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    50hp Merc won't pee

    Now that my nice 50 horse is out of commission for a while I'm digging through the pile of semi-functional outboards beside my shop and found a late 1970s or early 1980s 50 hp merc that has 122 psi on every cylinder and starts on the 1st or second pull, I'm not sure why I never sold it...
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    Merc 50 Year/SN

    Here's another tricky one for you guys. I have a 50 HP Merc that sits beside my shop because it's pull start and I'm too lazy to have that on a boat. :p But now that my other 50 seems to be out of the picture for a while I might have to break down and use it. But I need a water pump kit for...
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    50 hp Merc Siezed

    I was cruising along with my 1973 50 horse merc in the lake today when all hell broke loose. I had the motor at full throttle and it didn't seem to be going very fast (I should've stopped at that, but no, I kept going) and soon it started to quickly jump to a low speed as if a brake was applied...
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    Nissan 8hp Lower Unit

    Hi, My friend took the lower unit off his Nisan and can't get it back on. :p Anyone got some tips? Is the shift rod supposed to be pulled out of the lower unit or disconnected higher up? It fells like it's jamming at the shift rod or the drive shaft.<br />Thanks<br />Eric
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    Johnson 9.5hp compression (1968 or '69 I think)

    I'm taking a look at my friend's 9.5 Johnson for him and I was wondering what kind of compreesion I should be expecting. It's a 2cyl model MQ-14E, which I cross-referenced as either '68 or '69. Compression is at 87 and 89 psi. The motor was dropped in the lake while running by a previous...
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