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Ok, I have a 1977 850 thunderbolt. The issue I am having is that at WOT the carbs are only about a 1/4" open and the boat is very sluggish. I have poured over the threads regarding adjusting the linkage but still cant seem to figure it out. Do the levers adjust while the outboard is running...
I have a 1977 mercury 850 thunderbolt. It will run fine on the muffs, but as soon as i put it in the water it wont stay running. Its on a 16ft bassboat. It idles fine and throttles up and down both in gear and out on the muffs, but I can get it to do anything on the water. Fuel lines are...
I have a 1977 mercury 850 thunderbolt (85hp). I cant get it to start. I replaced all the wiring. I removed the old wiring harness and built a new one. The neutral safety switch and the mercury switch have been removed. It has a rebuilt starter and new solenoid. Has new battery cables. I got it...
I have a 1972 40hp johnson and was wondering if you could help me as well. I need to know how to wire it to the ignition switch. I have a six pole switch, came from my 25hp johnson. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I checked the stickies at the top of the forum and mine wasnt listed.Here...
