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    ticking noise from 20HP Mercury

    I have 20HP Merc been told it's a '79 but when I look at sites advertised on here to figure out the year it looks to me like it may be '80 or '81 but haven't been able to find anything matching my serial number. The problem is when the boat's running fast there's a ticking noise. I was told that...
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    info on a 1979 20hp mercury

    im thinking of buying a 16foot alum smokercraft jon boat with a 1979 20hp mercury. boat and motor are in great visual shape.neighbor is original owner that has gotten sick and cant use no longer. i did a compression check and it was 130 on the bottom and 125 on the top . its only been it...
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    whats the compression for a1979 20hp mercury??

    is 125 good on both for this old 1979 20 hp mercury ?? thanks for any help
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