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    old merc

    please help,<br />i inherited an old mercury that was owned by my wifes grandfather. i was told it has been sitting for about 25 years. i believe it is a '56 or '57<br />year model but no one knows for sure. can anyone tell me? it has "KIEKHAEFER MERCURY" on the front insignia and powered by...
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    45 merc no spark

    i have 25yrs experience in the automotive field and now about 2 weeks of afternoon experience in the outboard motor field.....HELP!!!<br />my 45 merc would loose power/rpms last weekend even when at full throttle the engine would run fine then drop rpms then stall. took me 3 hrs to get back to...
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    '87 45hp merc - stalls

    engine will go from full throttle to 1/4 to idle (without moving throttle) and then stall- after running for about 5 min. Have ck'd fuel filters, pumped fuel primer when running and engine will start to skip (stop pumping and skip will clear). finally located loss of spark, wait 10-15 min and...
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