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    Motor feels like it is slipping out of gear at high rpm.

    Motor model # is?----And post the exact transom height.----Need to go out and measure that.---What kind of boat?
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    1986 Evinrude 8hp Yachtwin intermittent misfire

    Repair primer as needed.-----Clean the carburetor.---Find / clean the high speed jet.
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    spark from coil but not at plugs..

    Proper testing / trouble shooting beats the guesswork every time.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Just solved an Evinrude 15 HP.-----Stalling repeatedly.------Before even looking at the motor I looked INSIDE the fuel tank.-----Pick-up hose on a cheap plastic tanh was loose and sucking air.----Easy fix.
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    1986 Evinrude 8hp Yachtwin intermittent misfire

    Step # 1 is to use a 50:1 ratio.------Ignore that 100:1 sticker.----Pull it off and throw it in the garbage !!----Factory bulletin came out many years ago on that issue.----I think throttle plate is opening too soon.-----Post video of it idling at slowest speed for 20 seconds.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    The EVINRUDE is a smooth runner if in good condition.------One issue with them is a weak head gasket when new.-----Replacement gasket ( SIERRA ) is improved with metal rings.-----May need to adjust slow speed mixture.-----I own many of these 6 HP models ( 66 to 79 ) and they are fantastic...
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    Need help 60hp on pontoon

    ???-----The boat moving on the water is the LOAD on the motor.------Your motor produces POWER to match the load.----At 3800 RPM your motor is NOT producing 60 HP.-----There for you have to reduce pitch to get motor running at higher RPM.-----Try a 9" pitch and see what RPM you get.
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    Fish finders

    Old time fish finder.------Old timer told me he would go to the lake.-----Watch for " active seagulls " diving on the shoals.------Minnows on / near the surface means big fish in the area.-----Time to launch the boat.
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    What is this reservoir for? Coolant? Where does the line run to?

    Gear oil ??
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    1987 Johnson 15 HP Choke Linkage Hanging Up

    The different fuel pump was used on many other motors before 87.-----Those simple pumps are often replaced when nothing really goes wrong with them.-----Other than a new diaphragm one every 15 years or so.
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    Flywheel magneto draggs maggplate with it

    Magnets are doing what they do best.---Just run the motor.
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    Flywheel magneto draggs maggplate with it

    Adjust the coils so that they clear the flywheel magnets.
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    120 hp Johnson starter won't connect with flywheel

    Buy a new marine starter battery !----Post #2 and #12 mention BATTERY to you.
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    1970 Merc 50hp Thunderbolt

    likely sorted out 12 years ago.
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    1999 90hp Johnson dies when I let go of the key

    The wiring diagram for a 60 degree looper is different.-----The 99 model has OPTICAL ignition.-----Check the POWER COIL wires coming from stator.
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    need help with year of this merc

    I believe this motor is a 79 model.
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    need help with year of this merc

    My wildest guess is a 1979 model , Canadian assembly.
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    1969 85hp Evinrude charging system/ Over charging!

    It is not called a voltage regulator.----Your factory manual would explain what it's function is.
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    1969 85hp Evinrude charging system/ Over charging!

    That little rectangular box is the " clipper " unit.
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    oil injection

    Model # of the motor ?------I would take the VRO apart for inspection.----Re-assemble.---Clean out oil tank.----Replace filter in oil tank.------Then prime the system.-----Run motor with 50:1 mix and run the VRO output test.-----Run with 50:1 until you verify VRO is putting in correct amount of oil.
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