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35 years experience boatmansbargains.com

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Taught Marine electronics at NOVA CC IN ALEXANDRIA VA

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certified, Yamaha outboards,yamaha stern drives, Mercury outboard, Mercruiser, Evinrude. Johnson, Mariner, suzuki, Volvo Penta, Honda,

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service exelence award ( yamaha)

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Recent Answers from Everett Peacock

2009-11-08 hard starting 1988 Evinrude 200 hp:

sounds like the choke circuit is clogged...it may have a enrichment valve on the side of the engine.with a small red lever....it squits out fuel for cold startups, choke button...push the key in when cranking

2009-11-01 Charging motor:

the tachometer reads pulses sent by the rectifier. the rectifer changes ac voltage to dc coltage.. the dc voltages are going to charge the batteries and the tach. so somtimes the rectifier could be

2009-10-28 tilt/trim problem:

there may be a knob on the trim unit to release the uint to go down.. the wires to the drive go to the trim limit switch...the wires go bad in time and you will need to connect them together to get full

2009-10-23 1984 Merc 150:

no no no ... the larger waterflow outboards can over heat from running on the flushers that connect to the garden hose....the pump can only pump as much water as you give it... if the water pump has not

2009-10-21 Trim and Tilt Motor & Reservoir:

the motor and the pump are two things ...an electric motor connected to a hyd. pump.... an electric motor has these parts... two magnets, brushes,armature, the armature is the middle shaft, brushes

 

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