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    1987 Black Max XR2 150 hp

    I have a issue with my engine not starting. The spark plugs do not seem to be firing, the spark plugs are new and all that. I opened the cowling the other day and found that a wire was broke in half. I followed the wire back to where it goes and it says advance module on top of the box. It was a...
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    White Smoke coming from Carb.

    I have a 1987 mercury blackmax xr-2 150 that I just check all the compression an they turned out all to be in good compression. When the engine is cranked an gave some gas, there is fuel that sprays out of the carburetor an idling there is smoke coming out of the middle carb on the port side...
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    Fuel Filter

    Quick back story.. I have a 1987 Black Max xr2 150 and recently when putting it in the water and getting ready to leave the boat dock I have had hard time getting on plane. I can give it full throttle and it bogs down but after a few mins it gets the power and gets up on plane. It will be fine...
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    1974 Mercury Thunderbolt 50 HP

    Alright friend of mine is having a problem that he cant figure out so he asked me to post it on here.. Its a 74 Mercury Thunderbolt 500 blue band, the carbs have been cleaned, the fuel pump is cleaned, and cranks right up in the yard on the muffs. He took it to the lake tonight and got it off...
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    1974 Mercury Thunderbolt 50 HP Bogs down/Shuts off

    So I recently purchased a boat that has what the registration says is a 74 Mercury Thunderbolt 50 HP. The problem is when its cranked up even if its idling it'll run for a few seconds then just shut off completly, and if i continualy choke it it'll stay on longer but then eventually shut off...
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    Best Gear Lube

    Whats the best lower unit gear oil to put in a 87 blackmax 150.. Ive been putting in Quicksilver premium, but when i went to walmart, autozone, and advance autozone earlier to get some an none of them had any.. So when I go to academy or some where else to get some, witch one is the better to...
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    87 Tilt and Trim problem

    I have a 1987 150 mercury blackmax, and I am now having problems with my tilt/trim. I went to make sure it was all the way down, and when I hit the button to go down, it didnt make any noise, nor move what so ever. When I hit it to go up, it clicks then starts moving extremely slow, and I...
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    Seat Questions..

    So I have a 1987 374v Ranger, and have been looking to replace the seats in them. I have now confused myself on trying to find the measurements on the seats, Because what I have measured it seems that all the seats i find are 3+ inches to big on the D. Am I measuring wrong or what. So my...
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    How much difference..

    Wasnt real sure where to put this, an I tried searching.. So I have a 82 lb thrust motorguide tour, that was gave me to awhile back, an its starting to act up.. Shows 24 volts to all the wires an everything. I can put it in the water and it just will hardly move the prop much less the boat at...
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    No power to prop other than idle

    Alright, so I was at the all day yesterday fishing and had no problems what so ever with anything, but on the way back it was about a 5 mile run back to the dock About 2 miles into it out in the middle of the lake it looses power an just rev's up. So I put it in neutral an try back in forward an...
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    Trolling motor/Power problem

    Alright I have a motorguide tour 82 lbs thrust trolling motor, that ive had about a year now an having a problem with the power.. Heres the thing, I went to the lake about a 3 weeks ago and noticed that when I put the trolling motor down into the water it was like it lost alot of thrust/power...
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    Power tilt and trim..

    So, ive done some reading on this and im honestly lost and confused.. When raising my 1987 Mercury 150 Blackmax XR2 all the way up, after a little while it will leak all the way down.. Have no problems with it raising up and down at all.. Just when i raise it up an leave it up it will leak...
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    Livewell not holding water..

    So i have a 1987 Ranger 374V and ive noticed that my livewell doesnt hold water while moving the boat across the lake, nor will it hold water when the boat is out of the water even if i have the the switch on fill and not empty.. So my question is what would be the problem and how would I even...
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    Trolling Motor Switch..

    Alright I have a motorguide tour 82 lbs of thrust trolling motor that was gave to me a few months back. It worked fine when we hooked all the wires up an everything, until the day it was finally good enough weather to take the boat out an do some fishing. Before we left the house I decided that...
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    Best Fishing Gloves/Your Opinion..

    So I was just laying here thinking that starting to get colder now due to the time of the year, but ill still be out on the lake fishing (bass/catfish 90% of time) and enjoying the time on the lake. Although I can only take so much of the freezing weather an water from the fish on my hands. So...
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