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    MERC 7.5 H.P. TO 9.8 H.P. CONVERSION

    I WAS AT A MERCURY REPAIR SHOP THIS MORNING, AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY 1980 7.5 MERC. COULD BE CONVERTED TO A 9.8 H.P. WITH A CARBURATOR SWAP. IS THIS TRUE, OR IS THERE MORE TO THE STORY.
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    7.5 HP MERCURY THROTTLE

    I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1980 7.5 H.P. MERCURY. WHEN I PURCHASED IT, IT NEEDED NEW THROTTLE CABLES, AND A NEW THROTTLE POST. I PURCHASED THEM AND INSTALLED THEM, MY 2 PROBLEMS ARE THESE:<br /><br />THE THROTTLE POST STARTS AT BEGINING OF CAM STROKE, AND ENDS NEAR THE END OF THE CAM STROKE, BUT...
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    MERCURY 7.5 HP REVERSE LOCKOUT PROBLEM

    I'VE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 7.5 HP MERC BUT IT DOESN'T LOCK IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. IT HAS A BAR RUNNING ACROSS THE BACK THAT THE MECHANISM CAN NOT QUITE REACH (EVEN IF IT COULD IT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BOAT TO GET BEHIND), AND IT HAS A BUNCH OF HOLES DRILLED PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER RUNNING UP THE...
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