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    evinrude 15 hp 4 stroke questions

    Hello! , I just got an evinrude 15hp 4 stroke the other day and got it running today and noticed some things, so I have some questions. First there is a whine if if can call it that way when the engine is running and I don't know if that's normal or not, so maybe somebody here who's got the same...
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    Can I use onr of the rectifiers to charge my troll batteries?

    Hello! I got a 1994 Mercury 150 XR6 and I have 2 New CDI rectifires. Now the are both wired to charge the main starting battery. My other 2 troll batteries are not being charged . So I was just wandering since I have 40A stator can I use one rectifier to charge the main battery and the other to...
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    What size and pitch prop are you guys using on your mercs 150hp?

    Finally got my boat out today and she runs like a dream. One issue is water pressure low , I could not get over 8psi at wot , I'll have to look into that, but my problem was that the boat when it takes off the bow gets pretty high and it takes a while to plane. I have a stainless Trophy II 3...
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    can a bad rectifier mess up your stator?

    I'm still trying to figure out if my stator is good or not so I'm asking if a bad rectifier can mess up your stator? I'm asking because I found one burnt rectifier and the yellow connectors were melted and brown and the other was kinda close to a brown melt. The trigger looks like was overheated...
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    no water pressure at idle

    I got my water pressure gauge last week and replace the old one thinking that it was bad since it was kinda foggy. The problem is that the gauge was fine, so my engine has no water pressure at idle!! If I rev it up a bit it will hit the 2-3psi but that's it. So, I had put new water pump impeller...
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    Is this trigger still in good shape?

    I'm still looking for the cause of my missfire , and today I took out the flywheel to check the condition of the stator and trigger. I found the trigger kinds cracked up, please check the picture I attached and let me know if this should be replaced or is still ok. Here's a link to high res pic...
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    1994 xr6 rectifier and switch boxes help needed

    Hello! I'm trying to figure out my missfiring problem so to day I was cleaning all contacts and find out one of the rectifiers is toast , at least looks like it. I posted a picture with the rectifier . My question is , could this rectifier do anything to the stator?? if it went bad like this...
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    1994 v150 running rough, please help !!!

    Hello! I got this boat last year, and started working on it for this summer. It's a 150 ser 0G028824 . Up to now I put new plugs, new set of wires , new t-stats , took out the carbs and checked to see if there is any gunk or if they are dirty, they were clean used air pressure , blowed all jets...
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    Where can I get a block-off for a v150 other than rickracers.com??

    Hello! I'm looking for an oil block off kit vor a mercury v150 and I can't find one other than rickracers.com. I don't like their payment options and I want something that I can pay it right away and have it here fast. Anyone that ordered this kit with the extension shaft to hold the bushing...
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    water pump seal question, on top or inside housing top seal????

    I got to change my impeller on my 150 since there's no water out the pee hole. Checked everything and it seems that's something wrong with the water pump. Now I got the new kit and I have a question. How in the world is the top seal working if it seats over the housing on the shaft??? There's no...
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    Spark plug wires question pos on distributor cap?

    Hello! Does anyone have a pic where it shows the location of the wires like 1,2,3,4 on the distributor cap?? Merc 3.0 4 cyl engine. Thanks Or if not a pic where they should be??
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    3.0 engine lean, backfire please help

    I adjusted the idle screw as instructed by DonS but still that won't solve my problem. I can't get it over 3000 rpm not even , at about 2500 the engine starts to loose power and backfire.I just can't figure this one out. I made a video so you guys can see what's going on. Here's the link to it...
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    Help with rattle noise on merc 3.0

    Hello! I have a problem with a rattle noise on the back of the engine around the flywheel area, I guess the alpha coupler. I did a video o the problem and you can hear the rattle noise really well. Please download and watch it's small only 3mb. Here's the link...
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    mercruiser 3.0 backfiring and running bad

    Hello! I have a 2000 searay with a 3.0 mercruiser engine. I've been having problems and never got them fixed. For starters The boat was running bad , backfiring when i first took it to the water, beeing the first time didn't know too much about these engines. Anyway the head gasket was blown , I...
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