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    Mercury Service Manual info

    I'm trying to find engine specs for my '69 SS1000 motor. I have a Mercury service manual (C-90-68647) that a friend gave me. It lists "Engine Specs" as being listed in section 8. Unfortunately, my manual is missing all sections after section 6. If anyone has the engine specs for my motor, I...
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    '91 Baja 240ES fuel tank questions

    A gentleman in my area has a '91 Baja 24' Sport for sale, and in the course of our first conversation, he told me the boat has been in storage for about 12 years.(inside heated storage) He also said that it had about a half tank of gas when it went into storage. My concern is that since I'm...
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    93 merc 115 starts hard

    My '93 115 hp 4 cyl has been hard to start lately. It runs great once it starts, but I have to use the cold start lever & choke it to get it started. It doesn't matter how long I run it, as soon as I shut it off and it sits a few minutes {like getting a skier back on board} I have to use the...
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    Backwards tach.

    The tach on my '93 Merc 115Hp outboard runs backward. (opposite rotation). I'm thinking it might just be a matter of changing a wire. Anyone have a suggestion?
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    Unknown part on merc 115

    Re: Unknown part on merc 115 DAH!!! what was I thinking. As you can see, the bolt is missing at the far end. Don't know if I did this right. Never tried to add a pic before. You know how it is with rookies. Let me know if the pic doesn't show up.
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    Unknown part on merc 115

    I tried to search this, but got nothing.(maybe wrong terminology). Anyway, just purchased a '93 merc 115 and in going over it to clean it up a little, I found a piece of aluminum attached to the bottom surface of the transom mounting bracket. Have had a few older mercs, but none had this piece...
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