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    Motorguide Fire

    I have a Motorguide 82lbt Trolling Motor that caught fire...I just came off the water, I loaded the boat on the trailer and I heard this sizzling sound and smoke coming from the bow. When I went to the front, I heard a loud pop and a flame coming from the lower unit of the trolling motor. I took...
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    Trouble Shoot Tech

    I have a tech that's not working...I have power to the tech, but from what i u understand, I'm only supposed to have 2v from the sender wire...I have 12v...which is too high I believe...is the sender suppose to high voltage that high...
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    1996 Mercury EFI 200 horsepower

    I have a 1996 Mercury EFI 200 horsepower outboard. I was out fishing yesterday and everything was going well all of a sudden I decide to go up into this Creek and I was up one plane and the motor just died. I don't know what happened I didn't hit anything or anything of that nature. One thing I...
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    Mercury 90hp CDI Coil issue

    OK, I have a 2001 Mercury 90hp....and I need help with the CDI coils...there is something I'm not understanding..Right now the motor is running off one cylinder, However, each coil is firing and have fuel...The compression is good....Now, this is a 3 cylinder and the motor is running off the...
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    On board charger question

    OK, so I want to buy an on board charger for my boat. Here is what i don't understand, these charger come with 1 to 5 battery bank...Why can't I just buy a one bank changer (my batteries are already in series) and charge all the batteries at the same time....why would I need 2 of 4 bank charger....
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    2001 Mercury 90hp Oil Injection

    I have a 2001 Mercury 90 hp that has the oil injection container is on the motor, This is my first Mercury and 'm very use to Evinrudes where the oil container is in the boat...just got the motor checked out and .I was told by the mechanic to disconnect it as quickly as possible..He claims this...
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    2001 Mercury 90 horse won't run

    I have a 2001 Mercury 90 horse that won't run. I've cleaned and rebuilt the carburetors. I've got good spark I've got good compression the float bowls are filling up with fuel but the fuel is not being burned. As long as I'm putting gas into the carburetors the motor wants to start but it will...
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    Mercury 90hp Won't Crank

    2001 Mercury 90hp won't crank... Got full battery 12.7 upon turning the switch my meter shows 12.4. So I know my battery is good. I push in the key I can hear the choke click. But nothing. Went to the starter relay got 12.7 volts to the relay, check for polarity got polarity. The starter was...
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    36v Trolling to 24v's

    I was wondering, I have the opportunity to pick up a 36v 81 pound trolling motor for 100.00..However, I just don't have the room to put a third battery in the rear of my boat...Now I have seen trolling motors that switches from 12 to 24 to 36...is it possible to run this motor this motor like I...
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    Help 2001 mercury 90hp brush spring holder

    Okay this is my first Mercury outboard. And so far I am so dissatisfied not so much with the motor. But with Mercury company themselves. Here's the problem that I am having..I got this motor when it was sunk in about eight feet of water. I got the motor back up and running by cleaning out...
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    Small Trolling motor Battery

    Wanted to know if anyone knew of a smaller trolling motor battery...that would give me the same power and AH as a the larger batteries do....say 100ah or more...I willl be running a 36v trolling motor and tired of the weight...
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    2001 Mercury 90hp Sunken

    2001 Murcury 90hp Was Seized I have 2001 Mercury 90hp it was given to me with the pistons seized... It took 4 week but I got it unseized...I have a couple of issues... one I spun the nut that holds the flywheel down...I believe the threads on the crank is gone as well... when trying to get the...
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    Stripped Threads on Crank

    I have a 2001 Mercury 90hp. I stripped the threads on the crank that holds tbe flywheel down..The nut wss totally stripped.. I know I'm going to need that nut to hold down the flywheel..I was wondering is there another way that I can create new threads on the crank without a tap & dye...
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    2001 90hp Mercury Outboard Starter

    I have a 2001 90 horsepower Mercury outboard starter. I went in to change the bushings and clean out the starter. I put the starter back together everything seemed fine the starter spins forward and backwards by hand but when I went to bench test it the positive side gives off a spark and...
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    MOTORGUIDE TROLLING MOTOR ISSUE

    I have a MotorGuide 43 thrust trolling I can't figure out what going on with it...It ran fine then I heard a squall, then it died like it was like it wasn't getting power. I pull the power plug and put it in, each time I unplugged the plug and re plug it runs for 10 sec and die's....I pulled...
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    THE RIGHT MOTOR LENGTH

    Earlier this summer i bought a 19'10 bass boat. While out fishing someone noticed that I had the wrong motor on my boat... i was told my boat is geared for a 20 inch motor, because I have a 20 inch transom... but my motor is a 25 inch.. Should i be concerned..Everyone I spoke too said it could...
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    Leaf Spring Help

    I need some help with understanding leaf springs. I changed the leaf springs on my boat trailer because the rear of my trailer was very low. At first I thought it was the ball up front but when I made adjustments to that the ball the rear of the trailer stayed the same. So I decided to change...
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    STEERING ISSUE

    Something is wrong with my steering, as I am steering boat I am compensating for veering every second....the boat will not run straight...the veering is driving me nuts...When I'm out on my friends boats, he can take his hands off his steering wheel and his boat will ride straight for about 15...
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    HELP WITH BOAT SEAT MOUNT AND PEDESTAL

    When I set up my butt seat, my poll is bobbing all over the place....this is a used boat I just bought...I thought is was the bushings in the mounting plate, but I ordered new bushings and I get the same results...Both the mount and pedestal are 3/4 (Which I understand to be standard) my pole is...
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    HELP WITH PARTS 1986 EVINRUDE 120hp

    I need some help with parts... I noticed I had some water in my lower unit... According to the parts diagram, there are only 2 seals and 1 o'ring that need to be replaced... on the bearing carrier...(If i'm looking at the diagram correctly) # 31 and 49 I circled in red... Am I correct in saying...
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