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    hard start when cold

    I have a 97 mariner 90hp. It is very hard to start when cold. Takes about 15 or 20 minutes to finally get it to fire. Now if I take the cover off and spray a small bit of starting fluid in the carbs it fires right up when cold. I do hear a clicking sound when I try to choke it. Is that the...
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    dead cylinder

    I have a 98 mariner 90 HP. A week ago while on the water I noticed a loss of power. After checking it I found that the #3 cylinder is dead. At times it will kick in and run fine then just as quickly it will die again. There is no knocking coming from the engine and the only other thing is that...
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    engine won't crank after pulling distributor

    I recently replaced my manifold gasket on a 1983 350 mercruiser engine.. To do so I had to remove the distributor. After putting it all back together she won't crank up..I have checked for any loose wires and all is good.. I did mark the cap with a marker so as not to lose the timing setting. I...
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    pulls right

    I have an 18ft. bass boat witha 97 90hp mariner..She runs great except for the fact that is recently started pulling hard right at wot. Is there any kind of adjustments to correct this? What would cause a boat to pull to one side.
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    starter problem?

    I have a 350 mercruiser 1983. It is very hard to start..at first I thought it was the battery that was going bad but i have tried 4 new batteries and still have a hard start.. Starter sounds very weak.(lazy) and the cables get hot..it actually melted one of the terminals..When it does start the...
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    outboard won't start

    I have a 98 mariner 90HP. It was running fine until this morning when i wen't to put it in the water and all it did was turn but wouldn't start. I checked the fuel and it is reaching the carbs.. I also checked for spark and it is sparking at the plugs.. Any suggestions as to what else it might...
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    outdrive taking in water

    I have an alpha one outdrive and it is taking in water from a small hole near the exhaust vent. It is a round hole about 1 inch in diameter. It has one on each side of the exhaust vent. I put my finger in the hole on the left side and I can feel some metal in there, on the other side though when...
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    no fuel

    My mercruiser 350 engine has a fuel problem. As soon as I put her in the water she will run for about 5 or 10 minutes then shut down. I checked the see thru filter and can see that no gas is getting to it. Thinking it was the fuel pump I went ahead and changed it and went with an electric pump...
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    fuel problem

    I think I have a fule problem with my yamaha 250 saltwater series. It had been sitting for a while an after fueling it up it seems to run rough and has a hard time running at wot. It seems to run fine at about half throttle. I would like to know if there is anyway to drain the gas tank.
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    350/260 info

    Can anyone tell me anything about the older model 350 mercruiser with 260HP. It's a 1983 model. Were these engines reliable. It has since been rebuilt and sits in a 23FT formula cuddy cab. I am thinking about buying the boat but am unsure of this engine and it's performance. Thank you for any...
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    no power on 250

    I have a 1998 250 saltwater series, and the auto oil system failed last week. I think I may have caught it in time because after manually mixing the gas it seemed to be running fine. A few hours after that happened it was running along at full throttle when it lost all power. After that for a...
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    speedometer on mariner outboard

    posted May 06, 2006 12:42 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />I recently purchased a boat with a 90hp mariner outboard. I am not sure of the year of the engine, however I do know the boat is a 79. If I had to guess I...
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    Speedometer on mariner outboard

    I recently purchased a boat with a 90hp mariner outboard. I am not sure of the year of the engine, however I do know the boat is a 79. If I had to guess I would say that the engine is not the original.(looks to be maybe mid to late 80's. My question is this.. The boat has a speedometer and all...
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