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    ERUDE 1982 7.5HP

    CAN anyone tell me if this motor is air cooled or water cooled?
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    STATOR ON 1979 70HP

    iam having starting problems on my 70hp and checked the resistance between the red and blue wire on the stator as per the manual and it reads zero with no continuity. The manual says it should be around 3000 ohms from memory. Does this mean my stator is stuffed ?as i am still getting good spark...
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    im pulling my hair out... :(

    Hi, I have a 1979 mercury 70hp , which was running great until the other day it just wouldn’t start, upon doing a spark, fuel compression check, everything was ok apart from one spark plug had a major crack on the ceramic area exposing the electrode. I replaced it and it still wouldn’t start.<br...
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    PROBLEMS WITH MY 1979 70HP

    i have just done a compression check on my motor, which was 160psi on all cylinders last week but today it is 160psi on all cylinders apart from the bottom one which is 150psi.<br />Does this mean something is on its way out mechanically.<br />Iam already having heaps of trouble getting it to...
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    woops

    my mate took his boat out the other day and mixed his oil and petrol wrong, instead of 50:1 he did it 30:1 somehow and used about 15 litres os the mix before noticing , would this have done damage? as it still runs fine and compression is still good
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    e/rude 7.5 wont go in gear

    i have a 1980 7.5 hp evinrude which is an aux i bought with my boat and started it up for the first time and it runs well but wont go into gear. i noticed also after taking it out the water there is a 10mm gap between the prop and surface it is bolted against , with a washer in this gap sitting...
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    fuel problem?

    took my boat out on the weekend and it ran fine idling and mid throttle, once u once it up to full throttle though it stalled. I had someone pump the fuel bulb whilst i drove and it seemed to run better. I also noticed a trickle of fuel where the fuel connector meets the motor, so maybe the...
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    brand of 2 cycle oil to use

    which is the best 2 cycle oil to use in my 70hp 1978 mercury? i have been using mobil marine 2 cycle oil
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    INLINE FUEL FILTER

    I Have a 70hp 1978 mercury 2 stroke which doesnt have an inline fuel filter and was thinking of adding a fuel filter inline. Would it work ok on a 2 stroke or would it filter all the oil?<br />Also which should a put it in the fuel line( eg after hand pump, before hand pump, on motor?)
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    what does fogging mean

    what does fogging and engine mean and how do u do it?
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    mercury 70hp

    i have just bought a boat with a 1978 mercury and have since been told that they are really bad for corrosion, is that true? Also does anyone have a manual in electronic form for this motor?
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