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    Broken wire on stator plate

    Hello everyone, I'm fixing a 1980 50 hp mercury outboard. My problem is that the stator plate has a wire (brown) broken inside the stator right were the 6 other wires come out. The wire broke pretty deep in there. Is there any tricks to repair this? The whole stator is covered with a thick...
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    Long shaft to short shaft

    Hello everyone, I was wondering if it's possible to switch a long shaft to a short shaft on a foot?
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    Any good service manuals for 1980 50hp mercury

    Hi, I just got my hands on a 1980 50hp Mercury outboard. The problem is that all the parts are in a box. Since I'm up to the challenge, I was wondering if there is a shop manual that is preffered out there. Or if there's a site where I can get the schematics and diagrams of this outboard? I...
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    troubleshooting electrical

    Hi, I have a 72 thunderbolt 500 and I was wondering if there are any good sites out there for troubleshooting the electrical?
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    What is a distributor cap from the 70's made of?

    Hi, I'm wondering what type of material a distributor cap was made of in the 70's? It's off of a 72 thunderbolt 500. I'm taking a chance in gluing mine, and knowing the material allows me to buy the right glue for it. Any help would be appreciated
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    Distributor cap for a 72 thunderbolt 500

    Hi, I have a 72 thunderbolt 500 serial 3352184 Would anyone happen to know of any distributor cap that can replace a 333 3142? It's the distributor cap that has all the spark plug terminals attached to it. If it's possible to cross reference this with one that doesn't have everything...
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    Can the middle of the distributor cap be glued back on? And can the wire be fixed?

    Hi, I bought a mercury thunderbolt and the middle wire of the distributor cap was knocked out (meaning it cracked all the way around and popped off.) Can this be fixed with jbweld or do I need to buy a new one? Also, they pulled off the wire and if I can jbweld the middle back on can the wire...
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    Help with year and size of motor,have serial number

    Hi, I have a serial number here, it calls for A725169. Would anyone be able to tell me the year and size of engine? I've looked on a few sites that I found on here but nothing comes back with this number. I have the cowl showing thunderbolt 500. But it looks too new to say that it is (engine...
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    Thunderbolt 500 flywheel compatibility?

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    Has anyone heard of the shrink wrap that looks like a paint job?

    Has anyone heard of the shrink wrap that looks like a paint job? And if anyone had it done last year or prior, how is it holding up? Any peeling off or is it as good as new. And what if you happen to scrape the dock with it, does it leave any marks as in rips?
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    thunderbolt 500 please help with gear adjustments

    Re: thunderbolt 500 please help with gear adjustments Hi Gerry, The pictures are worth a thousand words like they say. The first picture you sent me would make a lot of sense, but the second one is different from my outboard setup. I've enclosed a few pictures of the setup. I think I...
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    thunderbolt 500 please help with gear adjustments

    Hi, If I shift the shift shaft, it goes in all gears if I rotate the shaft counter clockwise looking at it from the top, is this the right rotation? The manuals I have are sometimes pretty vague and it's easy to get mislead. Any help would be appreciated :)
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    1968 Thunderbolt 500 with type II ignition

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