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    Inaccurate fuel gauge

    Gentlemen; I have a 1995 campion outboard 17 footer and the fuel gauge has never been accurate since I have owned it. The gauge and the sending unit operate, but not right; when it's totally full the gauge reads 3/5 and I can go for ever when it reads empty. Does this sound like a faulty sending...
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    gas tank vent question

    I have a 1994 Campion cortes 16.5 open bow with a 115 merc outboard on it, and I really like the whole setup. My boat has a factory fuel tank under the rear floor, with a filler neck that comes out to the left of the motor (viewed from the rear) and a tank vent line which comes out the rear of...
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    1994 merc 115 outboard stumbling on acceleration

    Hi fellas; I am having one more fairly minor issue with my otherwise sweet running motor. When rapidly accelerating from idle (like when trying to launch a skier or wakeboarder) the motor has a tendency to stumble, and sometimes stall. If I fairly slowly and steadily accelerate it works great...
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    merc fuel priming proble

    Hey guys; I have a 94 Merc 115 outboard that has been fully maintained and has treated me very well over the years. This spring I changed out the fuel line from the fuel tank to the motor because the valve in the primer bulb had failed. Since I have done that, I cant seem to get it to prime...
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    1989 merc 115 outboard cooling system help

    Hey guys; I have a 89 merc 115 outboard that I put away for the winter last year, and it was running like a top. Fired it up a couple of days ago with the water muffs on it to make sure things were a go before putting it in the lake, and I had no water coming out the nozzle from the cooling...
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    1978 merc 80 horse issue

    Hi Guys; I have a 1978 merc 80 horse outboard that has run like a top until 2 weeks ago, when my boat got partially swamped; the motor got wet upto the point of the bottom of the cowling cover. Even though it barely got wet, I did the complete submersion overhaul suggestions in the shop...
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