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    adding electric fuel pump

    Hey all just had a couple questions. Im having problems keeping a good prime to my engine. (1994 mercury 150 XR6). The motor runs great when I first prime it in the morning. But when I stop and fish for a bit I have to re prime. The ball is completely empty. I have not seen any leaks or anything...
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    150 merc fuel issue

    hey all, I have a 1994 mercury XR6 150. it has ran great for awhile but lately it has been dying after idling for a few min after starting it up. I have to choke it then it would start up and run just fine. but the last two times ive taken it out it will not go above 4000 rpms. it will get up on...
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    Piece mill motor

    just a question for all of yall. I have a 1989 mariner midsection and lower unit from a 2.4L 200 hp. im wondering if a 1992 to 1998 2.5L power head will bolt up and work. im pretty sure it will bolt up to the mid section but not sure about the drive shaft splines or the shift shaft. any help...
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    2000 mercury 200hp carburated slow plane

    I have a 200hp mercury 2000 model, its on a 1998 range 482. the problem is that it does not want to come up on plane. from and idle I hammer down it wants to take off then just struggles. if I try it a couple times it will finally come up. had someone squeeze the prime ball while trying to get...
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    regulator question

    hello every one again, been awhilr since ive been on here. i have an 88 mariner 200 hp. have had a few issues with this motor but just spent $3500 on a rebuilt and it runs better than brand new. now the typical problem is the unregulated charging system. as i have expensive electronics on my...
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    non voltage regulated outboard

    hi all, just wanted to post a little helpful tip from my experience. if seen post on here talking about non voltage regulated outboards over charging and burning up sealed batteries. yes the battery acts like the regulator so with that in mind i run a optima yellow top battery as my cranking...
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    outbouard shaft size

    this maybe a stupid question but i honestly don't know. how do i determine if i have a 20" shaft or a 25" shaft on my 1988 mariner 200 hp engine? is their a measurement for all motors or is it by serial number? thank you for your help.
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    1988 mariner 200hp tach question

    hey guys, i have slowly but surly getting this motor lined out with all yalls help. here is one more thing. when the motor was first installed the tach worked fine for a day now it dont work at all. were does the RPM gauge get is signal? and when i took it out this weekend i noticed for the...
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    1988 mariner 200hp slow take off

    hi again, few more questions about this motor. in an earlier post i had cooling issues but checked everything and it will start to pee just above idle, and the stream gets stronger with higher rpms. now a new problem. when i hammer down on it to bring the boat up on plane it boggs for a few then...
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    1988 200hp mariner coolong questions

    hey guys just a quick question. on this motor just today i replaced the water pump assembly. all the gaskets impeller and such. well hooked it up to the muffs and fired it up. took a few min for dribbles of water to come out of the pee hole. i kept monitoring the engine temp, was just warm to...
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    mariner questions

    ok i just recently purchased a mariner SN ob26392 and have a couple questions about it. its an 88 model, one question is the model number range it falls in. have been looking for a service manual for it and all i get is model numbers it could fall in so im lost their. the second question is when...
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    91 johnson 225 vro running issues

    i have a johnson 225 vro 91 model and i have a few issues, first at an idle i have a dead miss in the motor and it sometimes kills the engine. the second is when first started and taking off it runs just fine but around 4000rpms it starts to surge like it running out of fuel. but it will run...
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