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    Mercury 20 hp Lower Unit Swap

    It is fine, if you are concerned put the 20 driveshaft in the 18 hp lower. The gears are the same ratio. The T is an updated part #
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    2002 mercury 25 hp tiller two steoke

    You may need to adjust the cables. Or somebody pulled the shift out of the lower unit when the water pump was changed. Or when the shift rod linkage broke it the rod popped out of the lower. Or you have bad dog and gears kinda doubtful but it happens. The first one is easy to do the rest requir...
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    Lower unit removal '85 Johnson 115

    Does it bang out of gear or do the RPMs just suddenly shoot up
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    Auto oiler

    You also have to disconnect the wires from the tank and unplug the wiring harness on the pump.
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    1998 Johnson 25 hp not pumping water

    Put up a pic of the back the back of the motor. The head to be precise.
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    1998 Johnson 25 hp not pumping water

    No you do not have to pull the power head to get the thermostat out. are you using a bucket of water or muffs? Is the water tube lined up correctly? Did you put te key in for the impeller? Take the thermostat out (it's on top of the head) and see if water gets up there when you start it?You may...
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    Mercury 2+2 introduced?

    1988 lists a 4 cylinder 100 hp motor.
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    Mercury's New Outboard

    Imagine hanging a VW Beetle off of the back of our boat. I agree 7marine was ahead of the game.
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    Mercury 2+2 introduced?

    88-05
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    Mercury 2+2 introduced?

    I had my 125 2+2 motor for 15 yrs. I propped it to hit 5250 rpm and never had a problem with it. I used it for skiing tubing and fishing and never had a problem with the transition
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    Johnson 25hp problems

    What is your starting procedure?
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    merc 25 hp 1982 2 stroke wont idle

    If you turn the low speed screw and nothing happens your carb is probably dirty. Soak it and blow it out with compressed air.
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    1981 Johnson 70hp: How to remove remote control cable from motor:

    Move the throttle until that nut clears the linkage.
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    82 johnson 140

    I do not believe Wisco pistons have the ring breakage problems. They do not use the same style ring as the OEM piston
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    Johnson 115 v4 60 degree

    Get a factory manual. When you cleaned the carbs did you do the calibration pockets.
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    Tell me about my 1980 70hp Evinrude E70elcsa

    Your measurement means nothing. The important measurement is from the top of the transom to the cavitation plate. You have a 20" motor on a 20" transom nothing wrong there. That is what motors look like when they are mounted correctly.
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    Is a 2010 Tohatsu 90 TLDI the same as a Mercury of any type ?

    Pretty sure Tohatsu licenses Optimax technology and calls it TLDI. So there might be some crossover on parts.
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    Mercury 9.9 propshaft removal from bearing carrier

    The OPs lower was built in 86 not recently. It was a junk design from the beginning. It was meant for 6 and 8 hp motors anything bigger and they started getting torn up.
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    Tell me about my 1980 70hp Evinrude E70elcsa

    Put up a pic of the back of the boat. The propshaft 7" below the pad sounds right. Shaft length is measured from the transom hook to the cavitation plate, not the prop shaft. Exhaust cover gaskets like to leak on that motor, look for water intrusion in the cylinders. Normal to be trimmed all...
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    Reliability of 1998 25hp EH

    For anyone owning a Mercosil 15/20/25 hp motor. Change the water pump every 2 yrs and use good quality oil. The motor will last a good long time if you do those 2 things.
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