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    Where to find lower unit for Mariner 60 hp?

    I need a new lower unit for my Mariner 60E 675-309558. I haven't been able to find the right one so far as Mercury's parts catalog shows it as discontinued and I can't find it anywhere else. The closest I have been able to find is the lower unit for the 3 cylinder version of mine, which is a 2...
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    2000 Johnson 40hp no spark after stopping and trying to restart

    This just started happening recently. I went to put my boat in a few days ago. It started fine and I drove it to the docks at my beach. I shut it off to park the trailer, and I go to start it again, and it won't. At first I though it had flooded, so I left it for 5-10 minutes, still nothing...
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    How to balance carbs with no vacuum ports?

    I have a 2000 Johnson 40hp 2 stroke. It has 2 carburetors. I need to clean and then balance the carbs. I have a vacuum gauge, but the carbs don't have any vacuum ports. How do I balance them without vacuum ports? I included a diagram of one of my carbs with this post.
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    Terrible self throttling on 115hp merc

    So this outboard that I use sometimes is a 115hp mercury 4 stroke EFI salt water series. I don't know the year. This outboard has the absolute worst throttle in existence. What happens is after it is in gear and I try to increase RPM slowly, I end up pushing the lever quite a ways because it...
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    Power trim making knocking sound when going down

    This just started happening a few days ago. Whenever I trim it down, it works, but it repeatedly makes a knocking sound. It doesn't do that going up though. How would I fix this?
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    2000 or 2001 Johnson 40hp problems

    So as said in the title I have a Johnson 40hp, I don't remember if it is a 2000 or 2001. So it is very difficult to start when it is cold because although it starts right up, it stalls almost immediately. If I want to warm it up I have to put the fast idle up and even then it will still stall...
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