Give one of the West Marine or other supply store a
call. They can probably tell you.

HangonSloopy wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 20:51:40 -0400, Gerard Weatherby
wrote:

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 20:04:55 -0400, HangonSloopy wrote:

I recently bought a sailboat with a Yamaha 9.9 horsepower 4-stroke long
shaft
outboard. I'm not sure of the exact year, but I think it is somewhere
between
1991 and 1995. My questions a

What type of oil does this engine use in the crankcase? weight?

The dipstick has a crosshatched area about 4 inches long, but no marks
to
indicate like a car dipstick to say what is full and what is one quart
low.
Should the oil be all the way to the top of the cross hatch area?

thanks!
Don't know. Have you tried Yamaha's website?( www.yamaha.com )

The website is basically useless. yamaha makes great motors, but they are
notoriously horrible as far as customer support.




S/V Cat's Meow
http://www.catsmeow.org

it should be WITHIN that area. to the top is full.


"Horvath" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 20:04:55 -0400, HangonSloopy wrote this crap:

I recently bought a sailboat with a Yamaha 9.9 horsepower 4-stroke long
shaft
outboard. I'm not sure of the exact year, but I think it is somewhere
between
1991 and 1995. My questions a

What type of oil does this engine use in the crankcase? weight?

The same oil that you put in your car. Or you can buy some really
expensive marine oil that works the same, but costs $5 a quart.

The dipstick has a crosshatched area about 4 inches long, but no marks to
indicate like a car dipstick to say what is full and what is one quart
low.
Should the oil be all the way to the top of the cross hatch area?

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