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    carburetor questions

    I have two WM 5 carbs on my 80 HP, serial # 6234592. i am in need of rebuild kits for both. The total rebuild kits with jets and everything. I looked at mercury parts express and for my particular year model and serial number they list wm 10 and wm 12 jets. Is this the carburetor numbers or the...
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    Baffled by 80 Horse

    I've got an 83 Blue Band 80. The motor was rebuilt but still won't run consistently. I checked the compression on all 4 cylinders,they were within 5lbs of each other. I checked the spark with a spark tester and all 4 had great spark. I took the carbs off and checked to make sure that no float...
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    question concerning 1983 80 HP

    This is a multiple question entry. First off is there a proper name for the grommet, bushing, that goes on the round part of the throttle actuator on the carbs? The next question could be a little trickier. On my cylinder block I have 4 elbow fittings ( 90 degree) One screws into the top carb...
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    Need help W/ 1983 80HP Blue Band

    i have got an 80 horse, that was supposedly rebuilt. Upon getting this motor back I ran it the first time for 10 minutes or so and retrailered. I had no problems, good power, response and the like. I took it out the next day and it went dead in the water after about five minutes. Would not...
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    Motor floods at idle when trimmed all the way down

    This could be a rather long message. I have a 80 HP Merc ( Blue Band) Serial # 6234595. I had the motor rebuilt. The shop apparently could not get the motor to idle and called the Mercury technician down to look at the motor. After everything was said and done they determined that the block was...
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