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    1978 115hp outboard mercury was running great then just died

    i took the boat out today to go fishing. She started right up i let sit there and warm up for 10 min like normal while i get my poles ready. I headed out from the marina to my fishing spot. As i went to give it gas i noticed it would not open up as i had the throttle all the way down. After...
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    fuel pump 77 mercury 115 outoard

    if the boat starts right up and runs in idle forever but when i give it gas to take off it wont does this mean the fuel pump is bad. The ball stays hard the whole time even when i give it gas to go the motor smokes from the rich mixture so im stumped. Any idea
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    78 mercury outboard throttle problem

    Ok here it goes the motor was running great this year until it took on some water and stalled out. I dried out the motor with a blow dryer and by good old sunlight. It was having a hard time starting but now fires right up on the turn of the key. After that problem fixed itself the motor was...
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    motor bogs when when i push the throttle down!!!

    i have fixed the idle problem my mercury 77 outboard 115 is idleing between 2and 1 1/2 rpm now great but when i take it out on the lake and give it gas the motor wont go. It will shift into first gear and try to move into the next gears but wont. does anyone have any ideas what i have to do to...
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    1977 outboard 115ho idle problems

    ok i have resolved the spark problem on the motor it will fire right up on the turn of the key now the motor will not idle soon as it turns over it will run for about 10 seconds then die down. Will start right back up and do the same. If i try to give it gas it will stall right out do any of...
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    1978 mercury 115 outboard wont fire

    alright people i have strong spark from the distributor to the plugs. The timming belt is on right and the switch box is working great. Fuel is getting to the carbs just fine. It is puzzleing me as the boat was running great and just stalled out and will not fire
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    1977 mercury outboard 1150 thunderbolt no spark

    i have changed the switch box the disturbitor and the wiring harness and still have no spark. The motor will turn but not fire does anyone have any idea what i could have forgot. The motor was running great until it took on some water on a rough day on the lake and stalled out. Also i dried...
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    1977 mercury outboard 1150 thunderbolt no spark

    I just had a new distrubitor and switch box and wiring harness installed on the motor in the off season. The boat was running great when i got it back from the shop a key turn start. The motor took on some water on a rough day on the lake and stalled out. Now i can not get the motor to turn...
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    mercury 115hp 1150 thunderbolt 1977 water flooded

    I have a mercury 1977 115hp 6cyclyn motor. I had all the electrical redone this year. Was a turn key motor after the work was done. I was out on the lake on a rough day and the motor stalled out and took on some water. I have tired replacing the spark plugs drying out the distributor. Still...
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