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    89 70hp Merc pulls to hard 2 left

    hey all just installed this engine and it seems to run great ..only problem is, it seems to wanna hit the left hard while taking major effort to turn to the right(while moving) ....what would cause this? would it be that little white metal skig on the lower unit ive seen them turned differnt...
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    17p aluminum to 19p stainless??

    hey all i was wonderin if there would be any noticable differnence if i swaped out my 17p oem alumiumn prop for a 19p cabellas stainless..i bought the ss for my 90hp mercbut didn getit running so i ended up buying a 89'70hp merc to replace it id love to use the SS instead of the aluminim but...
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    speedometer hook-up on a 89 70 Merc??

    hey all just switched my 82 90hp for a 89 70hp everthin hooked up the same execpt for the speedometer the 90 used a small hose tha ran down to the lower unit didnt see any such thing on the 70 would i have to tke the lower unit off to look or total waste of time??
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    Question about controls

    hey all im in he process of swtching my 82 inline 6 90hp merc for a 88' 70hp merc...yesterday i began removeing some of the control cables and such from the 90 i plan on using the same controls for the 70 so far the steering ,gear and throtle linkages look like they will bolt right on.....the...
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    Help ID 70hp MERC

    hey all i just bought a 70hp merc from an older gentleman that just bought a new engine.. he wasnt to sure of the year the dealer said they belived it was a 1988-90 its a 70 hp 3cyl oil injected w/electric start, power tilt and trim the hood splits in half and both sides are removable the...
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    looking for advice on 80's 70hp merc

    hey all was talking o an older gentlmen abou a 70hp merc he has for sale he was un sure of the year but figured it was around 20 years old ..i didn see the outboard as it is sitting in the shop where he bought his new engine he old me i could calll them and talk to them about it but they were...
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    80-82 90hp merc wont start

    hello all i was itchin to get in the water this weekend i had my carbs removed and cleaned yesterday i installed them and could not get a pop at all i poured a little fuel through one of the sparkplug holes and it fired up right away then i tryed it again without the prime and no go i think i...
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    help finding serial #

    Hey there everyone i have been trying to find out what year my engine is .Its an inline 6 cylinder 90HP MERC its black with blue and chrome stripes on the cowl..ive done a lot of researching on this site and saw your links to decoding serial #'s but when i checked out my OB the other day i...
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    Help ID 90 MERC prop inline 6

    Hey there great site! ..i recently removed my prop, it needs to be replaced i was thinking that i could find measurements inside of hub but all i found was what appears to be a part# thought maybe someone could help decode it. The engine is a 90 inline 6 merc not sure what year it is. The # on...
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