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    5.7 Mercruiser Wont Plain

    I have a 1991 Rinker Festiva Cuddy Cabin with a 5.7 Mercruiser Alpha One. Not sure why but the boat will not plain now. I have the throttle all the way down and just stays up with its nose in the air. You can tell its trying but just doesn't gain enough speed. I've done a tune up. The boat...
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    350 Mercruiser will crank but won't fire up

    I have a 1991 5.7 L Alpha One I/O (350) on my boat. When I go to turn the key it just keeps cranking out won't fire up. The battery is charged, carbs cleaned, spark plugs changed, throttle has been primed. We were having this problem before and we could manually open the carburetor on the motor...
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    5.7 L Alpha One I/O won't turn over

    I have a 1991 5.7 L Alpha One I/O (350) on my boat. When I go to turn the key it just keeps trying to turn over but never quite gets there. The battery is chargwe, carbs cleaned, throttle has been primed. We were having this probably before and we could manually open the carburetor on the motor...
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    HELP! 1979 115 HP Johnson fuel issue???

    Motor is a 1979 115 hp Johnson. The problem I'm having is that when I have it on the muffs it idles very strong, shifts into lowest gear perfect and then throttles all the way up perfect as well. Runs like a champ on muffs. When I put it in the water, it doesn't idle as high, almost sounds like...
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    Help! 1979 115 Johnson motor starts and dies

    My motor was running today then suddenly died and was very difficult to start in neutral again. When I was able to get it to idle, dies as soon as I put into drive. Currently it starts and dies in idle with even muffs on. Any ideas? Primer ball is tight, in neutral, etc.
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    HELP! 1979 115 HP Johnson motor dying

    I have a 1979 115 HP Johnson motor. Out of nowhere the motor has gone from working just fine to now after the Fast Idle lever is put down to a regular idle position, the motor dies. When I try to shift intp gear quick, no difference. It will start if the fast start and fast idle lever is all the...
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    HELP! 1985 Mariner Ignition Switch problem

    So the wires to my old switch went into the back of the switch and were sealed off. I'm posting pictures in this order: old switch of wires going in, the wires I need to connect now (red, blue, green, black, yellow, white, and brown), a picture of the switch I'm wanting to attach wires to...
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    HELP! 1985 Mariner Ignition Switch problem

    I have a 1985 Mariner Ignition Switch that I am trying to switch out with a new ignition switch. The wires for my current switch are red, yellow, black, blue, white, and green. All solid colors. All the wiring diagrams I'm finding online have a few different colors or works with a stripe of a...
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