yamaha 55 hp query - Page 3

9D280 · 17 August 2009, 10:33

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Originally Posted by jaemsie

By the way when you had your yamaha 55 how did it run at idle ? i rescued mine from a field where it had been sitting for a few years and after a fair bit of work got her going well apart from at idle ! Seams a little rough to me as in terms of vibration !!!

Do the phrases "as a badger's bum" and "bucket of nails" mean anything to you?

Not the smoothest idle (in fact possibly the roughest I've ever come across on a properly tuned outboard, but not surprising as it's a big-ish CC Long stroke 2 cyl.

budbecks · 20 August 2009, 21:36

Hi all,

just reading through your posts, Just like to say that i have a Yamaha 55AE and like you all say its very very hard to get much info on this engine.

From what i have learnt it was manufactured between 1974-79 (dont know my exact year as it does not have a year letter in the bottom corner of the serial plate)

I have been looking for a service manual for this engine for a long while but have never found one. Does any one have one ?

There are a couple of pictures of my boat and engine here

http://www.easy-cb.com/boat

I have problems with mine as it has the wrong size prop for my boat and weight but trying to get around this issue.

I needed a simple plastic part for the throttle and rang up bhg marine and ever they could find the engine in there book as it only went back to 1984 but he did manage to find th part i needed, i should have ask him how.

Would love to find a parts manual and/or service manual, does any one know about one anywhere ?

Cheers all

AHH#pG# · 20 August 2009, 23:32

been hunting for ages m8 even my best mate who is like a bloodhound on the net can`t find much ,but he is like me and we won`t give up, but look back here now and again ill post anything i find

jaemsie · 21 August 2009, 08:06

HI. Wayne ( i think thats his name) at boatsandouboards 01622 817073 might have a manual for ya. Im sure when i phone a while ago he said the only 55 he didnt have a manual for was the 55BE which happens to the engine i have !!!

9D280 · 21 August 2009, 08:08

Budbecks,

Firstly Welcome to ribnet!

Yeah, I wasted many hours looking too....

I have a Clymer for it that's no use to me now (see my previous posts for the tale of woe). No idea what the postage is going to be like, but depending where you are I may be able to drop it off on the way past sometime at the beginning of October if you can wait that long. PM me if you are interested.

For an exploded diagram if you go to http://www.ishopmarine.com/ishop/sec/partlists/ and click on "Mariner" the 55 in there is basically that engine with a respray.

AHH#pG# · 21 August 2009, 12:03

i downloaded a copy of the 84 onwards manual that covers 2 cyld models similar to these
easy to find on a torrent site but finding anything pre 1984 is like finding hens teeth

ollyit · 01 April 2010, 12:00

I have a proper Genuine yamaha 55ae service manual book , not a cd - images below click links to see pictures - I'm in the UK but can send,

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2064/193cm.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/117/1932.jpg
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3171/1931hd.jpg

192 pages, and in used but complete good order - 9 Chapters

AHH#pG# · 12 May 2011, 13:34

Ok i got my hands on another 55HP i think this one is a mariner tho
looks the same as the yammy but has a Horsepower sticker on the leg
that is more mariners thing ,anyhoo nothing on the transome no plate nothing
but when i compair the motors thay are almost identical just one is blue and the other is more grey
fairly sure thats the wrong hood anyhoo still looking for a manual as i would like to service
both of these engines before selling them on , i now got a 2003 75HP PT&T :-)

ollyit · 08 June 2011, 15:20

apologies all this item was sold some time agao but I can put you in contact with the person who bought it who maybe able to assist you

budbecks · 25 July 2011, 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by ollyit

apologies all this item was sold some time agao but I can put you in contact with the person who bought it who maybe able to assist you

Hi Ollyit

I would love it if you could get in contact with the guy you sold it to. I cant find another copy anywhere.

If i can get hold of a copy i will scan it for everyone to use.

I have brought the "Mariner Seloc 1400 outboards 1977-89, covers all 2-60hp 1 and 2 cylinder 2 stroke models"

this manual is great and has a lot of info but its not specific enough for me.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Budbecks

sammakko · 31 July 2011, 09:46

That would be great, budbecks. Hope you'll succeed!

denmayday · 05 May 2014, 23:37

Hi, I know this is old thread but I just found a "Yamaha 55A 55AE 55AM Part List 1978" here http://static.gjoel-marinecenter.dk/...6632819801.pdf
I uploaded it to my dropbox just in case https://db.tt/94194zMo
Hope this helps some one.

rik_elliott · 26 July 2017, 10:30

Old thread I know, but that manual just saved me a massive headache thanks denmayday - looks like you never posted again after this though!

denmayday · 26 July 2017, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by rik_elliott

Old thread I know, but that manual just saved me a massive headache thanks denmayday - looks like you never posted again after this though!

You're welcome Rik. My dropbox link doesn't work anymore but the original one still works.
I don't own the outboard anymore.

Chris RSA · 04 November 2018, 06:40

Been hunting information for two Yamaha 60AE 675's when I came across this thread. I am having the same fun with the timing specs and me being me, I want all three (3) of them.

Max pick up : have tried from 22° to 26° BTDC
Min pick up : have tried from 5° to 7° ATDC
Carb pick up : from 5° ATDC to 4° BTDC

So far I am having the better performance at :

Max : 24° BTDC
Min : 5° ATDC
Carb : 4° BTDC

Regards

Joe1982 · 06 August 2021, 22:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by ollyit

I have a proper Genuine yamaha 55ae service manual book , not a cd - images below click links to see pictures - I'm in the UK but can send,

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2064/193cm.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/117/1932.jpg
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3171/1931hd.jpg

192 pages, and in used but complete good order - 9 Chapters

Hi would you have a wiring diagram for a yamaha 55ae engine please

Joe1982 · 06 August 2021, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by budbecks

Hi all,

just reading through your posts, Just like to say that i have a Yamaha 55AE and like you all say its very very hard to get much info on this engine.

From what i have learnt it was manufactured between 1974-79 (dont know my exact year as it does not have a year letter in the bottom corner of the serial plate)

I have been looking for a service manual for this engine for a long while but have never found one. Does any one have one ?

There are a couple of pictures of my boat and engine here

http://www.easy-cb.com/boat

I have problems with mine as it has the wrong size prop for my boat and weight but trying to get around this issue.

I needed a simple plastic part for the throttle and rang up bhg marine and ever they could find the engine in there book as it only went back to 1984 but he did manage to find th part i needed, i should have ask him how.

Would love to find a parts manual and/or service manual, does any one know about one anywhere ?

Cheers all

Hi did you ever get a manual for the 55hp engine i can't seem to get one anywhere i need a wiring diagram if you could help please