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    1976 402 Mercury 40hp O.B. motor wireing?

    I have the motor listed here. I removed it from the boat and failed to mark the wires. It doesn't have a master plug in. I need to know where to hook up the wires. I have several wires in the harness that went to a key and a push button start on dash. This doesn't have to be factory... just...
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    1980 40hp mercury O.B 2 cylinder starter

    when my engine is running I can see the starter gear bouncing up n down a bit. It never hits the flywheel but is it suppose to be jumping?
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    1980 40hp Mercury o.b. motor Fuel problems

    I have a 1980 40hp Merc o.b. motor. starts up good and quickly runs out of gas. I can see the fuel when it first starts in the sediment bowl. I've replaced everything including fuel pump rebuild. new fuel lines.. different tank, different fuel line ends. even bypassed the sediment bowl. Always...
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    1980 Merc 40hp

    When my motor is running .....while on the trailer. I've noticed the fuel sediment bowl is only about 1/4 way full of fuel. Is this normal? I am wondering if once I put it in the water and apply more speed if It will run out of fuel. I did a little research and had two different opinions on it...
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    Motorguide 743 trolling motor wiring

    On the plug there are three wires. What do these wire go to for a 12volt hookup. My older trolling motor only has two wires. One positive and one negative. If the third wire is to wire for 24volts.. which wires do I hook up to run on 12 volt. I do not know if this trolling motor is 12/24 wiring...
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    68 Evinrude 60 HP no spark

    Just purchased the boat n motor. It cranks over easily. Have the spark plugs out and I can't get any spark. Is there a neutral safety switch somewhere... how to bypass it? Found that the engine appears to be locked in gear. When the engine in cranking or if I turn the prop it is in gear. I...
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