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    Mercury 200 2 stroke tach issue (reading high)

    I have a 92 stroke mercury 200 and I took the boat out for a spin over the weekend. I noticed the tach was reading high. I would run the throttle to about half but the tach was reading 5500.. I'm sure I was only running around 3K. Also I noticed the voltage output was only around 13.4, I think...
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    Mercury 200 hp not charging

    I got this motor about a year and a half ago. It's a 1993 Mercury 200 hp outboard S/N OD22661. I've suspected that the motor wasn't charging so today after charging the batteries I put a voltmeter on the starting battery and with the motor running I'm only getting 12.5 volts at the terminals. I...
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    Mariner 135 only 3 cylinders firing...

    Went out on the water and forgot to bring the drift sock in and gave her gas and couldn't get up on plane... finally realized that the sock was out so pulled it in but when I gave her gas no power. Went back and took the cowling off and the left 3 cylinders were warm but the right 3 were cold...
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    08 Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke electric start charging

    I recently purchased a remote Yamaha 9.9 electric start hi thrust.. I'm trying to determine if my charging system is working as I would like to charge my batteries while trolling. It didn't come with any battery hook up cables... I'm trying to hook it up to my battery but wanted to check the...
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    Mariner 8hp shifter rod pulled out

    I just got a new/used boat with a kicker and went to change the impeller, when I dropped the lower unit the shift rod came up and out of the prop shaft mechanism. It's a 90 Mariner 8hp outboard. It looks like it has a wedge shaped step piece that screws onto the end of the shift rod that fits...
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    Hooking up MercControl unit to '80 115

    I have a '80 115 mercury inline 6 w/ solid state ingition that was hooked to a Quicksilver controller. Today the controller broke (round gear inside broke in half). So I'm trying to hook it up to an older Merc Contol unit that I had on a '76 65 hp mercury. The quicksilver had a push to choke...
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    Gas in the bilge

    I've got at 94 Bayliner 1850 LS and I trailered it on a pot hole filled road, lots of bumps. When I got to the ramp I noticed that there was gas in the bilge. Aired it out and started and ran fine. Next time out I filled up the gas to about 3/4 and trailed it to the ramp and again I noticed gas...
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    4.3 back fires, bogs down stalls

    Took the boat out the first time idled away from the dock and gave here throttle and a loud back fire then pick up and ran OK for the rest of the day. Next time out same thing. Back fired when first going out and then ran fine. 3rd time as I was coming in the motor just died while running at...
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    470 flapper question

    We are trying to replace the flapper in the downpipe of a 1980 470 but the flappers don't seem to fit. (see picture) there are two long spring tabs on the side of the down tube that seems to get in the way. Are these supposed to hold something in. Do I have the right flappers? I can't see how...
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    jumper wire on quicksilver controls

    I'm installing a new controller when switching from a 65hp to 115hp motor. The quicksilver controller has a plug in the front of the controller that has a jumper wire connecting two of the pins together. The wire came off and now I'm wondering which pins it goes on. Isni't this the tach...
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    Need help w/ 86 115

    I just purchased a 86 115 inline 6 jet that has been sitting in a shop for the last 2 years. The seller said that he took it to Tom's outboard and was told it needed a new stator. When I went to look at the motor I tried to hook it up to a battery to run a compression test but noticed that the...
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    Help, water in cylinders....

    I've got a '94 Bayliner Capri LS w/ 4.3LX Mercruiser.... Last weekend on the lake started up and ran out to start pulling the tubes and the motor wouldn't start... there was electrical smoke coming from the starter area. Got towed back in and pulled the starter... and took it in... they said the...
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    Merc 65hp lower units interchangeable?

    I'm looking to replace my '76 65hp 3 cylinder motor w/ jet pump. Can I put the jet pump on a 4 cylinder '72 65hp? Are the lower units interchangeable?
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    Merc 65 73-75 has top cylinder out

    Ive got an older Merc 65hp w/ jet pump. I did a compression check and top cylinder has no pressure. Middle and lower were between 155 - 165. How hard of a job is this to fix. Can it be done by a home mechanic w/ a shop? Are parts available? Any help would be appreciated... Thanks,
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    Evinrude 6hp; water intake?

    I've got a evinrude 6hp 70's vintage that I started with the muffs on. Problem is I can't find a tell tale and when I looked at the lower unit by the prop there is a square hole w/ screen covering it above and behind the prop. I put the muffs over the 4 holes on the side of the lower unit above...
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