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    Sears air-cooled 5 hp

    The motor is a air-cooled, Sears, "ESKA" I think, Tecumsah (basically a lawn mower engine), about 15-20 years old, magneto, condenser, points at 0.020", 24:1 gas2oil, leaded gas. Anyone know if it is possible and how to adjust the timing on this thing? If so, how and what should it be? Anyone...
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    1982 Johnson, 65 hp

    I recently purchased this motor from a buddy of mine to replace a very unreliable Mercury. This Johnson, 65 hp, 3 cylinder, 1982 engine starts easily and runs great. I have not tried it on my boat yet, but I've run it on the garden hose and ears for up to 10 minutes at a stretch at a fast...
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    1985 35hp Tan Stripe Mercury-Carb Needle Valve and Seat

    Whats the best way to replace the carb. needle valve and seat There are two, hinged, float tabs in the way of unscrewing the seat and retaining the needle. Should I (1) pull out the hinge pins for the tabs or (2) bend the one tab to get it out of the way, replace said seat/needle, and bend it...
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    How do I do a topic search on this page?

    Help! How do I do a topic search, say... cold starting problems on Mercury Outboards... at this website?
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    1985 Mercury, 35 hp, Cold Start

    My 1985 Mercury, 2 cylinder, 35 hp OB engine is usually very hard to cold start (90%). It also sometimes stalls when idling hot(5%). It occasionally is hard to hot start (10%). BOTH plugs partially foul after 1 tank (6 gallons) of gas, correct 50:1 mix; cleaning them brite assists cold...
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