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    merc 120 3.0 throttle sticking

    Can anyone offer a diagram on which arms or barrels to adjust to correct the motor from not returning to full idle position when the throttle lever is returned to neutral? We have to raise the engine cover and adjust the idle position on the carb with a finger every time. It is quite dangerous...
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    anode bolts atnthe bottom of tje bel

    I have both bolts and anodes removed from the bottom of the bell housing as one was broken and suspected to be letting her take on water. How tight is the bolt on the inside of the transom supposed to get tightened? Seems like you really couldn't snug them down without stripping or breaking...
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    merc 120 too fast at creeper speed

    Just got a see sprite with a mercuiser 120 runs great and boat is in tip top shape. Only problem is that at docking speeds it just doesn't go slow enough and I have to put it in and out of forward and reverse to control it and it really slams into gear then moves pretty fast. Any tips on how to...
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    new starter has only three connecting posts

    I have a 1985 mercruiser 4cyl 120. Replaced starter but the one the auto store gave me only has three contacts rather than the 4 on the one taken off. Wired the two smaller wires that previously were connected to separate posts on the starter, to the same post on the new starter. The motor now...
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