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    2006 Mercury 9.9 4-stroke kicker won't start with fuel line attached

    My nephew has a 2005 Starcraft Fish Master with a Mercury 175 2 stroke main motor and a 2006 Mercury 9.9 4 stroke kicker. It's been sitting several years and he's trying to get it running. He had had the 9.9 running but it ran poorly and was leaking fuel out the top of the carb, so we rebuilt...
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    1998 Mercury 125hp ELPTO - Sealant between exhaust manifold and water pump

    In trying to replace swivel pin on my 125 Merc I've had a nightmare situation so far with several bolts snapping off and nothing I could do to prevent it. I drilled them out and retapped the holes. As a last step I thought I'd replace the impeller while I was in there thinking surely that...
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    1998 Mercury 125hp ELPTO Swivel Tube Lower Yoke Problems

    Because the boat shop wanted $1500 to do this job, I've been tearing down my 98 Merc 125hp to replace the swivel tube bushings and hardware and it's been pretty grueling. The previous owner ran the boat in saltwater and some things are corroded like the rubber mounts for the lower yoke that the...
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    Help for stripped carb nozzle on 1985 evinrude 8hp

    While cleaning my 1985 Evinrude 8hp for the first time in its life I was trying to be thorough and tried to unscrew the nozzle in the center of the carb. I stripped it a little and wanted to know if that will affect functioning or should I leave it alone or try to straighten what I stripped a...
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