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    number 4 no fuel???

    Ok so I think I have my RPM issue fixed. I replaced all four Ing. coils and took it out and it ran fine 5200 on the boat tac and 5000 on the service tac. Speed was better also. All this however has raised another question. When I got back I pulled the plugs and found that number four still does...
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    RPM question

    Ok so I think I have my RPM issue fixed. I replaced all four Ing. coils and took it out and it ran fine 5200 on the boat tac and 5000 on the service tac. Speed was better also. All this however has raised another question. When I got back I pulled the plugs and found that number four still does...
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    RPM question

    Sorry this may end up being on the wrong forum. Info-- 1981 Cobia center console 18ft rebuilt floor and transom added t-top, 1982 Mercury outboard 80hp cleaned carbs new gaskets replaced stator and trigger (bad wires) control box (no spark on 3 and 4) Took the boat out the other day and it ran...
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    motor stalls when given throttle

    I have a 1982 80hp merc. serial#6175133. I have cleaned the carbs rebuilt the fuel pump and water pump. Compression is within ten percent. I have replaced the fuel, filter and lines to the motor. The motor idels at around 1100 and goes into gear great accepts throttle on the muffs. Put it in the...
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    steering turns full one way only a little the other

    Hi all, Im new here.Hope this is the right place for this question. I just restored an eighteen foot center console and today I put the motor back on and reinstalled the steering cable. When I tried it out it will turn all the way one wat but just a little past center the other. The motor is...
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