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    70?s Merc 650 stalls after 10 min.

    I finally got my boat in the water this season and after starting a little hesitantly it ran fine for about ten minutes then suddenly died. I was able to restart it but my confidence was shaken. Ran the boat again and did a compression test ? 140 psi on all cylinders but noticed what looked...
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    What did I miss? Merc 650 lower unit installation

    Replaced the impeller on my Mercury 650 today. When I went to fire it up the motor it was stuck in forward gear. I followed my manuals instructions regarding the orientation on the reverse gear cam but it said nothing about having the lower unit in neutral. Do I understand this correctly...
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    Worth rebuilding 60?s vintage outboards?

    I have an old Mercury outboard. I don?t have a serial number with me but it?s a late sixties vintage I think it?s around 90 horse. I haven?t run it in a few years. I was thinking of overhauling it but I wondering if parts would be hard to find or too expensive ? I could do most of the work...
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