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    79 Merc 40hp starting problem

    I picked up a 40 2 cylinder thought the motor was in good condition but now I'm having second thoughts. <br /><br />This is whats happening, <br /><br />Problem 1 Motor turns over, kinda slow. I found some corroded wires at the front of the motor which should still hold a alright current but I...
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    40hp hop ups? any ideas?

    I just picked up a 1979 40hp merc 2 cylinder, single carb. Its on a little sort of race runabout. I have a 18inch stainless chopper from a C class tunnel and the prob is great. But I would like to get soem more power out of the motor, baicaly tune it and do some mild porting. Nothing that would...
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    What year? 40hp merc

    OK its a canadian motor number is 71124000 it looks like a 78-80 40hp two cylinder merc.<br /><br />I checked it out on this chart thing I have but didn't find a match. Anyone know?<br /><br />thanks<br />mike
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    WTB: 40hp merc 2cyl in southern ontario??

    I found an older 40hp merc 2 cylinder but its from the late 70s and he wants 1000obo so say 700. But this is the only one I've seen thats a short shaft 40hp 2 cylinder. Its really hard to find one of these motors and all I can find is older ones. Anyone know of a new 40hp merc 2 cylinder in...
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    No compression 25hp what should I do

    Hey I have a 1989 25 short shaft merc, its got no compression in the top cylinder. So from what I've been told the heads scrap and not worth repairing if the cylinder walls are scored. I'm on the lookout for a 2 cylinder 40hp merc at the moment to replace this but what do I do with it now...
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