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    '71Merc 650 won't stay running after start.

    I have had my '71 merc 650 4 cylinder (ser:3155373) for over 10 years. I have taken good care of it and it has performed well. A few years ago I made the mistake of disconnecting the battery while running. This damaged the trigger unit. Recently I replaced the entire ignition system with new old...
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    Factoiry Service Manuals

    I was interested in finding in a list of factory service manuals published by Mercury. Repair manuals come in two flavors: Commercial Publications: Produced by publishing houses and sold in bookstores- like SELOC or Haynes. These have a Library of Congress reference contained in a verso...
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    71 Merc 650 runs only in START poosition

    I did a bad thing. I started my outboard with one battery and tried swapping the leads to another while still running. Actually, the motor continued to run for a few seconds but stalled before I could get the leads connected to the other battery. I reconnected the leads to the start battery...
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