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    1984 Mercury 200HP V6 Outboard - Two Issues

    Hello, First off, let me explain the situation. I took the boat to the lake a few weeks ago for the first time since last summer. I had, however, started it on the earmuffs and everything was running correctly. When I got to the lake, I made a few runs to a few different fishing spots and it...
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    1984 Mercury 200HP V6 - Leaking Carb, fuel issues

    First off... UGH... another year with a new set of problems on my aging 200HP Mercury engine, but the way I look at it, I fixed electrical problems last year and the motor ran like new... guess this year it's carb issues. I have had the boat on the lake once already this year and ran without...
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    Fishfinder suggestions

    Hi All, I have begun looking for new fishfinders for my bass boat. Currently it has two Humminbird LCR fishfinders (One is a LCR4ID and the other is a LCR3000 or something) I have no bad things to say about the older fishfinders other than they were made before backlighting and the screen...
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    4HP Mercury Gnat - Water Pump & Shift Information

    Re: 2 Cylinder Mercury 4HP "Gnat" Outboard Serial Number: 9091005 Hello, I am attempting to find a water pump kit for the 2 cylinder 4hp "Gnat" mercury outboard. The impeller currently on it has dry-rot and is not usable. Also, I noticed when I pulled this motor out of the shed that the...
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    How NOT to go Jug Fishing

    Ok. I wish I'd taken the time to either take a video or some pictures but I guess I was too ticked off to do so at the time. Today I took a good friend of mine and his son out on my boat to do some fishing. When we were heading back to the launch ramp, I noticed what I thought were gulls...
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    84 Mercury 200HP - Voltage on Kill Wire

    I received my new switch boxes today and was getting ready to install them. Before installing the boxes, I checked for voltage on the kill wire as per the CDI instructions. With the key turned to the run position, I am seeing 0.35v on the kill wire. This drops to 0.00 when the key is turned...
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    84 Merc 200HP - New CDI Stator now No Spark

    Recently I had been having troubles with my 1984 Mercury 200HP V6 Outboard not going over 3400RPM. In the course of testing the stator, I found that the blue circuit had a break in it. I ordered a new CDI Stator from Iboats. The salesman I spoke with said that I needed this stator after doing...
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    84 Merc 200HP - Barrel Retainer Clip Part Number

    Anyone know the part number and/or availability of the throttle/shift barrel retainer clip on a 1984 Mercury 200 V6? I was doing some work this afternoon getting the boat ready for a water test tomorrow and needed to adjust the idle. I was attempting to get the barrel retainer clip loose and I...
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    84 Merc 200HP - Won't Accelerate Past 3400RPM

    First off, I'm still looking for a service manual for my motor. I think I have found it here: Link Until I can get the manual, I'm still trying to troubleshoot engine problems. Before, I was having prop shaft issues. That has been replaced and the service tech replaced the fuel pump diaphragm...
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    Prop Shaft Problems 84 Merc 200HP

    I posted in the prop section, but I have determined that this is not a prop related issue so I'm posting in the Merc section. I have a 1984 Mercury Black Max 200HP Outboard on a Champion Bass Boat. I was finally able to give it an on the water test run last weekend and was met with...
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    84 Black Max 200 - Tempest Prop - Mating Issues

    Hello, I have a 1984 Mercury Black Max 200HP that I finally got back onto the water after several years of being dry. When I ran the boat on a test run, I found that the prop hub had spun and I was not able to get onto plane.. RPMs would climb but boat felt like it was slipping back into the...
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    Power Trim Problems

    Hello, I am in the process of getting a 1980 Champion Bass Boat back onto the water. It is equipped with a 1984 Mercury Black Max 200 Outboard. The main problem is that it has been sitting for far too long. Today, after replacing a broken fuel line, I decided to hook a battery up and see if I...
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