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    Fuel Injection Lean

    I have a 1998 mercruiser 454, with bravo 3 drive on a searay 270.The first owner had 600 hours mostly trouble free use, routine maintenance. And I have had one disaster after another. In three boating seasons, maybe 15 hours each, otherwise boat out with problems. Everyone blames ethanol for...
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    House battery

    I have a 1998 searay 270, single engine. Up until now, I have always left the selector switch on "both", as day trips only with very light electrical loads without engine on, other than say a vhf radio, or perhaps a short run bilge pump cycle. And this has worked well, engine always turns fast...
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    Johnson 4hp 1970 fuel problem

    I purchased a 1970 4hp outboard. I ran it in a garbage pail, I was able to adjust low speed needle to get motor to idle very low, much lower than I expected to get an old engine to idle. I could not run engine at high speed in garbage*pail*as no neutral. When I put on boat first time, it started...
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    1993 Mercruiser 454 with Bravo 3 Drive

    I am having a hull and mechanical survey within the next week for a 1993 mercruiser 7.4 with bravo 3 drive. The drive was repalced 2yrs ago and shows no signs of the electrolysis problems associated with the bravo 3 drives. The engine has 480hrs, operated mostly in brackish water, and appears...
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    Mercury EFI 225 Saltwater 2 stroke oil injected model yr 2000

    Would most people consider thi Would most people consider this model/yr Mercury to be an early edition fuel injected motor prone to problems. Or a fairly reliable (being 10 yrs old of course)engine that was produced after Mercury had refined their fuel injection system. Would it be better to go...
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    EvinrudeJohnson 200 Ocean Runner

    "I am loking at boats, all wit "I am loking at boats, all with 200hp Johnson/Eninrude. Mostly 1996-1998. Question is at what point did the manufacturers switch to Fuel Injected Engines. I think I would be better off with a proven long production carbuerated engine that is older (1996), than a...
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