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    72 1150 water tube

    What holds the upper end of the water tube in place in the top of the drive shaft housing/bottom on engine block? While trying to reinstall my lower unit, the tube came out. When I try to reinsert it, it won't "stay" in place; it just falls out again. The parts manual doesn't show any kind of...
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    Cooling issues

    My 1994 4 cyl. 40 h.p. Mercury is having cooling issues. I had a short overheat warning a couple of trips ago. On the following trip, we ran her at full cruise power for three hours + and had no warning. The next one we had the horn almost continuously after running at full cruise power for...
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    Mariner 8 dies at idle

    My 1996 8 h.p. Mariner keeps dying at idle. Starts well, runs well otherwise. When it begins to die, if I pull out and push back in the primer knob once, it will recoever and ilde for another 20 to 30 seconds before beginning to die again.
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    Reverse on 40 h.p. Mercury

    Greetings! I'm new to the forum, and am looking forward to reading through the archives!<br /><br />To begin with: I have a 1994 Mercury 40 h.p. on the plywood skiff I built, installed and rigged as per the engine maintenance manual. My question is this: How much reverse "power" should I...
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