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- From: moseley@u.washington.edu (Steve L. Moseley)
- Subject: Re: Outboard Problems
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- Organization: Microbial Pathogenesis and Motorcycle Maintenance
- References: <1992Nov17.145055.15383@zehntel.com>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:34:30 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.145055.15383@zehntel.com> mikeg@zehntel (Mike Goldstein) writes:
- >From: mikeg@zehntel (Mike Goldstein)
- >Subject: Outboard Problems
- >Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 14:50:55 GMT
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- >I am having a problem with a 1981 Evinrude 140 (non-VRO).
- >It starts fine, runs okay, accelerates fine, but after a few
- >seconds at high speed it drops dead - doesn't run rough or cough,
- >just stops cold. It restarts fine.
- >Any ideas? I suspect the fuel pump. I was alone with it so I couldn't
- >pump the primer bulb while it was running to test this theory. What
- >else should I look for?? The boat is drydocked now until spring.
-
-
- >thanks-
- >mike goldstein
-
- Another possibility might be the stator. Sometimes when they go bad, it
- starts with an intermittent open circuit when they heat up.
-
- - Steve
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