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    1983 Evinrude 115 Lower unit. PICTURE HEAVY

    So a buddy of mine was driving his boat wide open, when all of a sudden the boat just stopped moving but the engine was still reving high. He was able to put it in gear and slowly drive it in, but give it any gas and it just revs up. Once he got it to the bank he trimmed it up and it looked like...
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    1988 Black Max 150

    I just realized my boat that I just recently purchased does not have a kill switch, but instead has a toggle switch. Is this something that can be changed out? Or am I looking at buying a new control box? Is there an easy way to install a kill switch?
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    Evinrude serial and mode number question

    E115TLCN8 - Model # 10140389 - Serial # I cannot find the exact year with these numbers. can somebody please assist me??
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    1988 merc 150 tach

    This is the last thing I need to do to get my boat tip top. All my gauges work besides my Tach. Can anyone give me a troubleshoot guide on fixing this. I tried the search but didnt really see anything.
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    Prop question.

    I have a 1988 mercury 150, on my Bass Tracker 18ft fiberglass bass boat. I have a dinged up alum prop, so I am looking to replace it. I will be going stainless. I want something with a bit more top end, my rpm gauge does not work. What is a good size prop for this motor that keeps it in a safe...
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    Mercury 150 Oil Pump and serial number question.

    So my boats tag is beat up but it appears the serial number is 1b331811, upon looking at 2-3 charts I cant really tell which motor is mine or the exact year. Any help on this would be extremely helpful. Second question. Ive got a 1990 3 cyl 90 hp mercury that has had the oil pump recirculated...
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    Water in fuel tank.

    I have seen a few threads like this but I have a different question. Ive got an 88 tracker 1800fs and my buddy left my fuel tank cap off which im sure got water in it. Im just not sure how much water is in it but I do know it seemed to run fine but smoked a bit more like a white smoke. Do I risk...
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    1989/1990 Mercury Black Max 150

    I recently bought a new bass boat (1988 tracker fs) with this engine. The engine checked out all the known ways to check it. Compression 110 105 107 105 110 107 Pees well, clean motor, tilt and trim works great, spark on all cylinders, shifts well with clean fluid. My questions are Are these...
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    1988 Tracker 1800 FS questions

    I am planning on buying this model boat. Anyone with experience with this boat? Its got a mercury 150 black max. Everything works on the boat. Just wondering if anyone has any pros and cons about this boat. Thanks guys.
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    1990 90 hp mercury trim HELP!!

    So I shredded all kinds of things in my old trim motor, so I went to change the trim motor, and I figured I would clean the trim manifold, but when I took the four bolts out and lifted up all kinds of parts fell out. Now I do not know what goes where. I've tried to make this as easy as possible...
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    Trim question

    I just bought a new aftermarket trim unit for my 1990 90 hp merc single ram system. The new after market trim motor came with: Motor and reservoir 4 stainless bolts gasket fill plug and three different link hex pins My question is what are the three different length hex pins are for?
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    Tilt and Trim Motor replacement questions

    I have gone through two trim motor in a year they have both been aftermarket. Amazon.com: TILT TRIM MOTOR MERCURY MARINER 50-125HP 809885A1: Sports & Outdoors this is the one that has gone out twice on me. The wires inside the motor break off and burn up. Is there any other motors like Arco or...
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    1989 mercury 90 hp (3cyl) missing

    I have got this ninety horsepower mercury that starts right up and idles fine and pees great. Compression is good with new plugs and a 2 inch spark jump on each cylinder. The problem is that when put in gear and given half throttle the motor misfires and gives loud backfires. Put it back to low...
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    1989 merc 90hp 3 cyl TILT AND TRIM Question

    Tilt and trim worked fine a week ago. Today I went to trim the motor down and one of the relays just made a clicking noise. Whether I hit the up or down button the same relay clicked while the other stayed silent. I switched the relays around and the same one that clicked before continue to...
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    91 mercury 90 hp

    I have got the oil injection dissabled and I am running 50:1 premix. The motor idles fine but begins to miss at about half throttle.Compression is 90 on all three and carbs have been cleaned. The top carb was running lean about a month ago so I cleaned the carb and now the plug is beggining to...
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