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    Merc 60 HP big foot running great then just dies to idle or stalls?

    This has happened to me 4 or 5 times now I will be running along at 5500-5700 rpm according to instrument tach where I usually keep it and for no apparent reason it's like someone just chops the throttle to an idle and/or it will stall, fires right back up and will be fine maybe for 5 mins may...
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    Swap for larger power head

    I have a 2001 mercury 60HP big foot 4 stroke. It runs fine but is a under powered for the boat I baught it that way the boat originally had 150 on it. It has started to burn oil and I am seeing a likely rebuild in the future. My question is this If i am going to put a new/rebuilt power head in...
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    Salt water?

    Is there anything I should do prior to putting my freshwater merc is the ocean for a day. I don't want to get in the habit of running in salt water but wouldlike to fish the inside bay in San Diego for the day. Will it hurt anything? Seems to me there is a reason Merc makes salt water and fresh...
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    Problem getting to WOT

    2001 Mercury 60HP bigfoot 4 stroke 4 cylinder. I just rebuilt the carbs and had them synced at mercury dealer. Prior to that I went through and replaced fuel pump diaphragms and replaced gas lines. When I got it back from the dealer it was given a clean bill of health. This weekend I was...
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    Need advise for best overall performance?

    I have a 97 18' Nitro fish and ski. I use it mainly for fishing for fun. The boat has a 2001 mercury 60HP bigfoot on it and is underpowered. it has a 13 3/4"Dia x 15" pitch Michigan wheel 3 blade aluminum prop on it. It has a really hard time planeing and I usually have to trim it up/out to get...
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    Dropping top two cylinders intermittently?

    2001 60HP Bigfoot S/N#OT 294069P I took it in to have the carburetors synced which was done. The shop doing the work has informed me that while the motor is idling and or revving the top two cylinders go off line or Miss from time to time but do come back. There is what he felt confident was...
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    compression test procedure?

    I see lots of posts talking about grounding the spark plug wires, is this necessary and if so how exactly would I ground them the boot on mine don't seem to be removeable? I realize this may sound stupid but I can't afford to screw this up. I need to do a compression test but don't want to ruin...
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    60 HP bigfoot won't run over 3k rpm?

    I have a 2001 60 HP 4 stroke 4 cylinder that is carbureted. On the water hose it runs fine idle on through close to 6K rpm, put it gear on the hose runs fine idle to almost 6K. At the lake idles fine, in 5mph zone its fine, after 3K rpm it bogs and wants to stall. If I take it out of gear and...
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