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    Mercury 900 starting issues

    My mercury 900 died last night and I can't figure out why. She's been running like a champ. I've replaced the entire electrical systems, cleaned carbs, etc.. and it's been running great all season. Last night after a few hours on the lake we docked for at a restaurant for an hour or so then I...
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    Boggs down in gear

    I have a 78 mercury 900 that is having some issues when in gear. We've replaced the stator, switch box, plugs, distributor cap, and timing belt. It idles fine and throttles fine. When trying to get it in gear it boggs down and dies. It something to do with the load, if I throttle it in reverse...
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    Trolling motor for 15'?

    I have a glastron gt 150 with a mercury 900. The motor is pretty old and occasionally craps out on the lake and I have to either get towed or row back! I am thinking maybe a trolling motor would help in case of emergency? Would a 40lb thrust be sufficient? It may never be used so I don't want to...
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    electric fuel pump

    Currently I have a primer pump on my mercury 900 but think an electric fuel pump would help as I think it isn't getting the gas it needs. Any suggestions?
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    Fuel Gauge

    Any suggestions on a fuel gauge for a 79 glastron GT150 with a mercury 900? It has 2 tanks but there is no way to know how empty each tank gets.
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    Mercury 900

    So we finally got our 78 engine running after rebuilding the whole electrical system. We had her out and after a little starter fluid (yeah I know we aren't supposed to use it) she ran on one tank. When we switched tanks she died and we can't figure out whether it's just air in the fuel line or...
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