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    Mariner 15 What Year is This Engine?

    I am trying to help a friend diagnose a no spark issue with his Mariner 15hp. Unfortunately he doesn't have a clue what year it is. I can see that it says it's Made in Japan, Mariner 15C, 684CS 002317. See attached picture. Any help would be appreciated!
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    Main Engine Oil Tank - 1988 130hp Yamaha

    I have a 1988 130hp Yamaha that is not pumping oil from the reserve tank. The main engine tank is still 50% full. While I am troubleshooting this I just want to make sure that if I start the engine the oil from the main tank will be fed into the engine. From what I can see it looks like it...
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    Fuel Leaking out of Carb, Squirting out of main nozzle....

    1988 Yamaha 130, Boat sat for 12 months, would start but would not idle. I rebuilt the carbs and put on a new fuel pump. It now starts easy and will idle but idles very rough. I noticed that fuel was dumping out of the top left carbs main nozzle and then out of the front of the carb, I have...
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    Fuel leaking out of fuel pump...

    1988 130hp Yamaha sat for 1 year. When I recently tried to start it would only run on high RPMs, it would not idle. I just rebuilt the carbs and today when I tried to start it would only idle for about 4 seconds then stall. When I looked back at the motor I noticed fuel leaking out of the...
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    Help, Stering Frozen....

    My steering is Frozen on a 2001 125 Mercury outboard, I cant tilt it up because it is turned to the far right and hits the pooling platform. How can i manually turn the motor so I can tilt up the motor? I just need a quick fix to trailer the boat to the mechanic. Please help.
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    Yamaha 1988 130HP Idle Mixture Screw Settings

    I began rebuilding my Carburetors this weekend and got ahead of myself and took out the idle mixture screws for one set of my carburetors. The problem was I didn't mark where the screws were before they were unscrewed. Any insight as to how these screws are supposed to be seated? I installed...
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    Old Gas, To keep or get rid of?

    I have a 1988 Yamaha 130 Outboard and I am rebuilding the carbs this weekend. The boat has been sitting for 14 months. Is there anyway to salvage the gas that has been sitting in the tank or do I need to drain the tank? If the tank does need to be drained any idea what people do when they...
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    No Power when I try to start my 1988 Yamaha 130

    When I tried to start my outboard this evening I seemed to be getting no power to the ignition. It hadnt been started in about 4 months. I couldnt hear anything coming from the ignition or the engine when I turned the key, almost as if there was a bad ground or something. When I tried to trim...
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    Trailer Light Problem, need help!

    When towing my trailer everything works great until my headlights are turned on. When the headlights are on both my left and right lights light up completely, then when I press the brakes both right and left trailer lights turn off and go completely dark until I let go of the brakes. When I...
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    CMC Tilt Help?

    I have the CMC PT-130 Tilt/Trim unit. The boat has been sitting for a while and when I went to trim the engine up nothing happend. Neither the up or down worked. I replaced one of the Relays and still nothing happend. Usually when the relays go bad I can still hear a clicking coming from the...
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    Help, I'm not getting any power from ignition

    I have a 1978 Johnson 70HP Johnson that has given me some problems the last 2 times out. The first time I took it out it started the day great and then after hitting a couple fishing holes I tried to start my engine and nothing happend. It almost seemed like a bad ground. So my brother and I...
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    Standard Vs Counter Rotating outboards?

    I am in the market for a used outboard, 115-200 HP. Some of the outboards I have seen are Counter rotating outboards that are being sold singularly. I am only looking for one engine, Can someone explain the drawbacks of powering my boat with a counter rotating outboard, if there are any? Does...
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    What year is this Engine?

    Evinrude 20 HP. I'm not sure of the year. Can anyone help me? I've checked Evinrudes website but can't find anything.<br />Mod# E20ELUR  Serial# E0669962 <br /><br />Thanks!
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    When Trying to start boat nothing Happens?

    I have a 1978 Johnson 70HP that has given me some problems the last 2 times out. The first time I took it out it started the day great and then after hitting a couple fishing holes I tried to start my engine and nothing happend. It was like the electrical wasn't grounded. So my brother and I...
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    When Trying to start boat nothing Happens?

    I have a 1978 Johnson 70HP that has given me some problems the last 2 times out. The first time I took it out it started the day great and then after hitting a couple fishing holes I tried to start my engine and nothing happend. It was like the electrical wasn't grounded. So my brother and I...
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    1990 Gamefisher, Are parts interchangeable

    I have a 1990 Sears Gamefisher 9.9, Does anyone know where I would get replacement parts? I've heard that the Mercury dealer can provide parts for this year? Any info would be helpful.
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    insulation for outboard motor cover?

    I recently riped out all the insulation out of my 1978 Johnson 70HP motor cover, it had started to make a mess and it didn't help when I found some bits inside my carbs. Does anyone have any ideas about re-insulating the cover? What kind of insulation I should use, and what is the best way to...
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    Sears Gamefisher 9.9, year and Manufacurer?

    Gamefisher 9.9 serial #225.5811990 If anyone could help me with the year, manufacturer and gas/oil ratio that would be great thanks,<br /><br />Tim
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    Engine bogs out and dies?

    1978 70HP Johnson, I did a complete carb rebuild, soaked overnight and replaced all jets screws. When I took it out to the lake the first time it ran great, two days later I take it out and it can barely even idle without stalling out. It would continually start and barely idle, and if you...
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    Adjusting Carb choke linkage?

    1978 70Hp Johnson, Has three Carbs, I broke the carbs down to soak them overnight I'm having trouble putting the choke linkage back on correctly. The top and middle carbs move freely with linkage attached, once I attach linkage from middle carb to bottom carb the butterflies do not open easy...
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