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    OMC Sterndrive won't go into gear

    friend of mine took his "new" boat out today hit the no wake buoy and it took off fine. He came back to the beach and picked some people up and when he was going back out it came out of gear and won't go back into gear forward or reverse. I suggested he check for power at the shifter as it is...
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    changing impeller on 50 hp evinrude.

    I have a 1974 50 hp evinrude I am selling and I want to change the impeller just to make sure a new owner doesn't have any trouble with it. I no longer have a manual for it and don't care to buy one as I am selling the motor and my boat has in I/O. It is a manual shift. How do I unhook the shift...
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    74 Johnson 50hp for sale

    EDIT: No selling on the board.
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    good advice or not?

    Friend of mine bought a used 72 Mark Twain with a 120 hp Mercruiser in it. Turns out the block is cracked and he is having a boat salvage yard put a new motor in. He has a choice between a 470 or a 140. I recommended the 140 for several reasons but chief among them he is not swapping out...
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    stutter when going to full throttle

    1972 Mercruiser 120 hp compression 135-135-128-135 new tune up with plugs, cap, coil wires and points. Timing is right on. Engine idles great never gets warm. Oil change about 25 hours ago good and clean still no sign of water in oil. Checked carb and get good squirt of gas on both sides when...
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    ramming the water patrol

    Well we took the boat out for her second "maiden voyage" after working out the kinks in the linkage and putting a thermostat in it. Once we got out to the no wake buoy we got the answer we were hoping for. She jumped right up on a plane with no hesitation. Ran great with the new 21 pitch prop...
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    1973 85hp Johnson and grew 160

    well don't know about the 85 hp but I had a 50 hp and a friend of mine had the 135 and they ran forever. It's a free boat and if it has a trailer the trailer is worth a few hundred this time of year. Don't know what you want for nothing.
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    coils and ohms

    I just received my new Ignitor igntion Friday. Too late to put it on before taking the boat to the lake, but I did receive it. I have a question though. The coil I purchased with it (60,000 volt high performance) has a 1.8 ohm ballast resistor attached to it. The Ignitor directions say a 4 cyl...
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    changing alternator belt take motor mounts loose?

    I was going to pull off the alternator belt on my 1972 120 hp Mercruiser to take it up to the local auto parts store and get a spare before this weekend's trip and it looks like you have to take a motor mount loose to get it out. Or is there something I am missing. Fred
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    dies after running

    Took her out yesterday and she ran fine, pull skiers had good time. Today started out fine. Took a friend and his kids out. Pulled the two kids on the tube no problem. Beached and swan awhile then pulled my friend on the tube. After getting the boat on a plane it was running fine then started to...
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    backfire while opening throttle

    I got a backfire through the carb when opening up the throttle from idle to wot. It backfires then takes off and runs. I am thinking the advance is not working properly. I have 1972 120hp Mercruiser running points (new with dwell at a steady 30 degrees), new cap, rotor, plugs and wires. Seems to...
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