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    No water out of pee hole - I'm stuck...

    Ah, good advice. I did end up taking the lower unit off again and replaced the impeller, with water ears it was working, so who knows if it was the water level or maybe some air pocket or the impeller after all. I bet that even with the old impeller, if I had it 6" below there maybe would have...
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    No water out of pee hole - I'm stuck...

    Stuck for ideas on this one, would really appreciate some help :) Started engine for first time after winter and no water coming out of pee hole. More details: Yamaha F50LB 2014 Ran perfectly well last season. I flushed the engine well after our last trip before it got put away for the winter...
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    Mysterious engine 'whine' when in neutral or reverse

    For the lower unit, I had the unit level and filled it with a little hand pump until the top port was consistently flowing oil without bubbles. I did spray the entire engine with Yamaha silicone spray, which I remember seeing as recommended by a Yamaha tech on Youtube -> I tried to avoid...
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    Mysterious engine 'whine' when in neutral or reverse

    New to me 2014 Yamaha F50LB. Ran it last season without issues. This past winter decided to do a full 100hr service last fall (lower unit, spark plugs, fresh ignition cables, etc). Now engine seems to run fine when moving but intermittently when shifting into neutral or reverse it makes a...
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    Rusted spark plug well/mating surface - is this a concern?

    While changing the spark plugs on a new to me 2014 Yamaha outboard I noticed that 3 of the 4 wells have a fair bit of corrosion in them, this corrosion isn't just in the 'outer' surface of the well but extends to the machined mating surface against which the spark plug metal washer would...
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