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    85hp Chrysler Stare/stall issues w/ Video

    Hello guys, I need some advice here. I have a 85 hp Chrysler that is giving me a hard start issue. It also likes to stall our at an idle. I have taken the carbs apart and ultrasonically cleaned them. I have synced the linkage based off of Franks video. All the carbs were started at 1/3 turn out...
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    timing belt merc 650

    My merc keeps comming out of time and I am pretty sure the belt is slipping. Is there a way to tighten it and where can I buy a new belt. I have tried looking around online with no luck. It is a merc 650 from 1968.
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    One for the old guys.1968 Merc 650

    OK I have a merc 650 and am having some troubles. I have Great spark and recently cleaned the carbs on the motor. She just wont fire unless fuel is sprayed through the spark plug holes. WHEN IT DOES POP/RUN IT IS VERY FAINT. I was hardly ably to tell it was fireing except for being able to see...
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    15hp johnson 1988 no thermostat

    I have a 1988 15 hp johnson. I just got the motor and it was overheating after I would run it full throttle for a few minutes. The tell tale turned into steam. So I put in a new impellar the old one was bad I peed better but still had the same problem. I than pulled the powerhead and cleaned out...
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    Lower unit swap shift gear location

    I plan on swapping lower unit on a mercury 650 4cyl i have both motors complete how can i sync the shifting gear linkage with the two so that they arent off.
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    9.5 Compression question

    I have a 9.5 evinrude that I had just purchased. It only had 50lb of compression on both the top and bottom cylinder. I put some oil in the plug holes and the compression went to 60 psi. I than took the cylinder head off and saw that the powerhead had been honed out at one point in time. the...
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    Mercury 4 cylinder Fuel pump??

    I was running a merc 4 cyl 650 with 2 carbs and noticed that it started to bogg down a little. So i squeezed he primer ball and it was soft. I was able to squeeze it several times before it got firm. After a few squeezes the RPM's did pick up and the motor went back to a nice idle. I was told...
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    1951 Mercury/Wizard backfiring issues

    i had just got a 1951 mercury wizard. It has excellent spark and the compression but I cant get this thing to run. all it wants to do is backfire. i have tried switching the plug wires with no sucess. Any help would be great. I am also hoping to find a how to on the older merc. ignitions.
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    3hp mercury pumps water until it warms up.

    I have a 3 hp mercury. It is a 2003 i just changed the impellar and it pumps water great until the motor starts to warm up. than it is steam out of the pea hole. I am running j4c's.
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    Bearing stuck on drive shaft

    My driveshaft bearing blew and sorta fused itself to the driveshaft. how would I get it off? it is a 200hp
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    Dive shaft bearing load

    I am trying to find out the torque needed on the drive shaft bearing right below the impeller housing. It is a 1998 200hp mercury. the bearing is a timken bearing. Serra part number 18-1143.
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    Drive shaft bearing replacement 1998 200hp

    I need to replace the driveshaft bearing on a 200hp 1998 mercury. the lower unit is already dropped and I see the bearing, Which is destroyed, what other damages could of happened there was a little bit of shavings in the LU but not enough to worry about. How hard is it to replace this and is...
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    Johnson/Evinrude red wiring harness diagram

    Does anyone know where I can find a diagram to the red wiring harnesses for the johnson and evinrude motors. I am trying to find out which prongs are for the choke,start,stop. etc.
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    Back to square one. merc LU

    well i changed the propshaft on a merc 18hp. the last one was bent. after i got it together it was running really rough. so i took it back out of the water and saw lots of shavings on the magnet screw. any idea on what could be happening it actually sounds like it was trying to engage while...
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    Bet U cant get this one. 1977 50hp Johnson starter.

    Im messing with a 50hp johnson I went to start it with a set of jumper cables. I hooked the battery side pos to pos, and neg to neg. I than grounded the neg to the powerhead and touched the pos to the little nipple on the starter. the starter began to spin but in the wrong direction. I instantly...
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    2002-2003 25hp johnson fuel ratio

    I know this is a stupid question but I am trying to find out what the fuel ratio is for a 2002-2003 25hp johnson. I searched around online for a while and could not find anything.
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    New Propshaft Break in?

    I just installed an new propshaft on a older merc is there some sort of break in procedure for the new shaft?
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    Carrier bearing removal.

    I Need to change the propshaft on a 1985 18hp merc. just wondering what is the process for me to get to the gears.lol
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    1985 18hp Mercury lower unit. Bent prop shaft.

    I have a lower unit with a bent prop shaft. A rock was hit while driving the boat around. I have a replacement shaft but would like to know what i need to pull the gearcase housing and if there is anything I need to know while disassembling and reassembling the gears. Also I am going to replace...
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    Pensoil AKA "yellowdeath"?

    I am posting this in regards to another post on this site under a different thread. One of the guys stated that pensoil was also referred to as "yellow death". I use pensoil and it seems just fine to me but i really havent looked into it all that much to determine whether or not it it is good to...
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