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    1993 6hp Johnson loses power when warmed up.

    I put the new CDI in today and ran it in a trash barrel for a while. That seems to have fixed the problem. I'll sea trial it next week but so far so good. I also bought a water pump kit and I'll put the thermostat back in it as well.
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    1993 6hp Johnson loses power when warmed up.

    Swapped coils, it still kills the lower cylinder when it gets hot. Just ordered a new CDI.
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    1993 6hp Johnson loses power when warmed up.

    It's looking like a bad coil or CDI box. I ran it this morning and both plug wires tripped the timing light. I waited until it started chugging and found that the bottom cylinder lost spark when warm. The timing light wouldn't pulse. I pulled the bottom plug wire while running and no change. I...
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    1993 6hp Johnson loses power when warmed up.

    Hi, I have a 93 6hp 2 stroke outboard on a 10' pvc dinghy typically used as a tender in salt water. I ran it really hard all day a few weeks ago at WOT bouncing around the bay. On the last leg of the trip, it dropped power dramatically, like 50%. The engine was still showing water streaming...
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    Honda BF30 kill switch, normally open or closed?

    Hi All, trying to test the lanyard kill switch on my BF30. Do I want to unplug it completely, or attach the two wires? Thanks
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    Has anyone seen a gas engine diesel after shutoff and ingest water from rotating backwards?

    Hi All, I am trying to figure out what caused an engine to die. Carb'd 454 Mercruiser with an Alpha 1. The boat is trailered, never stored in water, and flushed after every use, raw water cooled, operated in salt water. The manifolds and elbows are 2 years old. The engine was test fired on...
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