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    Carburetor's

    Gee, a site like Crowleymarine will give you a part number. You may need your serial number to get the right part number. Sierra or other aftermarket sources should be able to sell you something to replace your current stator. Some of those stators were lousy, so Merc made replacements. I...
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    Question about control cable and water separator for carbureted engine

    A water separator is a real good idea. If installed properly, a water separator will not cause priming issues. You likely have an air leak in your fuel line, or some other issue. I do not understand your No. 2 question. Normally you would be talking about throttle and shift cables. We do...
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    How would you seal these screw holes?

    Why not drill some pilot holes thru the panel into the deck? Now pull the panel and fill the pilot holes in the deck with silicone. Now install the panel, coat the screws in silicone and install them.
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    Hard Starting Merc 6

    If fuel is left in those engines, the carbs can gum up pretty quickly.
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    Extending the life of primer bulbs and fuel hoses?

    Gee, they last 15 years here on the Jersey shore. They are in full sun during the summer.
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    snapped driveshaft Mercury 2011 150 Optimax

    I have heard of Johnnyrude V4 engines snapping their driveshafts, but never a Merc. Hopefully there is some underlying misalignment of the driveshaft or bearing issue. If not, I consider the design of the DS to be poor engineering, if the OP's boat/motor combo would snap a driveshaft. They...
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    Motor stalls when shifting into gear

    A lot of those V6 motors have a shift interrupt switch. It should be located on the shift cable connection to the engine. You might see if it works, as it kills spark to 1/2 the motor when shifting. If it sticks, the engine can easily stall.
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    Upper shift cable?

    MerCruisers have upper and lower shift cables. They meet at the motor, next to the carb or intake throttle body. There is a shift interrupt switch there as well. A service manual will show the configuration. As for the control, the throttle only button disconnects the shift cable from the...
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    Thru hull leak

    So your hull is cored? If that is true, I would think you need to cut the rotted core material out and rebuild it with new core material and new inner fiberglass. Then a new thru hull fitting will be installed. If you do not cut out the rot, I think it will continue to rot, even if you stop...
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Mercury OBs need to have a specific idle pickup timing, where the carbs are ready to open, but still closed. I would expect that to be 0-9*ATDC on your motor. The max spark advance should be about 21*BTDC. Of course to set these you need to rig up or get a timing pointer and adjust it...
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    The timing pointer is #17. It looks like it bolts to the spot next to the starter. You should set the motor to TDC with a screwdriver and see if the TDC mark is in that area. it should be obvious if it is correct, as off 1 spot is 45* out of time...
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    Looking at a Johnson 120hp, what to look for?

    For all outboard motors, if you want to determine condition, look at the big ticket items. If they are good, and the price is reasonable for any other repairs, the motor is a good choice. The big ticket items are compression, gearcase and to a lesser extent, electronics. Electronics become...
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    Kill switch location

    It never came with kill switch lanyard style one. That motor likely has a mercury switch that kills the ign if the motor kicks up out of the water.
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Yes, they were just pieces of heavy plastic, with some adjustment. I used a piece of sheet metal, but most anything that has some stiffness and will fit will work. Are you sure the outer flywheel is installed properly? It is easy to get it right.
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    You can make a timing pointer. Something that bolts on and points to the flywheel and has some adjustment. A piece of sheet metal with a scribe mark works. Reed valves almost never go bad. If you truly have spark, get the timing close and she will run for many seconds on ether.
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    Broken Skeg Tip...Repairable?

    Props are a lot cheaper to wear down than gearcase skegs. So either pull the drive up (best) or repair it to protect the prop. I paid about $250 to repair a skeg, 15 years ago. That includes the replacement skeg and the welding. I pulled the gearcase myself.
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    1988 60hp 2 stroke won't start Need help!

    Gee, First pull the spark plugs and remove the prop. Now set the top cylinder to TDC using a screwdriver int eh spark plug hole. The timing pointer should read very close to TDC on the timing decal. If not, the outer flywheel is installed incorrectly. Next, stick a timing light on the #1...
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    Big differences, same power?

    OK, so the newer motors had 10% more displacement, and made the same power. That is not unusual. The 1977 Merc 90HP, 115HP and 150HP motors shared the same displacement, number of cylinders, num of carbs etc. My merc V6 has 25% more displacement than my Il6. but makes the same HP. Maybe...
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    Sunbird boat antenna location

    When I install a stereo in my boat, I put a 3-4' wire in the antenna port and toss the end of the wire into the bilge. Fiberglass boats do not shield the antenna, so no need to have a "real" antenna.
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    Need advice, 1996 125hp no spark now, won't start

    CDI Electronics is a manufacturer of stators, switchboxes and other stuff. Their test procedures are designed to help you figure out which of their components you need to buy to fix your motor. As far as I know you only need a DVA to test your ign system. There are instructions on this forum...
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