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i just installed a radioshack rectifier in place of my old burnt merc one. tach was never hooked up to the old one. i am wanting to hook the tach up to the new one. problem: how do i get the send wire from the tach to the rectifier? seems the tach wires coming from...
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i have read numerous times in various posts 'rev the motor while in neutral'. i am curious as to how or IF i can even do this with my engine. '76 merc thunderbolt 1150. serial # 4395892. might be more info than needed but i thought i'd add it just to be safe. to rev in neutral do i...
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i just acquired a boat with a 1976 1150 (115hp) 'thunderbolt ignition' mercury outboard on it and it runs. when put into forward it goes in kind of hard like a rough car tranny and when the throttle is pushed all the way forward the motor does not rev up with it unless the throttle...
