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    1982 90 HP Mercury, 6 cyl, engine overheating, compression test

    I've noticed on many other posts concerning engine overheating, a compression test of each cylinder is recommended to find out if any internal damage has occurred. My manual on this engine does not document a compression test so I looked up compression testing in my "Stockel auto service and...
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    Temp alarm installation on 90HP Mercury

    I have a 1982, 90HP, 6 cylinder outboard that has no temp guage or alarm. Is there a good source for an after market guage or alarm that I can install? I have an after-market manual for Mercury engines covering 45-225HP, 1972-1989, but nowhere in the manual does it discuss where a temp sensor...
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    1982 Mercury, 90 HP, Hydraulic unit assembly

    I have a 1982 Mercury 90HP stacked 6cylinder that has an OEM power tilt/trim unit. The unit would raise and lower the engine however it would not hold position...it would bleed down slowly. I took the hydraulic unit apart to clean it....everything was going fine until I took one of the plates...
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