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  1. Texasmark

    2005 Mercury 115 ELPTO No Spark

    My engine like the same year 90 I had previously is just stator voltage and triggers to the modules and regular carburetors with common linkage. I had thought about maybe one day upgrading to a newer engine with fuel injection and an ECU and all that stuff......but being an old school...
  2. Texasmark

    2005 Mercury 115 ELPTO No Spark

    Ok. I didn't know that I had an ECU (Electronic Control Unit). Where is it incase it crashes and I have to fix it?
  3. Texasmark

    2005 Mercury 115 ELPTO No Spark

    I have a 2002 ELPTO 115. It has individual CDIs, different from older switch box engines. Is the ADI ignition the switch box or something after 2002?
  4. Texasmark

    2005 Mercury 115 ELPTO No Spark

    You didn't say if it spun up lively with the starter, just wouldn't ignite and run on its own. You need about 200 RPM min. to spin the engine fast enough for the stator to develop enough voltage to light off the plugs.
  5. Texasmark

    STAINLESS OR NOT

    Let her rip. I'm surfing this site and others just killing time waiting for the next polar vortex to come down here..due Tuesday thru Friday......can't wait. Ha Ha. I bought my dog a new heating pad, replacing the old one, for her dog house ensuring she will be warm...due tomorrow. She...
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    Best shallow water river boat

    In pilings of an "old" removed bridge, I tore half of the mid section off my engine when I was a teen on a river with the sawed off pilings of an old railroad bridge being about 6" below the surface with murky water.
  7. Texasmark

    1981 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke

    Well it looks to me like the stat has to open to get pee. If its sitting on top of the exhaust manifold cover then there is water pressure against it from the impeller. So, the exhaust heats the cover plate which has cooling water on the reverse side with its cover. The whole shebang gets hot...
  8. Texasmark

    1981 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke

    OK, How's that. Doesn't make sense to me for the reason given.
  9. Texasmark

    1981 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke

    On my engines, pee stream has nothing to do with the thermostat. Its plumbed off the exhaust cooling water jacket, Port (left side looking from behind the engine) side of engine and obviously this water supply can't be restricted if you expect it to cool the exhaust while the engine is running.
  10. Texasmark

    Motor Won't Turn Over

    Additionally, the battery needs to spin the crankshaft at about 200 RPM to generate the necessary spark intensity to fire the plugs. So here is another reason why starting with the battery performance is the place to start.
  11. Texasmark

    1981 Mercury 7.5 2 stroke

    Normally you have the water level ABOVE the water pump. I notice that your normal Pee Stream indicating that water is being circled through the powerhead properly is just sputtering.......
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    kiekhaefer

    I never thought about the LU gearing but you have a definite point about how to hookup a non 90* interface....I never had a problem with one as I wasn't a Merc. guy at the time. Agree on to each their own with good and bad points.
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    kiekhaefer

    A big 10-4 on Mercury's lack of SS in critical areas for a long time. I was an OMC guy at the time but my friend had a 90 HP Merc.....year was 1965 time line. I don't remember if it was his engine or someone elses but we were visiting a Merc. repair shop, and a lower unit sitting in a fixture...
  14. Texasmark

    Motor Won't Turn Over

    I never worked on an injected outboard but sitting for 2 years tells me that you have old fuel remnants in the fuel system and you need to get them out. I recently bought an ATV that sat up for awhile...didn't know how long. PO said he drained the tank but not the carb. Well the carb was...
  15. Texasmark

    2017 115Mercury Ct

    If its the fuel pump, squeezing the bulb when it acts up and it recovering exposes that as the problem. If the fuel tank isn't venting, removing the fill cap will identify that. On spark, coils are usually the culprit when they get hot if they are defective. You can run the engine to get it...
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    kiekhaefer

    If you will notice the tilt of the transom bracket and the tilt pin hole being used is 2nd from the bottom. Reading the description you will see that they talk about "Glide Angle" styling for getting over debris where the fish usually are and you want to get in and at them and most importantly...
  17. Texasmark

    Cabin Fever outbreak.

    Take 2 Aspirins and call the doctor in the morning. Happens to me this time of year and I live in N. Tx. We are having a most unusual February here with this warming trend. I really like it as I can get outside and do the kind of things I like to do. Hope it continues. Good luck!
  18. Texasmark

    Looking for a service manual for a 95 Mercury 40hp

    I get most of my manuals for used equipment of various types, including outboards, off ebay....some used, some new reprints.....yes they cost money.
  19. Texasmark

    Prop for Evinrude V4 crossflow

    I see a "reverse chine". Speaks for itself. like tri-hulls of the 70's, the reverse chine captures high intensity spray from the hull below and reverses its direction giving tremendous lift to the boat and I'll bet it's the reason for his numbers. My Crestliner 17.5' Fish hawk with a 115...
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    Prop for Evinrude V4 crossflow

    My experience with '70's fiberglass boats on the low tier of cost amounted to a 15' hull with gell coat, one layer of glass mat, sprayed in paint, a wooden deck providing a space for flotation requirements, a fore deck with the same 1 layer of material...a piece of wood attached therein for a...
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