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    removing fuel filter

    I have a 190 4.3L V6 Merc and I am trying to see if I have water in my fuel filter. I located it but not sure how to remove it. Does not seem like it twists off can anyone give me some tips on how to remove this filter. Its white says sierra on it thats the right part correct? thanks so much
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    190 Merc wont start possibly water in Gas

    I have a 190 V6 Merc that has been working great all season. The other day it started raining pretty heavily while I was filling up the gas tank. I thought about the water getting in but did not think it would be a problem. Well the engine wont start and when it does it wil just rumble and...
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    gas in water tank

    we have a 97 seadoo speedster w/ twin engines (80's)...having trouble with starboard moter starting...brought to mechanic, said was getting bad mix, water in gas tank... port motor starting fine... is there any way to get the water out of the tank ourselves???... we have the boat out of the...
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    I am thinking of buying a 17" glastron with a 190 4.3L Merc

    I am thinking of buying a glastron 190hp 4.3L Merc. I will be putting this boat in saltwater. I know it is a small boat but is this more a freshwater boat than saltwater. I will be keeping the boat in a tidal creek where it will be sitting on mud for about 2 hours a day. Should I buy an...
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    thinking of buying a 1998 Four Winns 18' Bowrider w/Johnson 130HP

    I am currently thinking of buying a 1998 Four Winns 18' Bowrider w/Johnson 130HP O/B. They are asking $7,449. Is this a good salt water boat and is that a good price. Thanks so much
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    engine stalling and boat not speeding up

    I have a 1991 johnson 115 VRO O/B. It will start up but will stallout after about 2 min. When I go to put it in gear it will stall about 50% of the time and when it does not the boat only goes about 5 mph. I just bought the boat put it in the water ran ok got it up to around 40 mph now this is...
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    possibly need a new bendix gear?

    I have a 1991 115 hp johnson o/b. When I go to start the motor the bendix gear spins and does not go up and engage the fly wheel. I put a new battery in with same result. The bendix gear is really really worn. If I manually spin the bendix gear up to engage the fly wheel then turn the key the...
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    OMC throttle control not working

    I have a 84 70 hp rude with OMC controls. I believe my problem is with the controls but not sure. When the throttle is all the way down we only go about 5 mph when we used to do about 30. The throttle will click into idle but not go into idle, then when we pull it back more it just jumps...
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    70 hp motor starts but wont idle

    hey I fixed my starter problem thank you guys so much for all your help, got my boat running took it for a spin then about 20 min into it I put the motor in idle to switch drivers then the new driver put it in drive and it stalled. long story short it will start then idle for about 5 sec then...
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    bendix gear stuck up and not going back down

    I have a 70 hp evinrude outboard. We had it working for about a day. I have had the battery load tested and it is good. When we go to start the engine the bendix gear will spin the flywheel slowly a few times and then stop. It never goes down even when we are not trying to start the motor. Our...
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    starter on a 1983 70 hp evinrude

    I just bought my first boat, a 16 foot with a 1983 70 hp Evinrude outboard. We put it in the water used it for a day it was fine. It took a second to start but we got it going and then the rest of the day it was fine. Got up the next day to go for a quick spin and it would not start. I took...
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