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    Wiring electric choke

    Hi all, I'm just getting ready to swap out my Mercruiser 3.0L TKS carb with a rebuilt Rochester with electric choke. The wiring harness for the TKS is not compatible with the electric choke post, so I will need to rewire. I know I need 12VDC key-on power, but I'm no electrician, so looking...
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    Mercruiser 3.0L starting but stalling

    Hi all, Just inherited my father-in-law's 2007 Bayliner with a MerCruiser 3.0L TKS Alpha One. Had it out at the lake last weekend, and it ran "ok" though had very poor hole shot performance. It's never been a quick accelerator, but this was considerably worse than normal, struggling to get to...
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    OMC 140 I/O Seized mid run.

    Hi all, New to the forum, but hoping you can help me out with this troubling problem with an older ('82) OMC 140hp engine on a boat I only recently acquired and still know little about. Put the boat in the water yesterday morning and wanted to take it for a quick run before docking. Was...
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