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    Black Max XR2 Carb Question

    Had this happen several times last year.....the needle keeps blowing out of the seat on my carb(s). Not sure if I am missing some parts, or not adjusting them properly. Any ideas as to why they keep blowing out?
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    Quicksilver shifter question

    Can't seem to get my 85 150 black max xr2 to go into forward gear. It will go into reverse. When I push the shifter forward the cable at the back doesn't move. Occasionally, if I move it really quickly it will pop into gear at high rpm's which isn't good. Just wondering if there are any...
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    1985 Mercury Black Max - Reed Valves

    What is the best way to go about isolating which reed valves are bad?? Thanks in advance!
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    Black Max Carb Question

    Removed the carbs today and adjusted the floats which took out the miss that my motor was having (yippee!!:D) only to discover another issue when we got it in the water.:( Basically, in order to get the motor to idle and ultimately run, I had to adjust the high speed jet plugs.....however...
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    Carb Question

    This is reference to a 1985 Mercury Black Max XR2 with Dual Float Carb's. Anyway, to make a long story short, started it up this AM and there was fuel gushing out of the fuel bowl vent jets (triangular opening at the top of the carb). Nothing was coming out of the other two vent jets on the...
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    Starter Won't Turn Flywheel

    Working on a 1985 Mercury Black Max XR2.....the battery is good but the starter won't spin the flywheel enough to turn it over when it engages (sometimes it doesn't engage)....it's probably only turning the flywheel about 1/8 of a turn before it just dies out. So, bad starter?
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    New Stator, New Trigger....What's Next?

    I recently replaced the trigger and stator on my 1985 Mercury 150 Black Max. They were in dire need of replacement because much of the insulation was peeling away. Prior to replacing them the engine wouldn't even get the boat up on plane and my max spped was probably 10 knots and it was...
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    Flywheel Puller Question (Photo Attached)

    Ok....getting ready to pull the flywheel ('85 Mercury 150 Black Max XR2). First, I had a few questions about the various pieces that came with the puller I purchased.....basically, what are they and what should I use them for. If someone could identify the parts in the photo from left to...
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    '85 Mercury Black Max (Video Included)

    I have a 1985 Mercury Black Max XR2. It starts up great and seems to idle fine but whenever the motor gets up to about 2000 rpm it starts to act strange. Here is a link to a video of my engine idling, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqi_l3ZpYZI When you watch the video, about 1/2 way through...
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    1985 Mercury Black Max

    I just put the boat in the water today for the first time in over a year and the motor runs very sluggish and seems bogged down whenever I put it into gear. It starts up and idles great and it restarts great. I actually got it up on plane once and probably reached 30 knots but it only did that...
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