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    1978 Mercury 800 power issues.

    Hi there. I am having some problems that I am not sure what to look for. I take the boat to the water and she starts right up and idles great. I let it idle 10-15 minutes. I back away from dock and head out of the no wake zone, hammer down the throttle and get nothing. She sounds like it wants...
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    Fast clicking.

    Hi there. I am having a problem with starting the boat. When I turn the key I just get a fast clincking noise. The engine doesn't even try to spin. I am not sure what to look for. I looked through the adults only thread for starting issues but it doesn't seem to address this. It talks about if...
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    Spark

    So I have been working on getting the boat ready for the water. I am having trouble with the spark on it. It has a 87 mercruiser 120. The engine turns over fine so I started checking the fuel and I am getting plenty of that. So I did a spark check at the plugs and am not getting any spark to...
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    Electrical problems

    Ok. I am stumped. Had the boat out last week and it ran normal. started right up ran good no problems. Decided to go ahead and fire it up today in the driveway to check it out before tomorrow mornings fishing trip. I changed out the alternator belt so wanted to make sure everything was working...
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    Fuel tank troubles.

    I have a 87 Larson with a 120 mercruiser in it. I have been doing a lot of work on it in the past year or so. I have been trying to get it ready to put in the water and I am having problems. I had the engine out of the boat and reinstalled it a few weeks ago then got it aligned before putting...
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    Reverse problems.

    I replaced the water pump in my lower unit today. It is a 87 alpha one going into a Mercruiser 120. I had no problems with any of the work. However, it doesn't seem to go into reverse now. I did this with the outdrive on the boat and and made sure to put the control in forward. I also put the...
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