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    jimmbo replied to the thread Forums are very slow….
    It would be a Frost Day in Hell before I will ever Pay to access these Forums. No, make that a Frozen Wasteland in Hell...
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    jimmbo replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Take pics of the Plugs, I would clean them instead of replacing them, then run it again to see if that was the issue
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    jimmbo replied to the thread Forums are very slow….
    It would be a Shame if the Forums were lost/shutdown, as there is around 25 yrs of Info here....
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    Does it have a Spark strong enough to jump a 5/16" Gap? If you use the Pull Stater for the compression Test, you will have to disable...
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    jimmbo replied to the thread Forums are very slow….
    Probably being monitored by one of the Intelligence Agencies for subversive Activity....
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    jimmbo replied to the thread Is this the idle jet? Or?.
    Bowl Vent/Calibrated Air Bleed
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    jimmbo replied to the thread Great loop speed record attempt.
    Can't watch it, as I am Permanently Banned from Facebook
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    jimmbo replied to the thread 83' 115hp Mercury, prop slip.
    Here's a couple of the pics I took of it. My cousin was driving it I used this pic for the Avatar
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    We always ran OMC or Mercury TCW oils in our outboards for more than 35 yrs, never had a Engine Failure, nor did they ever have any...
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    jimmbo replied to the thread 1979 80HP Mercury.
    https://www.ebay.ca/itm/396468091185?_skw=80hp+mercury+service+manual&itmmeta=01JTBM8XJ2BA78KVKWV2GTWA55&hash=item5c4f56f931:g:p4EAAOSwMp...
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    jimmbo replied to the thread 1979 80HP Mercury.
    About a 6 - 7 hr drive for me. It has been 31 yrs since I was in Lethbridge. I only know one person there, she used to be a Cabinet Minister
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    jimmbo replied to the thread 1979 80HP Mercury.
    First of all you went and adjusted something, what we don't know. There are several adjustments on the Linkages. Some change Spark...
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    jimmbo replied to the thread 1979 80HP Mercury.
    When you adjust/set the Idle speed on these Motors, you it with either cable unhooked, or the Anchor/Adjuster out of its holder. Once...
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    jimmbo replied to the thread 1979 80HP Mercury.
    Perhaps the Shift Linkage in the Motor is damaged/binding/needs Lubrication If the Throttle Cable is not hooked up, does it is shift...
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    jimmbo reacted to racerone's post in the thread 1979 80HP Mercury with Like Like.
    Prop must be turned when going from neutral to reverse.
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