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    72 Merc 650 won't idle

    Gents, I have searched the forum and cannot find the suggested procedure for setting the idle mixture. I would really like to try this and whatever else you suggest while I am waiting for my shop manual to arrive (will still me a couple weeks - trans border mail to Canada)<br /><br />1 1/2...
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    Weight of '72 650

    Can anyone tell me this? I would like to do some comparison shopping re; other merc's. <br />Thanks everyone - great forum!
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    3 wire off of front of control box

    I have a 72 Merc 650 with what I believe is the matching original control box - R-N-F lever with shorter high idle lever off the right side, electric button choke behind on top, key goes in rear - 3 position. <br /><br />My question is: what is the the three wire harness that plugs/unplugs on...
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    How do I hook up a tach?

    72 Merc 650, VDO tach, both came with boat, no luck searching the net of the forum. Please advise,<br />KFN
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    72 Merc 650 won't idle

    I just aquired a 15' Aquarian tri-hull bowrider with 72 merc 650. I read on the forum some of the tri hulls are dogs but this one doesn't have too deep a V and planes within couple seconds. It has 160/160/155 compression and seems to start and run OK except:<br /><br />1/ I ran at a 'fast...
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