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    stuck carb jet

    i was taking apart one of my carbs to clean it and find that the .074 jet is now stuck. it appears that the groove to fit screwdriver has been worn away, so i'm not sure what to do with it. I have a new jet on the way, so I was thinking about trying to drill it out. if anybody has had this...
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    carb cleaning

    I removed the carbs on my mercury 650 (65hp) so I could clean them. When I was dismantling the top carb following the manuals instructions, the plug for the main discharge nozzle pretty much disintergrated...at least the thread did. I was going to drill it off, but can't find a place that sells...
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    bad carbs??

    I have a mercury 650 65 hp. i noticed awhile ago that when i put the engine in the up position, about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of fuel leaked out from the front of the engine(it looked like out from the carbs). it wasn't really a problem when the engine was in the running position until today. i was out...
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    thanks everybody(especially stevied)

    thanks alot for the help guys...i did like you said and shifted the lower unit in neutral before installing and everything seems to be working fine now(including the new water pump i put in that was the original problem). so what was probably a 4 hour job turned into 3 days for me but again i...
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    which gear is lower unit in?

    i'm going to give another shot at realigning the shift tomorrow, before i do i wanted to ask what gear my lower unit is in...standing behind the prop, the prop moves clockwise with a ratcheting action, and does not move counterclockwise. thanks for the input
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    need help installing lower unit

    I just finished installing a new impeller kit and installed the lower unit back into place. problem is, when i started the motor(in neutral), the prop is spinning. I figured that I don't have the shift properly aligned, but I'm not sure how to do this. the manual is kinda blurry to me in this...
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    frozen water pump base

    This is on a mercury 65 h.p., early 80's.I took off the lower unit after finding some water in the gearcase lube. I want to replace the water pump housing, got down to the water pump base and it seems to be locked down. I've tried finesse but it really seems suck. There is a flush plug on this...
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    Bad impellor?

    I just bought a boat with a 65 hp mercury outboard. When running in water, water drips out of the tell-tale(no stream). When running out of water with a motor flush, I get a steady stream out the tell-tale. I'm new to boats, but i figure that the water press. from the hose is whats causing the...
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