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    Mercury black max overheats at higher rpms

    I'll check compression like you said. Runs and cranks perfectly but easy to check and I'll replace the poppet assembly and seat. Then see what happens. Thank you all for the quick response and information. Soon as I get done I'll post results.
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    Mercury black max overheats at higher rpms

    Water pressure is low at idle maybe 5 to 10psi...at speeds it raises to 20-25...no numbers on my temp gauge just a reference. Temp gauge on one head alarm on the other they both showed I was getting hot
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    Mercury black max overheats at higher rpms

    I have a mercury black max 175 I just purchased a week or 2 ago. It runs perfectly (idle and cruising). Okay so heres the problem. I took it out with a friend of mine to check the overall running and operation of the boat. We just putted around the lake for about 15 mins or so then went to open...
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