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    88 Mercury 45/50 hp Classic 2 Stroke help!

    Thanks Faztbullet and thanks BWR1953, your help has been greatly appreciated as we work on getting it running again. I’ve been on the fence whether to get service manuals or not. Service manual is like a marriage license to me, makes me commit and cost me money, lol, so I have been trying to...
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    88 Mercury 45/50 hp Classic 2 Stroke help!

    My son has been unbolting the 8 bolts around the flywheel and separating the pieces.
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    88 Mercury 45/50 hp Classic 2 Stroke help!

    Testing the two blue on the aftermarket?
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    88 Mercury 45/50 hp Classic 2 Stroke help!

    Thanks! I just went back looking at it, the two stators are different, the 45 has the one pictured above, 2 yellow wires, 2 reds and 2 blues (the blues I got nothing on ohms testing) the Classic 50, looks to be aftermarket replacement items pictured below;
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    88 Mercury 45/50 hp Classic 2 Stroke help!

    I will get right to the point; my teenage son (17 yr old) picked up two Mercury outboards, one says 45, one says 50 Classic, he did some research and is confident that they’re pretty much the same motor. Anyway, he now has them torn apart, one is partially rebuilt, turns over but not firing...
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    RPM at idle

    This site is awesome. The wealth of knowledge shared on here is priceless. What I would like an opinion on is my 2000 Johnson 50 hp (2-stroke,vro removed) that runs great. The Teleflex tachometer that came on my boat was not hooked up but, I was told it worked just needed to be hooked up. I used...
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    Bennet Tabs go clunk

    Anyone familiar with Bennet tabs and how they work? I have the hydraulic type. I thought my switch was bad, so to test it I bypassed it and all I get is a clunk sound coming from the pump.The pump gets hot to the touch after several attempts to pump. I can move the tabs up and down by hand with...
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    Stiff Throttle cable

    I just purchased a 2004 Sea Pro 206 cc with a Yamaha 150 4 stroke. The throttle up cable is stiff and sticky. The first inch or so of movement is fine, but to go from 1/4 throttle to wide open takes some muscle. I have sprayed a lubricant on the ends which of course did very little. I am...
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    Opinions wanted, 2006 115 4 stroke

    I am buying a newer boat! It has the stated above motor. I have always had two strokes and much older motors. I find the quieter motor nice but strange. I am wondering what kind of things to be on the look out for. I read a few people had issues with steam leaking into the heads after warranty...
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    88 Johnson 25 hp cuts out

    Thanks in advance for help/advice. My motor is a pull start tiller model. She starts like a champ, idles okay, then as you throttle up it will cut out here and there, once your at 1/2 throttle you no longer notice it. The stop button has quit on me now as well. Could a short in the stop button...
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    1978 Evinrude 25hp starting questions

    Thanks in advance for your help. The motor has a pull start and a electric start with tiller steering. It has a brand new carb on it and the motor has seen very little use. Therefore it has done a lot of sitting. I was told that it was never started after the carb replacement. The previous owner...
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    '88 25 hp throttle linkage diagram

    Help!!! I just purchased a 1988 25 hp, pull rope start motor and..... I am checking it out and notice the tiller handle is hard to turn. So I am spraying it with a spray solvent to loosen everything up (motor has been sitting) when I turn my eyes away for a second and pow!!! springs, clips etc...
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