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    1974 Merc 85hp Carb Problems

    Ok So I Had The Carbs Rebuilt By A Marina And Picked Them Up Today. Reinstalled Them And When I Prime The Line Or When The Engine Is Running Gas Is Flying Out Of These Ports At The Top Of The Float Chamber On Each Carb. I Think Maybe The Floats Are Stuck?? I Have Uploaded A Picture Of Where The...
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    1974 Merc 85hp Will Only Fire Up With Starting Fluid Help

    Ok My 85 Outboard Will Only Start With The Help Of Staring Fuild. I Cleaned The Carbs But I Am Thinking A Total Rebuild Is In Order. Thoughts Anyone? And The Plugs Are Brand New.
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    74 Merc 85hp Water Pump Problem

    Ok..i Replaced The Water Pump Impeller Last Week. Put The Lower Unit Back Together. When Running On The Muffs Water Is Barely Pushing Out. I Am Getting The Water To Spit Out Of The Exhaust Port Though. Thoughts Anyone? Maybe I Should Try In A 50 Gal Drum To See If There Is A Difference...
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    1974 Merc 85hp Fuel Supply Problems

    Ok I Put In A New Gas Tank The Primer Ball Will Not Harden Up When Pumped. I Have Rebuilt The Carbs, New Fuel Pump Diaphram, New Fuel Lines. So Everything Related To The Fuel System Is New. Now The Only Things I Did Not Change Is The Rubber Fill Tube From The Gas Cap To The Tank And The Rubber...
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    85hp Merc Will Only Run On Choke

    Ok. Put A New Gas Tank In , New Fuel Line , Primer All The Goods. It Ran Fine Before I Replaced All The Old Equipment. Now I Have To Admit She Sat For 3 Years Before I Got Her Last Month. I Did Start Her About 2 Weeks Ago And She Ran Great Out Of A Gas Can With Mix. I Did Not Clean The Carbs. I...
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    fuel line problems.

    ok just put a new gas tank in my boat. hooked all the lines up properly. when i prime it i can't get the primer to to harden up. if it does it wont stay that way after the motor runs for a minute and the motor stalls. if i just put the fuel line in a seperate gas tank it will run and prime and...
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