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    vibration

    I was coming back from a day on the water about 1/2 mile from the marina<br />running @3500.4000 rpm when the boat took on a strong vibration. I felt it at the sametime the engine noise seened a deeper pitch & louder<br />no increase in rpm's (nor did it loose rpms) I never felt any kind of...
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    water presure gauge

    Think mine's kaput.....<br />I looked in catalogs<br />Dont see replacement offered <br />Should i just contact MAKO
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    epoxy

    my t/ducer is off the mounting bracket,actuly only half the mount remains,already ordered a new one but that will require a haul-out.$$$$<br />is there any thing that sets on contact UNDERWATER & keep in mind the transom is bottom painted<br /><br />i need a glob of something to get me thru...
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    water pump related

    after replacing the water pump/impeller/t/stat(yard wrench)<br />my water presure gauge needle fell below what i thought was ZERO...not registering anything,was there a sending unit that was not hooked up <br />when putting it back together?<br /><br />its pissing like a champ...
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    fuel/ mgmt /consumption

    Looking for some "BALLPARK" figures<br />for a johnson 115 carbed at different<br />rpm's pushing a 171 mako <br />assuming properly tuned/trimed <br /><br />@2500 =gph<br />@3500 =gph<br />@4500 =gph<br />The 4500 is not wot but in 4 years /seasons its never been pushed further because its fast...
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    quick start ?

    on a cold start pump the bulb,key in<br />to choke Turn:....start<br /><br />Now ive seen the yard mechanic advance the throtle with the neutral safty depressed,for what he termed a quick start <br />is this corect ?<br />is there more to it
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    three questions please

    Better to run thru the tank of stored gas (35gal) before changing the fuel/sep canister or adding the carbon guard fuel addidive ?<br /># 2<br />Should plugs be recleaned at that time?<br />#3<br />this will be the 4th season with the boat and it seams to me that the shift control lever is...
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    alarm at turn of key (stays on)

    i screwed up and i need someone to tell me how bad this is going to be....<br />I either reversed the battery leads <br />om more likely put the ground lead to the wrong terrminal this morning in preperation to run it on the ear muffs after winter storage.... i tested for power at the power...
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    LONG SURFACE SCRATCHES IN GEL- COAT

    I did a search but did not see this covered,boat was hauled today and i got a look at the damage done over the season "tight slip"..... The port side has a lot of surface scratches that are 4'long<br />most will buff out but there are a few that are a bit deeper.now were talking scrathes not...
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    how much

    oil that is......<br />going to change the lower unit oil<br />(first time for me) i bought the pump<br />and a quart bottle in a kit,i dont want to find out i need more when im in the middle of this.not sure if i can get another qt of the same brand so can i mix or add to the first<br />i...
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    spray decarb or addidive

    I add some in with every other tank<br />Now before puting it away for the winter should i use the spray,can i do this out of the water using muffs?<br /><br />I want to do the winter prep this time,because its time i learned and because the yard doubled the price this year $ 200<br />for fuel...
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    motor backs off at 4000

    its a 1999 115 johnson<br /><br />i thought the fuel bulb felt a little clamy but it held the idle and so off i went..... once on the way out it felt like it missed or bogged down but recovered almost instantly..<br />i checked for any thing around the prop nada..... drifted with 6-7 moves at...
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    idle ?

    a little history<br />1999 johnson (150 hrs)<br />new plugs at season start<br />still not thru 1st (winter stablized)<br />tank of gas<br />cold start first or second try and <br />holds a idle just fine.<br />during the days drifting i'll go for a start and it fires right up and cycles<br...
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    direct draining ?

    It must have another proper name<br />HERES WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT...<br />i have a newer mako 17' cc<br />it can sit slipside for a week or more between trips.if it rains water <br />seems to acumulate in the lower <br />inside hull around the pump.when enough it will auto pump out (fine)<br...
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    removal

    need to remove old registration sticker from gel coat surface any <br />tricks to it ?<br />also remove a sticker decal from lexon wind screen
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    battery ?

    new battery last year.was stored at <br />room temp all winter in my apt<br />whats my chances <br />i'll take it to the service station and get it charged<br /><br />i guess my question is there a point <br />it just wont recover and hold a charge<br /><br />did not want to trickle indoors
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    start /run/on muffs

    This is im sure very basic stuf to most of you guys......<br />Im looking to change plugs and want to test run the motor prior to the marina staf droping the boat in with <br />the lift.<br />will i see the normal flow (pee)<br />on the muff supplied cooling water<br />how long can i run the...
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    OPINIONS PLEASE

    My little mako 171 has under gunal <br />rod storage .Two tubes foward either<br />side of the cast deck.The tubes are about 3"wide and 2'long made of heavy wall pvc type material,well for what ever reason one came undone and fell back into the void between the inner and outer hull.... got it...
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    correct plug replacment #

    Can someone confirm that #938m-ql78c<br />is the proper # for a 1999 j115plee<br />and what would the proper gap be ?<br /><br />Its what i was was sold, just double<br />checking
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    what year ?

    Ive been under the impression the 115<br />johnson i have is a 1999<br />looking at the serial # today<br />i saw a date of manufacture 7/7/98<br />at what point in the year can it be considered @ Last years model ?<br />BOAT AND MOTOR WERE A LEFTOVER PACKAGE PRE RIGED (PURCHASED IN 2000)
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