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    changing from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel carburetor

    I believe it uses an O2 Sensor, kind of hard to do when water is dumped into the Exhaust
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    Happy birthday, TP!

    Happy Anniversary of your 21st Birthday
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    Could I use isolator to charge AGM battery

    When you say Isolator, I am assuming you mean an Isolation Transformer to Isolate the Charger from the Earth Ground?
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    Could I use isolator to charge AGM battery

    Looking at the Parts Listing for 2000, it appears there is only one 50hp Evinrude that year. It does show a Rectifier-Regulator. Maybe because it is a Fuel Injected Motor.
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    Could I use isolator to charge AGM battery

    Unless it is a Regulated Charging System, and back then, a lot of Outboards had Unregulated Systems, I wouldn't recommend any Battery other than a Flooded Wet Cell.
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    Swapping power head units or midsection lower units or swivel transom mounts between Mercury 83 50 HP 4 cylinder and 93 40 HP

    Often the Operator fails to add the Oil or adds the incorrect amount, or fails to adequately mix it...
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    Swapping power head units or midsection lower units or swivel transom mounts between Mercury 83 50 HP 4 cylinder and 93 40 HP

    If one cylinder is bad on your Engine, I doubt the Oil System is the Problem. It is not Oil Injection, it is a System where Oil is added to the Gas before it gets to the Carbs, so all Cylinders would be Oil Starved and Damaged Some will Insist that the Oil is Injected into the Gas, so, Oil...
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    Swapping power head units or midsection lower units or swivel transom mounts between Mercury 83 50 HP 4 cylinder and 93 40 HP

    The Bolts 7/19, are bolted to the Upper Mounts which are hidden inside the Exhaust Plate Extension, with is between the Block and Driveshaft Housing
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    Swapping power head units or midsection lower units or swivel transom mounts between Mercury 83 50 HP 4 cylinder and 93 40 HP

    What about 5 and 9? They appear to have a different shape, so Clearance with the Cowl might become an issue? You have to pull Powerheads to undo the upper Motor Mounts, so 6 of One, 1/2 Dozen the other
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    Swapping power head units or midsection lower units or swivel transom mounts between Mercury 83 50 HP 4 cylinder and 93 40 HP

    Have you checked out any Parts Catologs to see if there are any Parts of the Motors that are in Common? https://www.marineengine.com/parts/mercury-outboard/
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    Pontoon Repower

    It does say "For Parts, or Not Working" Many engines that are completely pooched, were running fine until then...
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    Pontoon Repower

    Not all V6s were FICHT in late 90s, OMC was still making Carb Versions.
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    Pontoon Repower

    FICHT was released for the 1997 Model Year, by both Evinrude and Johnson.
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    Transom bolt pattern for older (1983) 50HP 4 cyl Mercury with power tilt and trim

    Old? That's an 84 or 85, I consider them Almost New.
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    Brake based limited slip differentials

    Brake based Limited Slip Differentials are also known as Traction Control. I will take a LSD over Traction Control any day, though if it took enough of the other LSD I might find Traction Control entertaining... though years from now, a Flashback would be scary
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