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    20 hp. merc

    My 20 hp merc about 22 years old seems to only fire on one cylinder early on each time I take it out. Gas mixture perfect, good plugs, etc. After about 10 minutes cylinder will kick in, usually no problem rest of the day. Plug is never dirty or fouled when I pull to check. Could it be a...
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    motor depth

    My 40 merc runs perfect, except I noticed that the water almost bounces off of the transom at full throtle. Shouldn't I have more of a rooster tail effect? Should motor be higher or lower in water?
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    mercury 40 hp tell tale hole

    I just installed new water pump on my 40 HP Mercury. Has been working fine. Got stuck in marsh mud Saturday. Nothing out of pee hole. I backed out bolt between plugs, water pumping fine. Motored about 30 minutes back to landing, no problems, motor cool to touch. Rubber pee hose not...
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