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    73' Merc 1100 won't start w/o manual priming

    I have a 73' 1500 "tower of power" Merc that runs fine at all speeds but has to be primed (with properly mixed gas)from an oil can, directly into the carbs, to get it to start; unless it's been running in the past 5 or 10 minutes. If it has, it just might start without priming.<br /><br />I...
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    1970 vintage 115 hs looses prime

    My 1970s vintage Mercury 6 cylinder ("tower of power") 115 horse motor will not start till I squirt mixed gas into the two (of three)choked carborators. It may start again later without it if it isn't too long. But any lenghth of time and more manual priming is required. Sound familiar? Where...
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