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    Carb not sucking air

    On my 2001 3cyl 2stroke 50hp mercury the top cylinder isn't sucking air in the carb. The sparkplug is wet with gas, but the carb just isn't sucking air. A mercury technician came by and looked at it and said he thinks its a problem with the reed valve. Does this sound right? Any ideas on...
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    Messed up my 2001 Mercury 50

    Yesterday I was running my motor on the engine flusher. I went inside for a minute and came back out and my overhead alarm was going off. I immediately noticed that the motor flusher had vibrated off the water intake holes. I quickly put back over the holes and it began pumping again. Within...
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    Replacing trailer hubs

    I have decided that it would be best for me to completley replace my bearings and hubs on my galvanized trailer. It is a single axle with out breaks. Is there any type of kit where I can just remove the cotter pin and nut, pull off my old hub, and slide on a new one that is completely...
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    Trailer lights saltwater

    I just bought a set of submergible LED trailer lights. The set came with some small wire nuts to connect the lights to the harness. Should I use these, or is there a better way to connect them. The connection will be getting submerged in saltwater. Also, the lights claim to be submergibe...
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    2002 150HPDI tilt/trim swich removal

    my t/t switch is going haywire. its not the one on the trottle but the one on the outboard. Does anyone know the proper way to remove this switch?
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    1984 Evinrude 70 3cyl spark plug question

    I was wondering what the right plug is for this engine. According to clymers, I need champion L77J4. Nobody has this plug, and when I go to champions website they don't have this plug. When I type in my engine criteria they show me L77JC4. According to champions website, I need to gap the...
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