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  1. nola mike

    Need some manuals, 2003 Merc 25hp 2 stroke

    Just picked up a "new" outboard, and realize I have no clue what I'm doing with the thing, coming from my I/O :facepalm: Within hours of putting it in the water, the tide came and washed into the beached boat, submerging the battery but not the motor at all. Surprisingly, turned over no...
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    25 hp: Yamaha 4 stroke v. Merc 2 stroke

    Re: 25 hp: Yamaha 4 stroke v. Merc 2 stroke Pulled the trigger on the merc. Gambled by running on muffs but not sea testing it . Fortunately, looks like I had an honest seller. Went about 15 miles in it today, hit 26 on the GPS. Think I got an OK deal for $3200 in April. Has a stereo...
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    25 hp: Yamaha 4 stroke v. Merc 2 stroke

    Looking at a couple of small 14' boats with 25 hp engines. One with an '02 Yamaha 4 stroke, one with an '02 Merc 2 stroke. Both about the same price. New to newer o/b's, and I'm sure everyone has an opinion, but any suggestions? Initially thinking the yammie--I like the idea of smooth, quiet...
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    Building a boat lift?

    I've decided that taking my boat in and out of the water is more of a PITA than I'd like. I don't want a full on pier for a number of reasons (limited beach front, large initial cost, gone in a hurricane, etc). For some reason it only recently occurred to me to just have some pilings driven...
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    470 leaking. Sigh.

    I've had a leak on this thing damn near since I bought it 5 or 6 years ago. When to start it for the first time. Pulled the valve cover, all looked fine. Pulled the plugs and turned over, and...a/f gushing from #4. Is there any place other than the riser/mani interface that this could be...
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    Can someone give me some info on a 25 hp evinrude?

    In the market for a small ob/boat. Came across the following. I know nothing about the motor (and very little about o/b's in general), could someone give me a little info as far as vintage (looks late 70's?), reliability, trouble spots, parts availability, etc? thanks!
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    Troubleshooting a magneto/ Merc 2.2

    Been struggling with this for a month without success. I have an '89 merc 2.2. Points and coil are NLA, so I tried converting to a Nova II electronic ign module. I had it running fine, and then it just quit at WOT, and I haven't been able to get a spark since. I replaced the module, same...
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    Replacing drive shaft seal/Alpha 1 gen 1

    I've been living on borrowed time for 3 years with my $100 (SS prop included!) outdrive. Noticed before my first run of the year that there was a bit of water in the drive, and the oil was low. Hadn't removed the drive for the winter like I normally do. Drained/filled/took it out, hoping that...
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    NLA coil needed, merc 2.2hp

    I picked up an '89 merc 2.2 hp a couple of years ago, and have been trying to get it running right ever since. It's apparently made by tohatsu, and damn near everything is NLA. The points were on that list, so I replaced them with a Nova 2 ignition module. It ran great for a little bit, until...
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    Any OMC coils that will work on a 2.2hp merc?

    I picked up an '89 merc 2.2 hp a couple of years ago, and have been trying to get it running right ever since. It's apparently made by tohatsu, and damn near everything is NLA. The points were on that list, so I replaced them with a Nova 2 ignition module. It ran great for a little bit, until...
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    Help troubleshooting merc 2.2 ignition

    So I have an '89 merc 2.2hp. It was running like crap, and the points are NLA, so I replaced them with a nova II electronic ignition. Still ran like crap, cleaned the carb. Ran better with a high speed miss. Figured out that water was splashing on the plug/wire, causing the miss. Took care...
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    Didn't winterize, went to start for the first time...

    So last season, kept on meaning to go fishing one last time. Wife was pregnant, I looked up and it was January. Normally for layup I run the tank down a bit, put stabil in it, fog the engine, change oil, pull outdrive and drain oil, bring battery inside and trickle charge, change the plugs...
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    Stripped out my thread repair...

    Stripped out my Mani/reservoir thread. Tried using some thread repair epoxy, which was a spectacular failure. Inserted a helicoil...and think that I probably put in the wrong sized thread. The old bolt is definitely too big. It was the same size when I compared it to the tap, but of course I...
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    Trim troubleshooting

    For the below 470/Alpha 1 gen 1... Intermittently clicking when trying to lower the trim. Up works fine. Cleaned up the main connections to/from the battery, though haven't done the little wires on the solenoids yet. I see the troubleshooting guide from this thread, so I'll go through that...
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    470 Riser Bolt size?

    My 470 is once again leaking at the mani/riser joint, despite a new riser last year and having the mani refaced over the winter :facepalm: Now of course, one of the bolts won't torque to spec without slipping. Was hoping to make it to the winter, but doesn't look like it's going to happen...
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    Electronic ignition in a Merc 2.2?

    I have an '89 Merc 2.2; bought it last year as a kicker, and am just now trying to get it reliable. FINALLY found an impeller for it, which was difficult. Cleaned the carb. Wouldn't start, cleaned the points. Now running fairly well. Have no idea how old the points are and would like to...
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    About to strip out my exhaust manifold...

    Been battling a slow leak between my aluminum manifold and cast riser for a few seasons now. Over the off season I had the manifold surface machined, and the riser is only on its second season (the surface was pristine when I put it back together). This season noticed I still have a bit of a...
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    Chemical thread repair?

    Stripped out the screw on my carb holding the linkage cam. I was planning on drilling/helicoil, but came across this on the NAPA site. Has anyone used it? Would be much easier, keep the carb in the boat, and this isn't a high stress/mission critical application or anything...
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    choke takes too long to open?

    Just finished a Carb rebuild (2 bbl mercarb). Running great except that it starts hard cold. Actually, it starts right away, but then runs rough until the choke opens. If I manually open the choke it runs fine. Is this a choke problem (takes maybe a minute to open), a problem with the...
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    Blow by=normal?

    Just got finished installing my rebuilt Carb because of some issues I was having. Boat is now running great. When I was adjusting the idle/mixture with the flame arrester off, I noticed some blow by through the valve cover. Not too noticeable with it on, but there if I looked for it. Seems...
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