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    Bad Coils???

    On my 1999, 135HP, Merc O/B, I am experiencing a miss. All Carbs were disassembled and cleaned, looked perfect. Started pulling plug wires off of plugs and noticed that cyl's 1 and 2 made little difference in idle speed. Also, got the fire knocked out of myself when pulling all other plug...
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    135HP rough idle?

    Just purchased a boat 1999 135hp mercury o/b. I've never owned an outboard before so I really don't know how they should idle. Should it be a smooth idle, or does it feel like a small miss? Was hard to start and found cracked hose on fuel enrichment solenoid. Seems to smoke a lot on start...
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    Merc Prop Lock

    I recently bought a Voyager Pontoon boat with a strange prop lock on it (1999, 135HP Mercury O/B.) It is a "Stern Safe, Prop Lock" with a code of "A0" printed on it. It appears to be a flat washer type of nut with three little holes in it, sort of like a spanner deal. A search of the internet...
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