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    looking for advice on a 1996 merc 15 hp.

    said his cables are brand new
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    looking for advice on a 1996 merc 15 hp.

    he says the prop spins by hand
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    looking for advice on a 1996 merc 15 hp.

    hey guys, im looking for a bit of advice on a motor im looking at buying. its a 1996 merc 15 hp, guy says it wont shift, but runs great. he has it on remote controls. its an electric start. he wants 200 bucks, its in good shape, but id also have to try to find a tiller handle setup for it as my...
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    1975 merc 7.5 steering tension

    How to increase steering tensions on yhe motor, and possibly there is a transporting lock
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    Welp, dont know what it was, but the motor runs nice now, still starts kinda hard, but what merc doesnt, runs nice Thanks for all the help
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    I ran enough b-12 for like 15 gallons, in 5 gallons of gas. I talked to an old timer who told me to take the prop off and try to start full trottle in gear. Low and behold, 3 pulls fires right up, slows down, and idles.
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    Welp, i took it to the lake and ran at WOT for like 15 min, its pumping water, but the hard starting issue persists, ontop of that, the motor did not seem like it was working at full potential
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    Nope, i no longer add any starting fluid to the motor itself, since i dont want tot burn it up
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    Thats always been what ive done with like chainsaws and stuff, because if it is a bad seal, it sucks the starting fluid in and affects yhe engine
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    I have it idling right now, from squirting fuel into tge cylinders, and i took starting fluid and sprayed up under the flywheel, and there was no difference, so i dont think thats an issue
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    Is there any way to test for bad crank seals
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    It also does have non resistor plugs, is that normal, and do they wear out
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    Ive got no problem with working on it, i was just hoping to have it on the water today
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    I have always set it to full choke, and it just will not start. I press the primer bulb until its hard, usually 5-6 times
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    As far as i can see the choke stays closed. I checked spark with both a spark tester,which gave me a bright red light, and by holding the plug to the head, i was able to jump probably and 3/8 to 1/2 inch gap with each plug.
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    1975 Merc 7.5 thunderbolt hard starting

    Hey everyone. I picked up a 7.5 merc today, and we were able to get it started at the guys house after probably 30+ pulls and a little horse juice, which i dont like using. When i got home, i put some premix in a bottle and squirted it in the cylinders, which after like 5 pulls on full choke, it...
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    1954 cd11 johnson wont run

    I get that, but id rather just get rid of the pressure system, too much moving **** to worry about
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    1954 cd11 johnson wont run

    Welp, figured out my issue. The carb is fine, my gas tank has a leak in the gasket, so im going to convert it to a 1 line setup
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    1954 cd11 johnson wont run

    Ok, so rebuild the carb and make sure to remove the welsh plugs
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    1954 cd11 johnson wont run

    Yeah there is, thats how i inspected my points, and thr coils are definitely not original. I didnt see any cracks when i wad looking, but i didnt look too hard
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