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    Gasket sealer on head gaskets

    I'm getting ready to put a set of OEM heads gaskets on my 200 hp Ocean Pro. The manual says to use gasket sealer but.....I've read that you don't use sealer on gaskets that come with the grey sealing compound on them. Which is it?
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    1997 Evinrude Ocean Pro 200 HP

    Start and idles normally for a couple of minutes. Then RPM drop and it stalls. It will fire right up and start the process, over again getting shorter and shorter each time. It will idle, but no accelerate. It bogs and dies the instant you crack the throttle. Water pressure gauge abnormally...
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    Trolling during or immediately after break-in 1997 200 hp

    Not the best timing but I had a new power head on my 997 200 HP Ocean Pro. Problem is that I only have 3 days between the time I get the boat back and the start of Striper Trophy season. The plan is to go out and run it through the standard break in procedure for as much as I can. Obviously...
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    1997 200HP Ocean Pro - erratic idle RPM

    I fished on Sunday and the boat ran well. I had no complaints at all. Went out Monday morning to flush the motor and it would not idle right. Start it up, it would idle at 1400-1500 RPM then drop down to it's normal 1100-1200 when Quick Start dropped out. After 5-10 seconds, it would jump back...
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    1997 V6 exhaust housing

    The exploded drawings on the Evinrude parts catolog shows and states that the unit uses two exhaust housing seals (item 55) in the assembly. It shows one on the bottom of the upper housings and one on the top of the lower housing. The manual addresses the one on top of the lower housing but says...
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    1997 200HP Ocean Pro Idle issue

    The motor will idle all day @ 850-900 rpm (tach reading) in gear. Drop it into neutral and the RPM drops and it usually stalls within 5-10 seconds. Fire it back up, put it in gear, and it will idle all day. Opposite of the way it used to behave. Should drop rpm not raise when you put it in gear...
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    200 Ocean Pro

    "The motor starts right up and "The motor starts right up and runs great. Will troll all day long at 900 rpm. The problem is, you drop it into neutral and it dies instantly. It restarts immediately, but is problematic when trying to maneuver around a dock. I believe its related to the...
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    Itbsback No fire on #5 1997 200 Ocean Pro

    "2 years ago I couldn’t get th "2 years ago I couldn’t get the motor to run over 5k RPM. Upon investigation it was found that #5 cylinder was dropping out above 5K rpm. The stator, timing base, coils, and PP checked out and the issue was finally resolved by replacing the flywheel. The exact...
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    97 200 HP Ocean Pro head gasket

    "In the fall of 2006 my shop f "In the fall of 2006 my shop found evidence of water in the lower cylinder on the port side and changed out the head gasket. At the time I was told there was considerable amount of corrosion on the block and that leakage may become an issue in the future ...
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    Problem adjusting shift cable 1997 Ocean PRo

    I installed a new shift assist I installed a new shift assist switch and now I can’t get the shift cable adjusted correctly do to the repeatability of the positioning. When shifting from reverse to neutral it centers up nicely and the switch isn’t activated. But when shifting from forward...
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    Oil supply hose confusion 1997 Ocean Pro

    I need to replace the oil hose I need to replace the oil hose running from the 3 gallon remote tank to the motor. The part number of the "bulk" hose is 333485 however a couple places list the 333485 as "multi- purpose" hose but also list an oil hose with a yellow strip as 0778707. Since one...
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    Wet carb gaskets 1997 Ocean Pro

    "The carbs had been rebuilt la "The carbs had been rebuilt last fall so I was surprised to find that all the bowl gaskets where wet when I replaced the fuel lines the other day. Not dripping or anything like that, just wet. I wiped them off with a rag and within a couple of days they are wet...
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    Fuel alarm 97 Ocean Pro

    The other day it was rough out The other day it was rough out and I had the fuel alarm go off a couple times. The fuel filter was brand new so I switched over to the Aux. tank and the alarm went away. I understand this alarm is triggered by a vacuum sensor on the motor and that a restricted...
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    1997 Evinrude 200 water pump

    I had the lower unit resealed I had the lower unit resealed and they changed out the water pump while they had it torn down. I now have about twice the pressure (pegs the dial at WOT) I had before so I'm guessing they put in the wrong water pump. Is it OK to run the higher pressure pump or...
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    1997 200 Ocean Pro

    I replaced the VRO as I was ru I replaced the VRO as I was running a bit rich and decided to run a compression test while I was at it and came up with the following: 2-6 1-5 96 100 93 100 88 98 There certainly is a bit more spread than I'd like but pretty consistant...
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    1997 200 Ocean Pro

    "The motor has a ton of hours "The motor has a ton of hours on it but the compression is reasonable and it runs fairly well but needs some work. At first it wouldn’t idle below 1000 rpm and rebuilding the carbs helped but the idle still isn’t as steady as I believe it should be. Perhaps it’s...
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