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    Mercury Inline 6 max rpm at 4000

    I have a 1985 115 inline 6. Had problems with shutting off at low idle, especially when shifting between forward and reverses (ran good otherwise). Felt like when it was only running on 5 cylinders. Looking at the #6 plug you could see water. Turns out I had a bad exhaust plate gasket. Had...
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    Inline 6 dies above 2000 rpm

    I posted this on "Scream and Fly" but knowing there are some "Inline" people here thought I would try here too. Well I got my boat back Friday after they replaced a bad exhaust cover gasket that was spraying water onto #6 (Earlier post I relayed that they thought it was the covers). They also...
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    Inline 6, washed #6 plug - water jacket?

    have a 1985 115 inline 6. It was a little underpowered lately, felt like it was only running on 5 (been there before). Put new plugs in, since they were a year old, thinking that would do the trick. It still acted the same. When I pulled the plugs I noticed #6 was clean with what looked like...
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    What happened? IL6 115 Mariner shot after tuneup

    I recently purchased a 17ft boat with a 115 Mariner IL6. I took it to a local shop for a tune up because it would stall often around the dock going from forward to reverse and vise-versa. The motor ran great other wise. They told me #3 cylinder was dead and I needed a new stator and switch box...
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