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    What is this?

    What engine is this ? If it’s the presumed mercury outboard, it’s likely that the insert in the mid section exhaust area has corroded to bits and that’s what you are seeing. Have a look up in there I’d say.
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    1979 5 HP Mariner question

    And a pin too, being pernichity! Great Scottish word for you there.
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    1992 Mercury 60HP 2stroke Constant Alarm

    Ok. And there’s nothing lying loose and shorting into the bilge or that ? These wee control and sensor wires are meant to be either connected up or capped when not in use, I’d think. is there an earth strap that goes down the mid section somewhere? Like normal engines have ?
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    1988 dt85 popping sound while running

    Just sounds to me like an engine running dry and not running on all its cylinders or with a compromised compression and/or ignition system.
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    1992 Mercury 60HP 2stroke Constant Alarm

    Has this been converted to a jet ? Sorry if you said so or otherwise previously. Was just thinking and wondering about the earthing circuit if it has ? And where it earths to on the engine externally. As in the bonding wire that’s usually ran down to the lower unit and maybe trim pump off it...
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    1979 5 HP Mariner question

    There is normally a wee pin that goes through the end of that, I’m sure. You’ll need to probably find it or make certain it’s not anywhere it should be
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    1986 Mercruiser 470 water leak

    Did she overheat previously? As per their usual party trick ? If so, what can and usually does happen, is that you won’t get a proper seal at the head, as a result of warping. The head and block are dissimilar metals. I’m afraid that once these things start their inevitable issues…it’s a chain...
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    Started, died and wont restart

    You’re going to need to get every last drop out that tank, I’m afraid. Many have been fooled into thinking that they can just add 20 gallon of fresh fuel on top of 5 gallon of bad fuel and it will be ok. Some rarely get away with it…but usually all you’ve done is created 25 gallons of bad fuel...
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    Help with Suzuki DT8C model year?

    I could likely give you a rough year, give or take a couple either way, if you show a picture of the hood
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    Help identifying motor year & spec

    Does it have blue and white or brown and white decals on the hood ? Later ones from around the late 80’s to early 90’s had red and white and sometimes red, green and white. Regardless, as far as I’m aware, all the clam shell 2.0 engines through the 80’s are the same beast. Amazing engines and...
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    water tank for 25hp Mercury 2-stroke, not peeing

    Was the full gearbox submerged ? Just when you say the “hole” was under the water. Not often that folk describe the two intakes as holes. Don’t really look like holes…and if they did…you might have described them in the plural…with there being two of them. Usually anyway.
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    3.0 Mercruiser seems to hang or seize when starting

    I’d maybe take the outdrive off for a look. See if she turns over then.
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    3.0 Mercruiser seems to hang or seize when starting

    Take the spark plugs out and see if it will turn over.
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    1987 mercury 115 bogs after full throttle

    Not the first time I’ve not read or picked up crucial information from previous posts. Often guilty of that ! I should really start using a bigger device than my phone from now on. Apologies
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    2002 Yamaha 60hp 2 Stroke Oil Injection System Wiring Delete - Australian Model.

    Wish I was retired ! Not yet though. Admittedly, I have only had a brief encounter with owning a Yamaha with oil injection personally. Was an old v4 115. But any other of the similar engines I’ve had with it, I took a bit of a short cut with the bypass. All I did was leave most of it in place...
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    1987 mercury 115 bogs after full throttle

    Amazing. Did not know that about them at all. Is that the 2+2 machine ? Just realised it likely is. Witchcraft 😂
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    mercruiser alarm

    So was the alarm definitely for sw pressure? And not for a low voltage ?
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    1987 mercury 115 bogs after full throttle

    So if the stator and rectifier was not producing, it wouldn’t start at all ?
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    2002 Yamaha 60hp 2 Stroke Oil Injection System Wiring Delete - Australian Model.

    I think if anything and if I was crossing the t’s…I’d just mix a little oil in the fuel at a tiny ratio, just in case. But I think that system is known for being very good really. One of the few I’d trust perhaps. More important would be to just check over the oil lines and fittings often I’d...
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    mercruiser alarm

    Sw pressure sensor can be a common one, I’d say. Do you have smart craft that might tell you if she has a reading or not ?
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