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Author	Topic:   What Is IT???
LMJHB	posted 12-05-2002 09:47 PM ET (US)         Is the 1998 Yamaha 50 HP, 4 cycle outboard F50TLRW the same engine as the Mercs, Honda or is it unique to the world??? Can any parts other than Yamaha be used on it??
jimh	posted 12-05-2002 11:27 PM ET (US)             "IT" is generally an abbreviation for Information Technology.
JBCornwell	posted 12-05-2002 11:46 PM ET (US)             Folk wisdom is that Yamaha made the powerheads for all Merc 4 strokes up until very recently. Folk wisdom is sometimes found to be myth. What do I know? Red sky at night. . . JB
Dick	posted 12-06-2002 01:46 PM ET (US)             My 99 Merc 50 4 stroke has a powerhead made by Yamaha. Are parts interchangable, probably some maybe all.

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