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    Suzuki DT85 Head Scratcher

    An adjustable jack plate just isn't in my budget right now so I ended up buying a pair of CMC 2.5" setback plates and modifying them to act as a fixed jack plate of sorts. I was able to get another 2" of height adjustment with these and can get more if I drill more holes. We took it to the...
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    Suzuki DT85 Head Scratcher

    I'm not sure if I would need wedges as the trim stop pins are still installed in the lowest engine bracket holes - I could remove them to get some more negative trim if need be. I'm mostly looking for the missing RPMs at WOT but If the correct engine height doesn't stop the porpoising, I'm not...
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    Suzuki DT85 Head Scratcher

    This project is teaching me a lot. I'm starting to believe there was nothing major wrong with the motor to begin with. The mounting holes on this motor are 1" center/center so we raised it 1 hole and ran to the lake for testing. I instantly felt a reduction in steering effort and an improvement...
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    Suzuki DT85 Head Scratcher

    I haven't had any suggestions on this issue but posting an update. I removed the flywheel to inspect the key, keyways, magnets, stator, pulsers, and timing base and everything looked great. I reinstalled the flywheel and using a degree wheel and piston stop, I was able to verify that TDC on #1...
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    Suzuki DT85 Head Scratcher

    Good morning all, The last time I posted to the forum was 2008 and I was a senior in high school so color me surprised that my login and password still work now that I'm 34 with two kids of my own! Long story short, my brother and I bought an '82 Sea Nymph SC-170 Fish Tracker with an '82...
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    57 Mark 10 No Reverse

    Well I got my Mark 10 all pieced together and put her in the bucket to run it a little today. Fired right up, got the carb tuned good, and started running it through the gears. Forward engages good, neutral is ok - freewheels a little, but when you put it in reverse it goes forward instead...
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    '57 Merc Mark 10 exhaust gaskets

    Well I think I got my shifter slinky-drive problem solved, so, last time I ran my Mark 10 the exhaust plate was letting water out so I took off the plate and figured I'd replace the gaskets in there. Of course, they were all broken and some of the pieces were gone, most likely fell off while it...
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    Choice of Merc Mark 10 Props

    I have two different props for my 57 Mercury Mark 10 - there's a three-blade 'power prop,' as my dad says it was called, and the standard two-blade speed prop. My dad had the motor on a small runabout in his twenties and 'thinks' there wasn't any noticeable difference except the two-blade prop...
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    '57 Merc Mark 10 Q's

    Hi my name's Ed - I'm five minutes new on this forum :D So I'm 18, still in high school, leaving for college in the fall, and trying to get my boat ready to go as soon as the lakes thaw out... trying to live it up while it lasts. Q.1. I bought the 12' aluminum hull from a friend at school...
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