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    I twisted off a bolt that holds the water jacket on the head

    I have a 1985 XR-2 Mercury enging 150 hp . I was torquing all the engine bolts and when I got to the water jacket on the left side of the engine one of the bolts was over torqued so i was backing it off and twisted it off. I have tried to use an easy out but it does not budge. we have drilled...
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    quicksilver throttle box

    I have a triton 87 88 or 89 that has a quicksilver throttle box on it. It has a broken wire in it and i need to get it apart to get to the wire to repair it ... I can't get the box off the side of the boat. I have taken the front plate off thehandle too and I can't move the handle now either...
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    matching the oil injector

    Can anyone tell me if a mid 1990's 150 hp xr6 oil injection pump & sensors & linkage will fit on the older black max 150 xr2. And if it does will it deliver the same ratios? thanks, Nate
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    What was the stock spark plug for the 150 hp mercury xr-2 black max?

    We have a plug in our engine that fowls easily. It is the ngk buz8h I have seen others say it should be the ngk bu8h. So I'm asking if we got the right or wrong plug. Or is something else better ???? Thanks, Nate
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    find my oil injection pump please?

    We disconnected the oil injection pump and went to mixing the oil in our "Mercury Black Max XR2 1988 engine". We don't remember where the tubes connected to the engine nor can we locate anything that looks like an oil injection pump. We did this when we bought it used because we didn't know...
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    rack steering source

    I have a Triton 180 Premier I think it's a 1999. It has an older Mercury 6 cylendar 2 stroke 150 horse power XR2 motor on it. The steering is Rack and pinion steering. There are 2 cables involved in the steering assembly under the steering cowling. All of the steering that I have seen on the...
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    motor hooks for lifting the motor with a chain ?

    I have a 150 hp mercury xrw (black max) 1988 i think. I need to lift the motor off the boat (outboard) . Does anyone know where there would be a hook on the engine or a way of attaching the chain to the motor to lift it straight up.? thanks, Nate
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    motor hooks for lifting the motor with a chain ?

    I have a 150 hp mercury xrw (black max) 1988 i think. I need to lift the motor off the boat (outboard) . Does anyone know where there would be a hook on the engine or a way of attaching the chain to the motor to lift it straight up.? thanks, Nate
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    time coils and tune up carburators

    Our boat is a 1999 18 ft Triton 180 Premier. Our motor is an XR2 Black Max 150 HP. The Serial # is B176785 We want to time and check the ignition coils to see if they are bad or good. How can we do that ? Also About the carburators. How do we know what the jets are supposed to be (what...
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    XR2 Black Max fowls plugs

    Red face XR2 Black Max fowls plugs Our boat is a 1999 18 ft Triton 180 Premier. Our motor is an XR2 Black Max 150 HP. The Serial # is B176785 Our motor fowls the plugs and then it's of course hard to start and does not run really well for quite a long time of full throttle. The...
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    big bang

    I have a mercury Black Max 150 that I just bought to put on my Triton bass boat. At first this motor was great but now in the last week it has developed a problem i assume is in the lower unit. As you accellerat from the hole it starts off a little way and then makes a bang then it resumes...
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    big bang

    I have a mercury Black Max 150 that I just bought to put on my Triton bass boat. At first this motor was great but now in the last week it has developed a problem i assume is in the lower unit. As you accellerat from the hole it starts off a little way and then makes a bang then it resumes...
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    removing steering cables from a J150plees

    Hello: We are changing a broken motor for an used one that runs great. The one on the boat is a Johnson 150 J150plees. What do we do to get the steering cables off of the boat? We do have an OEM for the motor but we tried this last summer and could not get it done even with the book...
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    Idle can be very iffy and even dies

    I have a 1999 Johnson 150 hp (J150PLEES) on a 1999 Triton 18' boat. We had a fast foot connected to the throttle. We did not like the fast foot and so we took it off and re connected the throttle/gearshift lever on the side of the boat. When we had the fast foot on it would idle properly...
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    explain the primer system and the primer lever please?

    I have a 1999 Johnson 150 hp (J150PLEES) on a 1999 Triton 18' boat I am having intermittent starting problems. There is plenty of SPARK, but I have not checked the timing (there is no visible damage of any kind to the timing wheel or anything associated with it)! I, however, can get it...
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