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    71 1350 inline 6 trouble getting to high rpm

    Restored my 1350. Took it out for a ride today and the foolowing happened. Starts and idles fine. When first advanced to WOT no issue. After idling it got trouble getting up in rpm. If I advance the trottle to fast it stalls. Will start right up on idle again. By tweeking very carefull and...
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    72 inline 6 to much fuel cilinders 3 - 6

    I cleaned the carburators on my 1350 inline 6. It ran fine at first, but now it seems to work only on the top 2 cylinders. When the sparkplugs come out they are black and wet. When I disconnect any of the lower 4 ignition wires from the distributor I hear no difference in running. Engine is my...
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    Replace 1972 I6 rectifier with regulator ?

    My 1972 mercury 1350 has a rectifier installed. It does not seem to do anything to the voltage. When I took it out for the first time my voltmeter read 18 volts on a fully charged deep cycle marine battery. I have an 15 Amp rectifier / voltage limiter set to 14.4 volts. Would I have any issues...
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    Taking it out on the water

    I spent the last three years getting my 1972 Mercury 1350 to Run. Finally ready to put it on the boat and take it out. Could use some advise and wise words and things to think about. One thing I noticed is that the distributor has regular sparkwires that use spring action to hold. During test...
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