compression gauge".......and I didnt hesitate putting it to use. Ive been planing to do a decarb and wanted to get a base number on each cylinder before I did so. I have a 92 Evinrude 150 Spitfire. Ive owned the rig for a couple...
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    Intruder & Spitfire?

    Can anyone tell me what the differances..."if any" between the two series? They appear to be identical..............Intruder series & Spitefire. Just curious.
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    Another oil posting!

    Ive been away on buisness over the last few weeks but I have been following the heated discussions on outboard oil selection, to use or not to use VRO...........ect. Well.......being the kind of guy that likes to keep a low profile Ive pretty much stayed away from all of this. I work in the...
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    Performance Question!

    I have a good idea of what Im going to hear, but Ill ask anyway. I have a 92 Hydra- Sports VS 150T, 17ft. 6inch bass boat. Its powered by a 92 Evinrude 150 Spitfire, with a Turbo 2+2, over and thru exhaust type prop. The boat runs great, comes up very fast and at WOT, motor trimmed and all runs...
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    Evinrude starting problems!

    Well it seems I may have jinxed myself by saying that my spitfire runs great with no problems! On a recent trip to the lake after the initial run to my favorite early morning spot, when I went to neutral the engine died.........no big deal. I went to restart and it did nothing......it didnt...
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    Octane Rating ?

    I have a 92 Evinrude 150 Spitfire V6. My local dealer tells me that I need to run 89 octane threw it as my standard fuel. Can someone tell me if this is true or should I be using 87 octane? The engine runs great, the fact of the matter is we all try to save a few bucks when we can!! Also, dose...
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    Outboard Oil

    Dose anyone have any info on the Citgo brand Super Gaurd Marine Plus oil? How dose it compare with some of the OEM stuff out there?.........................
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    Hydra-Sports VS 150 T

    A few months ago I purchased a 92 Hydra-Sports VS 150 T. The boats in great condition and the 92 150 Spitfire engine pushes it very well. This is the first Hydra-Sports that Ive owned, so far I love it. I was wondering if anyone could tell me a little about the VS 150.........performance...
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    92 150 Spitfire

    I own a 92 150 Evinrude Spitfire V6. The engine runs great, I was wondering if anyone could give me some info about this series of engines? How dose this series compare to the Johnson GT or the Evinrude XP series? Also, any problems that may be expected? Like I said it runs great "so far" and it...
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