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I have a 1980 evinrude 35hp that revs to high when I push the throttle. Does anyone know what the idle rpms are and what the max safe rpms are. Thanks

Ok so I have an Evinrude 35hp and when I start it she runs like a dream but when I turn the key to the off position it doesn't turn off, so I tried unhooking the battery, and nothing so I had to unhook the wiring harness and it finally shut off. So I was thinking about wiring in a shut off...

Hey everyone, I have a 1980 Evinrude 35hp motor. When I turn the key I hear a click but it's not coming form the starting system. I'm not sure why it doesn't start, I have done all of the troubleshooting ideas form the manual and it said that it was a bad starter solenoid. I went and got a new...

Hey guys I am going to be buying a new or used lower unit for my boat. It has a Pre-alpha outdrive on it right now. Can anyone tell me what Mercruiser Lower units will fit on this outdrive. Thanks

Hey guys, I have a pre-alpha outdrive and the previous owner must have hit something cause the prop, prop shaft and the lower unit housing were all busted. I plan on getting new parts but I was wondering what Lower units would fit this outdrive besides the original Pre-Alpha. Thanks

I have a 1971 165hp Mercruiser. I am thinking about switching to an Electronic fuel pump. I can't really find much info on them. I was wondering if anyone knows of an Electric fuel pump that I can use on this motor that isn't terribly expensive. Thanks

Hey guys I got the motor running now I'm on to the lower unit. I am not sure what kind I have because there are no stickers on it to give me any idea. I have a few pics of it so if you can tell me by looking at them that would be great. Thanks...

Hey there guys. I have a 71 mercruiser 165. I put new plugs in two weeks ago and I took them out today to do a compression test and found that the brand new plugs were black and looked burnt. Can anyone tell me why they looked like this. Thanks

Hey guys I have a 1971 Mark Twain w/ a 165hp Mercruiser Inline6. I ran a compression test on the block today and I am not sure if my numbers are good or not. I couldn't do the test with a warm motor cause it doesn't idle very good right now. The numbers I came up with were: 1 - 105 2 - 130 3 -...

Ok I have read and read and read different things online about this. I have a 1971 165hp Mercruiser. My fuel pump only has 2 ports, 1 being a Fuel inlet and 1 being a Fuel outlet. I don't have the port that goes to the carb if the diaphram busts. I am wondering if I can change it out with an...

I am having problems w/ keeping my boat started. I can only get it started by bypassing the resistor for the coil. I don't want to go through another coil so I was wondering if there is anyway to bypass the resistor that won't mess up my coil. Or if someone can get me readable diagram of where...

Ok so I have a 1971 Mark Twain w/ a 165hp Mercruiser inline6 inboard motor. My problem is when I start is it will run great for a few mins and then the choke kicks off if runs really rough and then after a couple mins it will stall out slowly. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on...

Hey there I was wondering if anyone knows of any good marine salvage yards that i can get used parts at. Thanks

Hey there I was wondering if anyone knows of any good marine salvage yards that i can get used parts at. Thanks

I have looked everywhere to find out how many ohms the resistor for the coil is. Can anyone tell me if the know what it is or where to find it. I have looked in the manuals and it doesn't say. Thanks