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    Merc. Sportjet 175 dies above idle. HELP!

    I have a 1997 Mercury Sportjet 175 in my Boston Whaler Rage. The V-6 gas motor has less than 50 hours on it, and it's run flawlessly up to this point. The engine serial number is 0E263389. <br /> <br />About a month ago, after being on the water for several hours, the engine stalled out like it...
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    Merc Sportjet 175 Dies above 1200 RPM's

    I have a 1997 Mercury Sportjet 175 in my Boston Whaler Rage. The V-6 gas motor has less than 50 hours on it, and it's run flawlessly up to this point. The engine serial number is 0E263389. <br /> <br />About a month ago, after being on the water for several hours, the engine stalled out like it...
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    Merc. Sportjet 175 stalls out after warmup

    My Sportjet 175 starts and runs ok when cold, but after idling out of the harbor and giving it some throttle, it almost completely stalls out, won't go over about 2000 rpm, and runs very poor. I then limp it back to the dock, where it's running very rough and dies out when I let off the...
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    Sportjet 175 Ignition Problem

    After a great day out on the water, my sportjet 175 started cutting out, and died as if it was running out of fuel (it wasn't). I limped it home, with about 1800 RPM the most I could get out of it. At steady throttle, it occasionally sputters up to about 2400 rpm for a few seconds, then back to...
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