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    1976 mercury 115 possible fuel pump issue?

    I’ll defiantly look into that it’s been pretty hard to start even when it was running ok.
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    1976 mercury 115 possible fuel pump issue?

    The motor has been rewired and that carbon electrode is that the little cylinder thing that sits in the distributor cap? I’ve also rebuilt the starter and checked with a timing light the rpm’s the starter is spinning over the motor. I’ll check the screens or banjo fitting on the top of the carbs...
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    1976 mercury 115 possible fuel pump issue?

    I’ll definitely get a new impeller before taking it out again but my pickup tube in the tank did go bad and I put a new one in could my crankcase seal be bad and not let it make enough pressure? I found a video of someone testing the fuel pump and they pump a lot of fuel very quick.
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    1976 mercury 115 possible fuel pump issue?

    I have not but water does come out in a good stream how can I tell if I have good crankcase pressure when I was testing the fuel pump I could see each time it’s pulse and it’d push out a few drops of fuel so I’m thinking fuel delivery is why it will not run currently.
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    1976 mercury 115 possible fuel pump issue?

    Sorry forgot to add the compression is an even 120 on all cylinders and I believe the serial number is 4238855
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    1976 mercury 115 possible fuel pump issue?

    So I’ve had this boat for a while now and the motor has been giving me a lot of trouble it’s a 76 mercury 115. So far I’ve had to replace the spark plugs, coil, distributor, and clean all the carbs. So far it’s only ran like crap and I’ve taken it out 2 time to end up stranded each time...
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    1976 mercury 115

    ok thanks ill try and use that tomorrow to set it.
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    1976 mercury 115

    My motors trigger recently went bad I got a new used distributor the other day and installed it, but now it wont run. When i reinstalled the new distributor it started and ran alright, after turning it off it wouldnt restart when i tried to start it later. Currently i know i have spark and fuel...
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    Just tested my ignition system and everything tested good so im gonna say its for sure the trigger.
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    Im located in jackson county tennessee
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    Ok ill test all the ignition components before i start looking for a parts motor. Are any of the other ignition components cheaper or are thry all pretty expensive.
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    I got the distributor back in and im getting power into the distributor but im not getting any power in the plug wires. So idk if i messed somthing up on that electronic panel or what. Idk what im gonna do from here because i really dont wanna buy a trigger worth than the motor itself i might...
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    I just looked a bunch of places still sell them but their 400-500 dollars now. I dont wanna spend that much on this boat considering i bought it for 800$.
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    The trigger is the part the wires come out of. I also ended up getting some time to work on it today and i have the new wires soldered on i checked my work with a volt meter and nothing grounding out or any cross continuity. So hopefully it works i also cleaned all the old grease off and...
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    I did find a new trigger a while back but it was like 400$.
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    Right now ive just got the spots i have to solder new wires too exposed. I found the best way to remove the epoxy stuff is to dig at it with a hot soldering iron. I just need to solder the new wires on and put it back together as of right now.
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    Got the wires exposed now i just gotta wait until tomorrow or friday when i can get a new volt meter so i can tell where to pit the new wires.
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    I got it all apart without breaking anything, but idk how to get all the epoxy out to expose the wires i can barely remove any with a razor blade.
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    1976 mercury 1150 115hp runs on muffs but not in lake

    I got the distributor off now im gonna try and find a video on how to take the rotor out so i dont mess it up.
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