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    ‘89 Merc 115 Trim Issue

    I think the fuse blowing may be related to the bad rectifier. With the rectifier disconnected the fuse doesn’t blow. My trim has 2 solenoids instead of relays. I can jumper the terminals on the solenoid and the motor will trim up, so I would think it’s either the solenoid or the trim button...
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    ‘89 Merc 115 Trim Issue

    Thank you for the reply. I’m going to get a multimeter today to trace voltage. This morning it trimmed up fine for me to take the motor toter off. Once it popped the fuse it wouldn’t trim up even after replacing fuse. No click or anything it’s just dead. Trim down sounds completely normal. I...
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    ‘89 Merc 115 Trim Issue

    I have an ‘89 Mercury 115 2 stroke 4cyl. Last night the motor flooded and I was trying to get it started before a storm came in. This morning I got the motor to start, turned it off and had no power to re-start. Replaced the inline fuse under the cowl and it started fine, but it would only trim...
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    1989 Mercury 115

    Howdy folks. I’ve got an ‘89 Merc 115 4-cyl. I’m having some acceleration issues with it. I pulled all the carbs today and cleaned them with an ultrasonic cleaner and then blasted them out with carb cleaner and compressed air. It’s idling a little higher now than before, but starts immediately...
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    1989 Mercury 115 fuel/air issue

    I mean bulb needs primed before every start not while running. Cold start starts great without choke. When it started having issues, without choke it would start every time I hit the key, but would die almost immediately. With choke, it would start great and run for 5-10 seconds and then die...
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    1989 Mercury 115 fuel/air issue

    Water pump, spark plugs, etc. were replaced earlier this year. It was a friend of mines boat, he replaced just about every small part you can replace the past year. New wiring harnesses etc. he always ran tank nearly dry before he stored it, I added non ethanol with a 50:1 ratio. When it was...
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    1989 Mercury 115 fuel/air issue

    Morning folks, Recently purchased a ‘90 Astro 16’ with an ‘89 Merc 115. 1st trip had some issues. At the launch, primed the bulb, bumped the key 2-3 times, fired right up and idled for 10 minutes with no problem. On take off it was a little sluggish/stuttered but not too bad. Ran about a mile up...
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