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    1998 Merc Force propshaft bent

    Just bought this boat. Took it out, ran fine. Was hitting 5000rpm at WOT with me alone, so I was researching what prop was on it and I noticed the prop has some wobble. Took the prop off and indeed the shaft is bent slightly. What are my options straightening it or having replaced? Is this...
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    getting tilt/trim to function after service

    Ok finally got all my seals on and figured it all out...upon reassembly, I cant get the unit to run right. the relieve valve was open when reinstalling and when I got the unit put back on the boat, I tightened the valve and while the ram was full extended I filled up as much as I could. it...
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    Small leak around tilt/trim ram shaft

    1996 Mercury 115hp 2 stroke Occasionally I have some fluid that leaks out from around ram shaft. How can I fix this and is it an easy fix? Do I have to pull the whole tilt and trim assembly off?
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    1994 Johnson 90hp issue

    Ok buddies boat has an issue, trying to sort it out. We ran it today, started perfectly...ran it for about 10 minutes max, got up to 44mph at 5100rpm. Slowed down going into a cove, cut the engine off to piddle around. Piddled around for about 15 minutes and went to start engine to leave and it...
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    1994 Johnson Fast Strike trim sending unit

    I believe my sender is bad. I bought this used boat and like 1 gauge of the 6 worked so I replaced them all. After replacing, the trim gauge doesnt read right (and yes I got the johnson evinrude gauge). The gauge has a good ground and good 12v power. Now when I test resistance on the sending...
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    Fuel pump deliver problemplease help

    "1989 Evinrude 70hp Ok, I b "1989 Evinrude 70hp Ok, I bought this boat used about half a year ago. Ran good right at first, but then it started acting funny at WOT, it would run good very inconsistently, but always fine at idle all the way to about 70-80% or so of the throttle. Then...
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    1986 Evinrude 50hp problem

    "motor starts up like normal w "motor starts up like normal with a prime. Itll idle for a bit, and then start to gallop or surge a little bit and then die out. If I hit the primer when it starts surging, it just prolongs the process. So I can actually keep the motor running by priming every...
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    1989 Evinrude 70hp problem today

    "Backed it down the ramp like "Backed it down the ramp like I normally do...primed it, lowered motor down into water, tried to start. It normally starts and sputters with the warmup lever, then starts next hit on the key. It cranked and cranked, then all of a sudden I thought I heard a...
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    1989 Evinrude 70hp changing impeller

    "ok, dont have the manual yet, "ok, dont have the manual yet, but here is the plan and let me know if I am missing anything. 1. diconnect shift linkage right under the bottom carb, held together by a pin. 2. loosen and remove the main bolts holding the lower unit on, I think 5-6 total...
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    1989 Evinrude 70hp VRO fuel pump problem

    "Ok I will give you the run do "Ok I will give you the run down on this motor. I got it a couple weeks ago and the previous owner had disabled the VRO system, cutting and blocking the oil line. Thats fine. Well when I got the motor it would perform inconsistent at WOT, it would surge...
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    76 Evinrude 15hp idling and linkage

    "I asked this same question on "I asked this same question on the iboats forum and we havent come to a conclusion. Thought I would give it a go over here. I have a 1976 15hp Evinrude motor. When I throttle it down, the roller on the carb looses contact with the cam when throttled down...
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    1988 Merc 25hp

    "My dad has this motor and we "My dad has this motor and we are having troubles. It starts and idles fine most of the time, but it wont top out. It runs smooth and sounds fine, but just wont get to the top end rpm's. We changed out the coils because they were cracked. The guy he got the...
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    1968 chrysler 66

    "I have a good running 1968 ch "I have a good running 1968 chrysler 6.6 motor. I found a guy that can get parts for this motor so I rebuilt the carb, put some new seals in, new impeller, and fuel pump kit. The motor runs really well now, but the motor will not shift into forward hardly. I...
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