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    Oil Reservoir Leak Over Winter On 1995 Mercury Classic

    1995 Mercury Classic 4 cyl. Ser# OG194063 My oil reservoir almost completely drained through the oil pump and out the carburetor over the winter. The motor was in the down position and it appears to be leaking from top carb's throttle linkage. All the fuel lines look good. no gas leaked, only...
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    1995 Mercury Classic 4 Cylinder Oil Pump Problem

    1995 Mercury Classic 4 Cylinder oil injected 2-stroke 2- carb Serial # OG194063 I feel it is necessary to give a little history in order to keep the posts to a minimum. I will try to be as brief as possible. Last year, my 1994 Mariner Classic, which I owned for 18 years, needed to be rebuilt...
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    Water in Cylinders 3 and 4

    1994 Mariner 40HP (4 Cyl.) Serial # OD295837 Engine will start on top two cylinders, the bottom two will not fire due to water( milky plugs) in cylinders. Gas is good (no water). Changed exhaust cover gaskets and cylinder cover gasket. Compression is @120 on all 4 cylinders. Any ideas on...
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    Fuel Pump / Filter

    1994 Mariner 40 HP 4Cyl. Ser# OD295873 Been fighting carb problems. When the primer bulb is sqeezed and firm, should the fuel filter be totally full of gas?? Mine has about a Half inch of air at the top of the filter, is this normal? Thanks, Jim
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    Carburetor Problems, I think?

    1994 Mariner 40 HP, 4 cylinder, Serial number OD295837, Dual Carb. Removed and cleaned (did not replace any parts) carb parts in gunk this spring because of starting problems. Had to set the idle/mixture screw all the way in to keep motor idling. And also have set screws to a richer setting to...
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    Engine draw on Battery

    1994 40 HP Mariner ( 4Cyl) with Electric start Commander with trim/tilt.<br /><br />Once engine is running (and nothing else running), is there a draw on the battery??<br /><br />Is there a draw on battery while running wide open??<br /><br />I have a blown voltage regulator and am thinking of...
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    VOLTAGE REGULATOR FRIED

    1994 Mariner 40 HP - 4 Cylinder. Serial # OD295837<br /><br />In 2003, I replaced the stator with a CDI 174-9710k1. The voltage regulator is now fried. I am not sure whether the new stator caused the problem or if this is a common problem with the voltage regulator. The VR is totally burnt.<br...
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    40 HP Stator or Switch Box ????

    No spark to all four coils!!!<br /><br />I do not have continuity (ohms) between blue and blue/white wires on stator. According to manual the book says to replace stator. My Uncle had same problem, replaced stator and it did not solve starting problem. He replaced switch box and was up and...
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    MARINER 40HP (1994) IGNITION PROBLEM

    I AM TROUBLESHOOTING A STARTING PROBLEM WITH MY 40HP MARINER AND NEED HELP. I WILL POST AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE SO WE DON'T HAVE TOO MANY REPLIES BACK AND FORTH.<br />SPEC: 1994 MARINER 4CYL. WITH 16 AMP BLACK STATOR AND COMMANDER 2000 SIDE MOUNT ELECTRIC REMOTE WITH WARNING HORN.<br />PROBLEM...
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