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    Power trim/tilt shaft needs reattaching to 2000 150 efi. What/how?

    Hey there everyone... At the end of last season a rough patch of road coupled with a crappy transom saver caused my motor to become unattached from the power trim piston/arm. I'm lacking the proper terminology, but there is a large stainless steel pin (called a "shaft?" at...
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    How much gear oil in LU of 2000 merc 150 efi?

    I cannot find my manual! Can anyone tell me how much my lower unit should hold?
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    2000 150 EFI w/Water leaking at point it enters head

    The attached pic shows where a small lead of approximately 1 drop/second is occuring on my 2000 Merc 150 EFI. My questions: -Is there a gasket in there I can replace without special tools or any degree of technical knowledge of mercury engines? -How harmful can this be? I don't have any idea...
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    Fuel Filters on 2000 2~ 150 efi go bad?

    Well...it is about a year later and I'm experiencing this issue again, but it seems to have become a little more serious/evident. I don't run the motor from December-April each year. Boat is in storage and is winterized before storage. (2000 Merc 150 efi) Engine seems to idle fine. Engine will...
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    Livewell Operation-2000 TR186

    Hi everyone, I own a 2000 TR186 that I bought new. For the first several years I never used the livewells. Over the last year or so, I've begun tournament fishing, so I use the livewells often and am experiencing an issue that could be operator error. In Maine, tournament rules set by the...
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    New prop or rework existing prop?

    Greegings all,<br /><br /> I have a Trophy Plus that I believe is a 24 Pitch on my 2000 Mercury efi. It has been great. So great, I've never had to think about it..until the other day. I seemed to have struck a free-floating tree and damaged it. One of the blades hasd a slight "burr/ding"...
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    Muffs?

    I hear alot of talk about muffs..<br />I have a port to hook up my hose to the back of my motor, are the muffs still needed?
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    New Noise

    Greetings all..<br />Got the oil cap/float assembly replaced on my 2000 150 EFI and now have another issue!<br /><br />Ran the motor for a day's fishing after replacing the oil cap/float assembly under the cowling. When I started it up to go home, I noticed a new noise. It is a tapping or...
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    Cleaning Oil off Outboard

    Greetings all..<br /><br />Thanks to all those who helped me with my broken oil cap issue....now I'd like to ask you another question...I found a very similar posting to the question I'm about to pose, but would like a little more info/fresh insights..<br /><br />Long story short: My oil cap...
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    Oil cap breaks..what are the repurcussions?

    Hi there...used the board a couple of times for research...never for an issue..until now..<br /><br />I have a 2000 Mercury 150 EFI 2~.<br />Put it in the water last night and ran it wide-open for about 2 minutes to a fishing spot, then shut it off.<br />I noticed an oil slick behind me. <br />I...
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