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    merc 650 kills in idle/shallow setting?

    72 merc 650 thunderbolt runs great wide open, 3/4 1/2 throttle idles ok for a minute or two, then dies have to choke to get started again. also any ideas for a shallow water setting? I am running in a river with a 15' fglass trihull and need to get the motor tilted occasionally
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    1970 mercury 500 thunderbolt for sale!

    I have followed all of the helpfull advice from this forum. I greatly appreciate it too. I feel like I'm wasting my time, and now I'm going backwards.<br /><br />good battery - no spark<br />rope start - no spark<br />battery booster - no spark/bad starter now<br />5 merc dealers won't work...
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    1970 MERC 500 THUNDERBOLT, TEST COIL?

    HOW DO I TEST MY COIL TO MAKE SURE IT IS GOOD?
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    1970 mercury 500 thunderbolt wiring ?

    motor has not ran for 2 years. should there be 12 volts going to the distributor? or the switchbox?<br />I don't have voltage in either place. is the mercury tilt switch normally open? or normally closed? plugs are ngk BUHW have never seen plugs like these before are these the correct ones for...
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