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    Compression test 180 and 160

    Did a compression test on my merc 4.3 and all 5 cylinders read 180psi except for 1 cylinder which read 160-165 psi. Is this an acceptable difference? The boat also hasn’t been running for a while. Thanks for your input.
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    Forgot to trim up while jacking up trailer

    I jacked up the trailer to its max height and didn’t realize the skeg had already made contact to the ground. I had it like this for about 5 minutes while flushing my motor. How much damage did I cause? I was also in the boat at some point. 😫 Is the outdrive strong enough to hold up the weight...
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    One of the plug wasn’t firing. Any damage?

    My outboard gave out last weekend while on the lake due to corrosion on the wire harness. I replaced the harness along with the plugs and it started misfiring when I brought it back to the lake today. Took it home and realized one of the plug was damaged or defective which I found odd...
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    Can anyone identify these leaks?

    Hi there Apologies in advance as I can’t seem to find the “technical” topic. Hope i can be excused. Anyways, can anyone help identify these leaks? top of motor Oil has been leaking after every trip (past 3 trips) there seems to be lots of oil residue under the hood and sitting on the bottom of...
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