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    ac output

    could anyone please advise me on how many volts ac my 50hp mercury should be producing? and what to check if it is not ??
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    changeing lower unit oil

    can someone tell me if you can change the lower unit oil with the engine tilted?? or do you have to do it with the engine upright?? i have no way of getting the boat out of the water at the moment and wanted to check the oil.can you do this with the boat beached ? help appreciated
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    thumping when put in forward gear

    please help, i have a 1978 50ph 4cyl mercuy, when cold and put in forward gear the engine judders and thumps for a few mins before setteling down it sounds bad , the gears dont sound like they are grinding , anyone got any idea what the cause of this could be ??
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    MERCURY 50HP AC VOLTS

    could anyone please tell me roughly how many ac volts my 50ph 1978 4cyl mercury should be generating ?? i have done a test and it tells me it is producing 26 acv
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    checking a rectifier

    i did a voltage test on the rectifier on my 50hp merc as it does not seem to be charging, on the yellow wire iam getting 26 acv and on the grey output wire ian getting only 1.4 dcv , could anyone advise me on this please .
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    50ph mercury banging

    my 50hp mercury bangs and judders alot when put in forward gear this goes on for about a minute then it settles down, it goes into and runs in reverse np, could this be just needing adjusting or is it the gear box on the way out ????
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    mercury 1979 50hp rectifier

    think the rectifier has gone on my 50hp mercury, anyone know whare in the uk can i get a new one?? will any sutable rectifier do the same job ??
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    banging when put in gear

    have a 50hp mercury which gives a few bangs when put in gear, sounds like there is something in the prop but there is not, it only happens for a few seconds then runs fine the rest of the day, any ideas ob what this could be.
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    what year is my mercury 50hp

    can anyone please tell me the year and model of my 50hp mercury , could you aslo please inform me if this is one of the better models i was told it is .the serial number is 9414656
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