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    1978 Mercury spitting water from plugs...

    The motor is a 1978 Merc 402 - 40HP and boggs down at WOT. I've gone thru every thing that should be checked or changed and the only thing I've noticed if I rotate the plugs she will run great as long as I keep it at WOT when I slow down she'll bogg down again. This is when I noticed that while...
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    Mercury 402 - 40 HP problem

    Hello all. I've been trying to resolve a problem I've had with my motor. It's a 1978 Mercury 402. I have 2 other threads on RibNet forums http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36526 & http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36928 I've now figured I'm getting water in my cylinders when...
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    5 HP seahorse, what year?

    Ok, my Dad handed me four old outboard motors, he said they just take up space...<br />Anyways, there's two that have caught my eye, and I can't find the year anywhere on the motors?<br />If anyone can help me out that would be great :) <br /><br />The first one is a Johnson Seahorse 5 HP...
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