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    O/B starts on primer and will run. but will not start or re start on choke.

    Hi, I have a Mercury 500 (red band) and just had new carb kits and fuel pump kit installed along with new fuel lines. Motor will not start on choke but if you prime the cylinders, it will start and run ok from the fuel tank. Problem is if you shut down it will not start until it is primed...
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    55hp Chrylser Outboard backfiring through leg:

    Hi: I have been trying to get a 55hp Chrylser o/b running with no luck. Motor sounds like it wants to fire up and then backfires down through the leg. The diaphram in the fuel pump has been replaced, the carburator cleaned & checked. Also the compression, points, condensers, coils and...
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    Year of O/B motor and number breakdown:

    Hi: New to the board, have been visiting for a few weeks now and read quite a few threads. Lots of great information. I have a 55hp Chrysler O/B motor that was built in Barrie, ON, Canada and would like to know the year of it. The Model # 555 BC; Serial # 2013. I believe it may be a 1975...
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