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    Mercury '97 150hp water pump

    The pump was working fine last time out. the next week I did some main. work and to ckeck th battery strength I turned the engine over for about 10 seconds without hooking the water flusher. The next week I came out ,hooked the water and ran the engine -NO water out spout. I ran it till it...
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    Change from CC to C 150 Mercury

    What's involved in converting a counterclockwise to clockwise ?
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    gas fuel filter

    For my 97 150 hp Merc what inline fuel filter should I use. What is the best filter on the market. Is 2 micron ok ? What micro level can the fuel pump handel-its abut 3 psi.
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    Piston failure 97 merc 150

    After adding 20 gallons of 10% ethanol gas and running 30 minutes the engine failed with #2 piston disintegrated all other 5 were fine with oil. Mechanic says it was caused by fuel starvation caused by the ethanol freeing up some contamination in the alum gas tank and clogging the carb Prior...
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    Mercury 1997 150 voltage reg

    How do test the voltage regulator to see that it is working?
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    Mercury 150 oil pump drive gear failure

    I have a 1997 150 carb merc v6 and the oil system drive gear failed. I had it replaced for $800 and when started it ran for about 10 minutes and the oil waring horn came on. The mechanic says I overheated the engine (running with a water hose) and damaged the just replaced gear.Question ? Can a...
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    Warning module Merc '97 150 hp

    Horn stays on when ignition turned on. Test per service manual fails -bad module. Is there another test (bench) to confirm bad module?
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    Merc warning module 97 150

    The warning hore stays on when the ignition iss turned on. I checked the module according to the manual and it failed. Is there a test -off motor- to make sure.? $270 is a lot to be wrong
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