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    AQ125 Runs then stops suddenly

    "You may have seen a few posts "You may have seen a few posts I made. here is an update now. I changed over to points and condenser well i wait for my new ignition, it starts right up with the points in, but dies suddenly after a few seconds. It won't run under 2000RPM. I adjusted the points...
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    AQ125B points and condensor reinstall

    "Hi everyone, My electronic "Hi everyone, My electronic ignition is having some problems. I want to get the boat out this weekend, and the replacement hot spark won't be here until next week. I was thinking about reinstalling points and condensor so I can use it this weekend. My...
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    AQ125B Spark is gone again %3cIMG SRC%3d%22httpwwwmarineenginecomdiscusclipartsadgif%22 ALT%3d%22%22 BORDER%3d0%3e

    "I have hot spark installed. B "I have hot spark installed. Boat ran fine all the way though August until October. I winterized it and started it up yesterday, no problems. Today I tried to start it to head for a bit and it won't start. I checked and there is no spark. Things I did...
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    AQ125B Loss of power

    "A new day a new problem :D. W "A new day a new problem :D. Well I fixed a bunch of stuff including changing the bellhousing bearing to a sealed unit and flipping the seal as per EP's recommendation. The boat ran good all weekend but on the way home the RPM's dropped from 4700 to 4100 and...
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    Greasing cap fitting on AQ125 Bellhousing

    "How in the world do you greas "How in the world do you grease this. If I use a grease gun it just comes out the sides, this is the weirdiest grease fitting... There must be a simple way of doing this..."
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    AQ125A or AQ125B

    "Kind of a stupid question but "Kind of a stupid question but how can I tell the difference. My bellhousing was replaced and the tag is gone. I always assumed that I had an AQ125B because I was looking at some schematics and it seemed to look more like AQ125B, but now I read that those have...
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    AQ125B Ignition questions problems

    "I seem to be running into a l "I seem to be running into a lot of problems this summer. The other day at the lake my engine cut out, I tracked it down to no spark... I removed the coil lead to the dist and turned ignition on, then I manually rotated engine and I got a spark as I would...
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    Tilting drive when driving and tilt indicator light AQ270

    "Ok this is a dumb question bu "Ok this is a dumb question but I am doing something very wrong when boating. When I come near a shallow area I raise the drive and go in slowly, maybe 1500 RPM. So far this season I have bent a tilt rod and ripped two bellows. The bellows ripping is pretty scary...
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    Bleeding cooling AQ125 Do you need to

    "I am having non stop overheat "I am having non stop overheating problems. I've checked everything. I'm wondering if you need to bleed the cooling system when you reinstall a water pump. I changed a seal and reinstalled it and now can't seem to get it to stop overheating. Raw water flow and...
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    Timing Belt Should the marks always be aligned

    "When you first install a belt "When you first install a belt you line up all the marks on the sprockets to those on the block. Then you put the belt on and align the marks on the belt to those on the sprockets. After running the engine awhile should the marks on the belt be way off from those...
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    AQ125B Timing belt Qbs

    "I installed a new timing belt "I installed a new timing belt a couple weeks ago and am having nothing but overheating problems since so I have a couple simple questions. 1) Does the intermediate sprocket, have to be lined up. Obviously it should, but by theory, I would think that so long as...
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    Fuel pump emergency S AQ125B

    "I have a big trip planned tom "I have a big trip planned tomorrow with the boat. I was fixing all the problems for it and as per EP's suggestion I switched back to the manual fuel pump. I bought a new VP one and installed it and it won't pump any fuel. Is there anything special I need to...
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    No raw water suction AQ125

    "I changed my impeller not too "I changed my impeller not too long ago but never tested to see that it actually sucks water. The engine has always ran at about 190 since I got it? What is the normal operating temp? I just checked for suction and got nothing really. Then I disconnected the...
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    AQ125B Is auto water pump gasket the same

    "I need to put my water pump b "I need to put my water pump back on but it is taking the marine shops awhile to get that gasket, is the auto one interchangeable? Thanks!"
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    AQ125B Are carter rotary electric fuel pumps too strong

    "My boat came with a carter ro "My boat came with a carter rotary fuel pump. I was reading about them and they deliver between 4-18 PSI, now i'm not sure if they are adjustable between that range or what but my engine seems to run rich, which very well could be the carb settings or needing a...
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