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Lower compression on “top” cylinder - 90 compared to 110 on lower two cylinders. Where do I start and what would be the likely cause? Starts fine, runs,
Knocking noise from camshaft area when both valves are on the rock @ BDC . Also after bottom Dead center with inlet valve is opening the exhaust valve
Engine kicks back and rips starter chord from your hand if not pulled Very firmly. Seems like it's firing too early for the speed of a manual start.
I have a pair of what I think are 2022 DF9.9 B (Xlong shaft, remote control, power tilt) motors on a sailboat. Less than 200 hours. Out of the blue, one
Runs good at have throttle start good run all day at half go to full slows down and start to miss changed all full filters and replace all the fuel with
Tachometer doesn't seem to be reading correctly. Would like to know how many poles my altinator has to apply the correct setting on the back of my Tacho
Ran fine and after docking, on the next start attempt the starter stayed engaged when key was released. Subsequently, the motor will not exceed 3200RPM.
how often do you replace the timing belt? also I don't know the motor hours, something around 500 I'd think. I took a look at it and it seems like old,
Right now bestcplace for used parts like air intake silencer, choke set up parts and wiring diagrams to figure out what I have and don't have. Looks like
The last 2 times at the lake after it had ran for awhile and at high speed, the motor would die. After I would restart the motor it would run for about
No problems however I have an opportunity to purchase a boat with two of these I'm drawn to it but I don't know that there's really a distinct advantage
Hello. Having water flow issues. I changed the impeller and thermostat. Old thermostat was corroded pretty bad I cleaned it out put new one in still no
No issue really, just wanted to know where the ECR is located so I can retrieve the engine hours.. Thank you
On going no oil alarm, 3 years now, it is very intermittent. Changed oil sensor, done winterization , inspected all incoming oilline and oil resevoir,
how to remove the drive shaft housing need to check pressure relief valve. thank you
When replacing the thermostat and seal I'm having a problem trying to figure out how to install the seal. What keeps it in place? Thanks Barry
Brand new engine. New gas. At the lake. Temperature was +6 C It took a couple of pulls to get the engine to start. Once it started, it ran with the
Motor starts OK runs fine for about 2 minutes then starts to purge then stops. Restarts ok again and repeats above.
When you first start your fishing trip the motor starts and runs full throttle but then after 5mins the drive lever is still at full throttle but the motor
Engine will not develop full power. Runs fine at slower speeds. Not missing. Carbs rebuilt this spring. Wide open Spark advance confirmed at 28 degrees
Lean condition. I’ve run the gamut of possible fixes to no avail….way too many to list. Looking for a copy of OMC manual troubleshooting tree diagram.
Took it in to get winterized to an authorized Suzuki service dealer and they reported that the drive shaft is frozen and that all of the oil leaked out
good day, the engine takes about 10 minutes of operation before it starts up and runs as it should.When I add gas. the engine chokes. I have to wait about
While dropping the lower unit to replace the water pump, the unit was binding to where it wouldn't come off all the way. Wiggling it around to free it,
We just purchased a used hydra sport 28 with twin 2019 Suzuki DF 250’s (100 hrs) on the test run the seller said it would only reach 5000 rpm’s and have
On a 25' Seaward sailboat. Engine will not lower all the way.... only enough so prop is 6-11 inches underwater
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Engine will not accelerate past limp home mode. New filters, fuel line,tank cleaned, carbs cleaned. Sometimes it will randomly run right then go back into
I need to replace the trim/tilt motor how do I disconnect the round plug bottom socket between the trim motor and the top half of the engine socket it's
Changed the water pump impeller and gasket etc. put back together and started engine which ran in idle with no issues. Revved the engine from idle and
Less than 100 hours. Recent problem. While running (at any speed) motor suddenly cuts-out. Immediately starts and runs fine for awhile before doing
User After towing at 6 kn for three hours, the reverse did not work, a Volvo Penta DPH-C reverse. Back was forward and after restarting the engine stopped
The enginee is reliable but over about 12 knots the revs want to drift and I have to pull the throttle back to stop it running away. When I pull it back
Just bought the boat with running issues, diagnosed the timing base, had a dead cylinder. The engine will run at about 1000rpm, gives a cough, no pattern
When trying to flush outboard with flushing port it blows the flexible hose off the outboard and no water appears to be entering outboard as no water comes
Boat won't start or turn over but makes a loud squealing noise when u try to start it
My honda 115 , 2012 will only run below 4000 rpm, anything above alarms go off , we change thermostat's and sensor's has anyone ever had this problem ,
I had the engine running without the shifter connected to the gearbox. I connected it and now I can't get it to start or anything. I am sure there is a
I have been trying to find a compatible secondary ignition coil for this motor, with NO luck. The dont make original part or the one that succeeded it.
The glass in the oil sight guage has broken so losing oil. Was just wondering if any one can advise how easy this is to replace ?
having a hard time setting carbs (3 cyl) wondering if there is away to install vacuum ports and put a synchronizing tool on them the same way a motorcycle
Motor starts up like normal, runs fine when throttled to get out of hole, gets on plane, running at cruising speed (3000 to 3300 rims) . After about ten
Want to swap 2003 f115 out with a 2005 f150. Will the wireing harness be compatible?
I just bought a Honda B100 4 stroke but whenever I start it the throttle seems to be wide open and won't idle down just dies. Tried adjusting throttle
When I run my motor at 3,500 to 4,000 RPM's my engine make a high pitch noise and I brought it to two boat mechanics, and I could not figure it out.
My fuel injected two stroke runs rough at idle to about 3000 rpm seems to develop full power and smooths out at higher rpm. It also smokes really bad at
Got the 1 1 warning beep and my voltage shot up to 16 while out on the weekend. According to my search, and my Marina's, Suzuki is no longer making rectifiers
Hello. While running at low throttle positions and doing small transitions to idle we lost all electrical power on board. Running two batteries. Side mounted
Losses spark on no.1 after 10sec. The trigger,stator,power pack and coil have been replaced. I've cleaned all grounds and checked magnets in flywheel.