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    Can switch box fail if hot?

    Have 1984 60 hp 3 cyl Mercury. It started fine, but would stall & quit as if turned off when accelerated past 1500 rpm. Bought manual & set timing and other adjustments. Removed carbs and blew them out. Put in water, had same results. Reset all adjustments again and backed into water. Outside...
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    60 HP Merc stalls when accellerated

    I was reading a post by TCOOKE in Mar 08. He was advised to look inside carb while moving the throtle. Advised he should see a squirt of gas. His motor is older than my 84, but I tried this advise. I did not see or hear any gas or noise. When I removed the carb I could not see an accelration...
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    1984 60hp quits when accelerated

    Motor is 1984 60 hp ser#06549972 model ELPT. Motor had not been ran for sevral years. When started it was apparent water pump was bad. Replaced and it works fine. May have been ran hot. It starts fine on trailer. Compression on cylinders are within 10%. Installed new plugs. When first started it...
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