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Oct 05, 2020
Mercury 60 2008
Hi, Looking for advice. Noticed a hole in the top of the left bottom end cover of my outboard which hadn't been machined, looked more like a burn through.
Oct 05, 2020
mercury pro xs 2007
Replaced engine oil tank, primed system by turning key on and going from neutral to forward 3 times. It did its thing but now has a check engine on the
Oct 05, 2020
2009 mercury outboard 90hp 4 stroke refi
the boat has been sitting for the past 4 years the motor only has 35 hours on it but has been service atleast twice a year I took it out for the first
Oct 05, 2020
2016 50 hp 4 stroke Mercury
My issues has only happened a few times out on the water. The motor seems to surge/bog when throttling up. I only run non ethanol rec fuel. I bought the
Oct 05, 2020
2011 Mercury 4 stroke 9.9hp
Engine starts with no problem. In neutral I can rev the engine wide open. Only did it to make sure it would. I put it in gear and the engine runs smooth.
Oct 05, 2020
Mercury 60ELPT year: 1996 serial number: 09924843
Problem: RPM higher than 2500 than engine stutters. Max.RPM: 3000 Problem suddenly occured. Caburetors are cleaned. Diagnosis Stoboscope light for cylinder
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Oct 04, 2020
mercury 150hp four stroke 2015
Im in the northeast, just bought a boat with a 2015 mercury 4 stroke 150hp motor when I put the water muffs on it in my driveway it starts, idles a little
Oct 04, 2020
1982 Mercury 115hp L6 tower of power
I took the boat out yesterday and it went to full throttle and after about 5 minutes it bogged down and wouldn't go to full throttle again as if was bogging.
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 2000 200ox66 efi
The # 6 cylinder has no spark,motor shakes at idle,fires right up when you turn key ,idle is 1100-1200 rpm on hose with ear muffs,I changed coil and no
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 115 4 stroke outboard year 2006
Motor runs great when first started, the issue is after a run. When you come back to an idle, it will idle high (1400 rpm) when put in gear, it surges
Oct 04, 2020
yahama 115fx3 2010
motor is stuck in th up position. replaced the relay still nor working. I hear the tilt motor running all the time. runs down the battery. Did the blue/green
Oct 04, 2020
2006 115 ltr 2 strok
New starter/accessory battery....i have power to console, lights depthfinder gauges. I have no power to trim and starting....all fuses and fusable links
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 115hp fuel injection four stroke. 2000
Just bought this engine on a boat. I would like to ask if the engine hours can be determined from the tacho. It has a digitalYamaha tach with rpm and
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Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 50hp 2 stroke 2009
Engine died on me one morning while fishing. First time in a year it has given me any problems. I thought it was a fuel issue. Changed water separator,
Oct 04, 2020
yamaha f225 xca 2019
I removed the batteries for 4 days to charge them up. I went to use to boat and the e shift fly by wire won't select forward or reverse and the orange
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 90TLRD 2005
Installed rebuilt lower unit. Start-in-gear protection is off Need to jiggle 704 Yamaha remote control towards reverse before engine will start. Is there
Oct 04, 2020
2004 yahama f150txrd 2004
vibration at low rpm's and idle , i noticed a fuel line missing at hose clamp , and i also smell gas , is this line on the incomming side of the filter
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 90 two stroke 2001
Starter is intermittently acting like it has a weak battery. Starter will engage and crank slowly in very short spurts. Other times it fires right off
Oct 04, 2020
yamaha 70etlh 1987
having trouble with shifter installing new lower unit can't seem to be able to get the lower unit and the shifter rod to line up. it's like the spline
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 200 saltwater series ll 1999
Hi this Tony from Jasper ga. I’m having issues with 200hp 2stroke Saltwater series ll . I’m getting no combustion on #2 cylinder. It’s getting gas,fire
Oct 04, 2020
2016 20hp four stroke Yamaha F20SEHA - electric start
Very difficult to start and getting worse. Starts but then quickly dies. After starting and cutting out 6-7 times, it eventually keeps its idle but I struggle
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Oct 04, 2020
1986 Yamaha 90ETLJ intermittent missing/cutout 2 stroke
is there a way to bench test the trigger/pulser assembly ? If I can eliminate the unit as a cause of a randomly occurring cutout, I'm thinking the powerpack
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Oct 04, 2020
2017 Yamaha F300XCA
My Yamaha 300 has 280 hours and still under warranty. At about 30 hours, a stalling problem started. When bringing the boat up to speed at a normal range,
Oct 04, 2020
yamaha 8hp 2stroke 6g100 on block
hi having a problem with my Yamaha 8hp 2 stroke after changing the impela put it all back together, now cant seem to get the gear selector back in the
Oct 04, 2020
1990 Yamaha 200 outboard
Anybody know if this roller on the throttle is supposed to be round or is this flat spot on this roller supposed to be there? I have twin outboards on
Oct 04, 2020
F4MLHC
Motor will not start, but will run briefly when starting fluid sprayed into air cleaner. It will also run briefly, if carb top is removed, and gasoline
Oct 04, 2020
2003 Yamaha 115hp 4 stroke outboard
Once the engine heats up, like running it for 15 minutes at 25mph, it starts to sputter and hesitate, and sometimes even stalls at running speed. The tach
Oct 04, 2020
07 Yanaha F150TLR , 4cycle
Rough idle, when you advance the throttle to get on plane, engine feels as if only running on 2 cylinders then when motor gets above approx 2500 rpm sound
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 130hp 2-strk year 2000
---Yamaha 130hp 2-strk year 2000--- After cruising at about 20mph for 15 or 20 minutes I slowed for a minute or two, then hit the throttle again. It
Oct 04, 2020
2005 Yamaha 115 4 stroke
The alarm goes off after about 5 minutes. Turn motor off and immediately start again and alarm will go off again in 2 minutes. Doesn’t seem to be overheating
Oct 04, 2020
1986 Yamaha pro v 150
Turn the key to start and a lot of times I get nothing. With the cowling off I can hear a click sound. I cleaned the battery cables and that didn’t help.
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha F90 2013
Engine will not make power. Replaced plugs, fuel line, water separator, cleaned injectors and fixed the anti syphon valve. The engine has less than 90
Oct 04, 2020
2003 Yamaha Vmax 150 HP
I am flushing the hydraulic fluid in the tilt/trim. In attempting to refill the reservoir it does not seem to accept the new fluid. It’s different from
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha f150 2014
Just had major service including cam belt, thermostat all oils and filters plugs and anodes ,4 years old with 100 hrs serviced every year , first time
Oct 04, 2020
yamaha 30sh 1987
My 1987 30SH Yamaha will not throttle up- seems to be starving for fuel. idles great, but starts to miss as i throttle up. lucky to get 10mph now at
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha F115 Outboard 2004
The engine won't restart after running for 45-60 minutes. More specifically, engine starts out starting and running fine. Go out cruising around for 45-60
Oct 04, 2020
2001 Yamaha f115
I recently have been having issues with my Yamaha outboard. It will start and run fine and then it will die or it bogs down when trying to throttle up
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha F150 4-stroke 2005 model
I have 200 hrs on this outboard. It was running fine for about 1.5 hours that with a new optima battery. On the water I turned off the engine for a few
Oct 04, 2020
15SMH 2011
starts well, runs for about 2-3 minutes then loses power drastically and stalls. fuel vent is open, sparkplugs are new, carbourator was just cleaned and
Oct 04, 2020
15SMH 2011
starts well, runs for about 2-3 minutes then loses power drastically and stalls. fuel vent is open, sparkplugs are new, fuel filter is clean, carbourator
Oct 04, 2020
1998 yamaha 225 xo66 2 stroke outboard
When I blast off in the morning, the boat gets on plane with no issue. As soon as it planes out it dies. I can pat the peddle and it will pick back up
Oct 04, 2020
2000 Yamaha 40hp 4 stroke F40TLRY
I have twin Yamaha 40hp 4 stroke Model F40TLRY on my boat. The engines idle fine but on one of the when I get it up to trolling speed (3000 rpm) it is
Oct 04, 2020
YAMAHA F300XCA 2010/11
Hello, 300 hp with the command link plus multifuntion color gauge model 6Y9837100000. Display has worked properly since I've owned boat/motor nearly 3
Oct 04, 2020
2020 Yamaha 25 h.p. electric start motor
I have used this motor 3 times since I received it in mid July. On first trip out across a 6 mile lake it tried to die on me 2x. I kept opening vent and
Oct 04, 2020
yamaha f80 2002
motor started running rough it would only idle. i shut it off and then it would not do anything. crossed starter solenoid and it would start with key
Oct 04, 2020
97 Yamaha ox66 250 h.p.
The motor runs good except on the top end it gets up to 5500 rpms for brief period then starts to lose power. The TPS sets ok on the low end at.48VDC but
Oct 04, 2020
Yamaha 225 2004
I have a sold alarm when I started the motor. I did the following trouble shooting. Check to make sure the kill switch as on right. Tried to crank the
Oct 04, 2020
40hp. electric start 1 year old
I do a lot of shallow work fishing, crabbing and cast netting - the fuel cooler (on the right side of the engine)is constantly becoming blocked, fuel vaporises
Oct 04, 2020
2006 Yamaha 200 ox66 saltwater series
Took boat out today and drove son around on knee board for an hour. We stopped and coasted for about half hour. After turning back on cruises around