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    Boat cranks up every time won’t pick up speed in water

    Have a 1996 Mercury Force Motor I’m working on. Replaced all fuel lines. Cleaned tank. Replaced plugs. Measured spark. Ohmed the stator. Verified coils are good. Motor cranks up and idles immediately on first turn in water or with muffs. Will get speed up to about 10 mph but when you give it...
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    Johnson 112 loses power on plane

    the motor was flooding a few weeks ago and couldn't even idle. Let me preface by saying the bottom carb was flooding. Cleaned the carbs really good, and bought the rebuild kit and replaced all of the gaskets floats needles etc. after replacing it still flooded some on the bottom carb, so I...
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    Replaced Shift Cable throttle causing throttle issue

    after changing my gear shift cable. Ordered the same model as before. Hooked it up the controls. Hooked it up on the motor end, it will shift into forward neutral and reverse but the throttle stops as soon as it goes into reverse. It won't budge. I tried making adjustments but if I adjust it the...
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    Mercury Outboard runs but after several stops wont go above 2000 RPM

    Mercury Outboard runs but after several stops wont go above 2000 RPM. Mercury 175. 2 Stroke. Im looking at a boat for a friend, have worked on outboards for years. Never seen this issue. Motor runs great right starts up, cruised about 5K rpm about 45 mph. Ran for 15 minutes. I asked him to stop...
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    1975 7.5 Mercury Thunderbolt cranks and dies

    I rarely work on Mercury motors, but the concept is all the same. I've run into an issue that I can't figure out. Any help is appreciated. Compression 120 both cylinders. Spark gap test fine. Rebuilt carb. New stator. It will fire right up, but the Rpms are really low. Runs for maybe 5 seconds...
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    Johnson 1974 15 HP Sparking Issue

    I have a Johnson 15 HP 1974 that is sparking well on the top cylinder but the bottom cylinder has a weak spark. It has a PSI of 120 on both cylinders. Any ideas on what to check to verify what is causing the weak spark on cylinder 2? The motor will backfire every now and them but will not...
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    1971 Evinrude 6HP will not start

    This is probably my 4th motor project, but this one has me scratching my head. I am working on a 1971 Evinrude 6 HP for someone. Spark on both cylinders good. Compression good on both cylinders. Carb cleaned. Fuel lines all replaces. Its getting gas, air and spark, but no fire. What am I...
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    1969 Johnson 20 seized

    Just got a 1969 Johnson 20 HP. The top cylinder is seized and the flywheel will not budge at all. Ive tried JB Blaster in the cylinder, WD40, and have not taken the head off and put in Mystery Oil. It sat overnight, the bottom cylinder drained on through but the top stayed, maybe drained...
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    1967 Johnson 20HP Pull crank not catching Flywheel

    Working on the pull crank for a 1967 Johnson 20 HP. It pulls and retracts perfectly, but only catches the flywheel to turn some of the times. Others it just pulls freely and recoils back into the housing. Usually when it catches the flywheel its at the end of my pull. I took the housing back...
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    Flywheel turns but no spark

    Thanks for taking the time to read this post first and foremost. Need some advice on my next steps diagnosing problems with my 1978 Johnson 35 outboard. Using keyswitch the flywheel will turn over, but with the light tester on the spark plugs, neither one of them show they are firing. What...
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    Motor cranks but quits unless I hold the tank above to motor

    Someone help please. Ive worked on motors for years, but Im baffled. I have a 1974 Johnson 25 HP that I have restored. The motor cranks but quits unless I hold the gas tank above to motor. When this first happened i thought fuel pump. Bought the kit, and replaced the springs and gaskets...
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