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    1976 Merucry 40hp single click noise (wont start)

    I have a 1976 mercury 402 40 hp. When I turn the key, it will not turn over. It makes a single click noise. I know it is not the battery, because I took the battery from my truck and tried it. Plus everything else on the battery still worked. I believe it is the starter or the starter...
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    1976 Merc 402 40hp

    I have a 1976 Mercury 402 40hp. It ran fine a couple of days ago. Today I went to take it out, I could not get it to start. The motor only made a single click noise. I know it is not the battery, because I took the battery from my truck and tried it. Plus everything else on the battery still...
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    66 johnson 40hp reving high in neutral

    I just got my first boat, a 1966 Shell Lake. It has a 40 hp Johnson, the motor rev's very high in neutral. The needle valve (rich/lean) adjustment has been tried. The cable adjustment has been tried. The only way we have been able to get the motor to idle down in neutral, is to move the choke...
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    1966 Johnson 40hp

    Hi, My question is about idling and power. The only way I can seem to get the boat to idle down, is to get the choke setting between on and automatic. I tried cleaning carb, lean/rich adjustment on carb(adjustment screw). I even tried adjusting using the main cable. Also sometimes I have very...
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