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    Is my water pump bad?

    I have an 89 125 force and upon startup it just barely spits out water....should I assume the water pump is bad or what else should I check? Thanks
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    What is this motor?

    I am looking at a boat that has a motor that says Force but in smaller letters it says Mercury Cruiser. It says its a 150 and the numbers on the motor are 819789C A21B3C Does anyone know what this thing is? Thanks!
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    How do shutter holes line up - 35HP Merc

    We found out that my carb had no shutter and was just dumping fuel down so now we located one but I am not sure how the holes should line up. Does anbody know? Its a 35 - 1988 Merc I found this link for Carb but not sure on holes again http://www.crowleymarine.com/mercury_parts/334/30.cfm
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    Need a shutter for 35 HP Merc...Where?

    After a bunch or searching we found out my 88 Merc carb has no shutter, from what I understand this is what controls the fuel flow and so that would explain why it dumps out a ton of fuel and then wont run at anything more than an idle. First..I am correct on what this part is for and second...
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    Motors runs good with only 1 plug in not 2

    Still trying to diagnose whats up with this 35 HP 1988 Merc. Now have it sort of narrowed down. 1 plug is soaked and obviously not firing. If the coil is bad wouldn't that make them both not fire? ANy ideas...it just dumps out fuel something fierce.
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    1988 Mercury 35HP won't start and other problems

    I am very new to outboards so bear with me. I have a 35 HP 1988 Merc that would run but very rough and would not idle. A compression check was done by a pro and it was determined that both cylinders were perfect. Bottom line was that primer bulb was not holding pressure and that the fuel had...
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    88 35 HP OB..should I run out of gas every time out?

    Guys I am new to boats and motors and have been told by some that after I come in each time I should run the motor out of gas. Is this a good idea or no? Thanks.
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    I Need motor help in MD Anyone??

    I have a problem which has been diagnosed by a few on here as a possible stuck choke or inlet needle sticking. Is there anyone in the Baltimore area that is available to help me with this? I will certainly pay someone a reasonable amount to help me get this taken care of. My family has...
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    1988 Mercury 35HP strange smoke plus dumping gas

    First let me say I was so excited to find this forum as I am a new boat owner and need lots of help. The motor on the boat ran fine on the hose when the previous owner demontrated and I tried yesterday to run it yesterday on the hose and all was well again. Today I took the boat on the water...
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