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    99 Merc 150 Throttle control cable question

    replacing an old Quicksilver 3000 control box with a teleflex CH1700 series. Have a 98 or 99 Mercury 150 XR6. Before I left this past weekend I looked at both the box connection and at the engine and noticed the control cable connection at the engine is threaded. I have been searching...
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    Bilge Pump running constantly could it be the float switch?

    Last couple times I was out, last fall, the bilge ran constantly. I thought it was the panel rocker switch, so this weekend I changed it. That did not solve the problem. The panel switch seems to be wired correctly but it just continues to blow the fuse at the panel box. The only way to...
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    AMP question

    Bilge pump switch went bad on a 99 sylvan deckboat. I had an extra sea dog on/off switch I was going use as a replacement. The sea dog switch reads 15amp, the original bilge switch has 14 amp printed on it. Can I use the 15amp switch or do I have to find a 14 amp? And in the future, can...
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    Lubricating commander 3000 contr. box

    Having problems with stiff shifting. Wanting to lubricate the control box before trying to replace cables. How do you remove the control box cover to get inside the box?
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    fuel tank sending unit on Sylvan deckboat

    The gas gauge does not work. I have looked everywhere on this 1999 Sylvan deckboat. It is a 2230. Can anyone give me some advice as to where I can find the unit?
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    Spark plug quest. - standard plug / suppressor (resistor)

    What is the difference between the two plugs. My Merc. calls for a standard plug NGK BU8H and I also see a suppressor (Resistor) plug NGK Buz8h. Which do I use?
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    Merc. 150 xr6 not charging -1999 yr.

    The tac has not worked for a while and I am constantly having to charge the battery. Manual says there is a relationship between them but I do not know where to start looking. Any suggestions.
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