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    How to remove barnacles?

    I live on Coinjock Bay, just off Currituck Sound in NC. Had my boat over for about 3 or 4 mos and now I have barnacles on the bottom. It is a fiberglass boat, so what is the best method to remove them without scratching the bottom...
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    aerator and recirculate problems

    I have a 1999 Sprint bass boat that has developed a few elect. problems. About 3 months ago my aerator pump which pumps water into the live wells quit working. I removed the pump and checked it, was bad. So I replaced the pump, but when I tried it with the switch- nothing. I can run a hot...
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    best spark plugs?

    I am new to the Yamaha forum. Over the years I have had several Merc outboards- 90hp merc in line 6, 50hp blue stripe, and a merc 90hp 3cyl- but I have just purchased my first Yamaha. It is a 1999 C150TLRX on a 1999 Sprint 280pro. When I was going to replace my plugs on the 50 and 90hp Mercs...
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    1999 Stratos 286pro

    I am looking at buying a 1999 Stratos (per seller) and the photo shows to be a 286 pro, but I cannot find any info on a 286 pro. Nada shows a 285 but not a 286. Does anyone know where I can find any info on a 286 pro? Thanks...
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    lube for rod and main bearings

    Seloc manual says to use a gasoline soluable grease when installing rod and main bearings. What grease/lube do you recommend?
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    possible overhaul time 3cyl merc

    Motor--1987 merc 90hp 3cyl. serial #b153941... On Saturday I was idling along after running around for about 2 hrs and all of a sudden -thunk- engine quits. I dont mean slows down to a stop I mean complete stop.. When I tried to start -thunk- no turn of motor. I was towed in and pulled the...
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    can anyone verify this year by serial #

    Trying to help a neighbor. He just bought a used (1998?) mercury 200hp outboard. He needs a new impeller. While trying to look up the impeller on line the serial # doesn't seem to match up. His motor says 200efi xl but on one website his serial # (0G654635) shows to be a 200dfi? Does this...
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    aligning shift shaft to lower unit

    installing new motor on boat. Motor was always in forward gear. Pulled lower unit and turned shaft. I could get the lower unit to shift to neutral. My queston is when the shifter is in foward the prop should lock in whitch direction. I now have the lower unit in neutral (?)--free wheels in...
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    checking tilt and year info (PROBLEM SOLVED)

    I purchased a used (1989 by owner) merc 3cyl 90hp motor. Cannot find an external serial # plate but found a small plug on the right hand side of motor that is stamped with b153941, is this the serial # and if correct is the year right. Also I want to check the tilt operation before I install on...
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    cannot shift with motor laying on its side.

    Last weekend I purchased a 1989 (per customer) 90hp 3cyl mercury outboard. Due to weather and work it is still laying in the bed of my truck. I was checking all the connectors for compatibility with my old 50hp merc and I tried to make sure it would shift. the prop free wheels in one direction...
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    maintaince on used engine

    This weekend I am buying a used 1989 Merc 90hp. This motor has been sitting up for about one year (was serviced at local bass pro shop last Nov.) Is there anything I should check or do before starting or using this motor. New impeller? Decarbon? Clean carb bowls, etc...
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    upper 2 cyls no fuel

    I have a 1983 merc 50hp 4cyl motor and the upper 2 cylinders are not getting fuel. It happened before and I could remove and clean the carb, then the problem would go away for a few days. Now I have rebuilt the upper carb again and tried a different carb from a spare engine and still have the...
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    how to remove fuel filter

    I have a 1983 Merc 50hp 4cyl. On the left side of the engine there is a semi transpartent bowl that you can see the fuel in. (fuel filter?) Does it just spin on (threaded) or what else. I have tried to turn it off but it gets real hard to turn and I don't want to break it. I keep having...
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    adjusting new plastic type carb float

    service manual says to hold carb upside down and adjust needle actuating lever to have the bottom of the float at 1/4" from carb body bowl ring, no problem. but then it says to turn carb over and adjust the drop of the float where it is 1/64" from bottom of float to top of the main fuel jet...
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    Problem solved---new impeller-still no telltale flow

    1985 Merc 50hp. Water pump quit pumping while running.(see Lower Post) I found the impeller seperated from inner brass sleeve. Replaced impeller and gasket. Replaced lower unit, motor seems to start fine but no water from pee hole. Removed lower unit and shot compressed air back thru pee...
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    Overheated 50hp

    I have an 1985 Bass Tracker with a 1985 Merc 50hp 4cyl that has always been a great motor. Yesterday I took off to go fishing and went about 2 miles and the motor started slowing down. When I looked back there was no water comming out of the pee hole. (no warning buzzer!!!) Pulled the...
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    Update on possible trigger problem.

    Post from laddies on my original thread said that loss of fire on two cylinders (1985 merc 50hp 4cyl) was possibly not the stator- should affect all cylinders. Ordered new trigger and the instructions with the trigger states the following. ----No fire on two cylinders-------- Swap the red with...
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    possible trigger problem.

    1985 Merc 50hp- lost fire to the upper two cylinders. Tried a new switch box (spare) and same problem. Replaced stator last May. Can the stator cause lost fire to two cylinders or does it sound more like a trigger problem? Is there a simple check for the trigger?
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    1996 yamaha 130hp overheating?????

    Motor was running fine till overheating buzzer went off. Engine seemed to go into the limp home mode. But even after cooling off the engine misses.. Now motor still seems to overheat when running with water hose attached. It has a good strong flow thru the pee hole. Any suggestions as what...
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    help installing cdi stator on 85 merc 50hp

    Have pulled flywheel to replace stator on my 1985 merc 50hp and found the wiring is color coded differently on the new stator. The old "red" stator has 4 wires--2 yellow and one green with white stripe and one white with green stripe. On the old stator the two green wires go into a black...
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