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So here is my first boat, got it in the fall. When I picked it up the motor was off of it, in the garage.
I pretty much figured all the remote wiring but am stuck with the steering. Its a teleflex steering cable btw. When i connected it all up the one side looks as if its missing a piece...
hey guys, I have an 85 merc 9.8 el (sn A113176). i just got this motor a month ago in non running condition. changed waterpump/impeller, and rebuilt the carb. so I went to test start it today, and the electric start doesnt work. I got the engine running with the pull start but neither the...
hello all. so I took another members advice and got a service manual off ebay. one of the reasons I got the manual was to identify a part that was laying on the bottom of the case bottom. i could not find the part anywhere in the book. its this silver wire piece on the top. and the silver...
hello all, I just bought an 85 fisher 1542SVconsol control with a 9.8. I tried to identify the year with the serial number but am quite confused. I know its a 2 stroke, and its supposedly the original motor which i would assume right because the trolling motor has the same color scheme...
