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    1984 Mercury 9.8 starts in Nuetral position but is actually in gear.

    Thanks everyone that has helped me with this motor for I have now got it runnnig from Carb to removing the lower unit to replace the Impeller. I Now have a new issue. When I start the motor up in the Neutral Position the propeller spins in Forward (causing it to be very hard to get off of...
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    1984 Mercury 9.8 Impeller in still not pumping water

    I Just got the ipeller in and the SOB still isnt pumping water. What could it be? I took the old one out and there were no wings left on it at all. I blew air through the motor from the PEE hole. As I put the new impeller in the guys at the shop said that it should have to "worked in". Another...
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    Boyancy. thinking about puting a 20 hp Motor on a 14ft flatbottom aluminum Jon boat.

    I have a 14ft aluminum flatbottom john boat. I want to put a 1970s 20 hp Johnson with electric starter on it. Im going to rebuild the transom (of course). The boat is pretty old (70s) and its not very wide. But it is deeper than most of those type boats that I have seen in the past. Im wondering...
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    1984 9.8 Mercury outboard cooling question

    Serial # 6517700 Im new to boat motors in general, but I have learned alot and I get the basic unerstandings of mechanics and the internal combustion engine. Is it posible that this motor is air cooled. There is a tube that connects to the motor just above the upper spark plug. I would have...
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