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    14 foot jon boat with 8 hp motor almost plane.

    Gee, I ran a 7.5 HP motor on my 12 Jon, and it was too much power. I was always afraid she would flip over backwards if I ran into the wind. 5HP planed it easily. You need to experiment with load placement and perhaps prop to get her to behave. How about a tiller extension? You should have...
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    Murcury 850 thunderbolt stator

    See if CDI Electronics or Sierra make one. They are used on the 1970s to 1980 4 and cylinder models. The last 4 cylinder motor that used that kind of stator was the 1975 Merc 850. The last IL6 that used that stator was the 1979 1/2 Merc 115HP. Later motors used the ADI style stator with many...
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    Murcury 850 thunderbolt stator

    That stator only charges the battery. It is separate from the ignition system. I would recommend you make sure the ign system functions, before worry about the stator on your motor. The triggers on those distributor models often gets intermittent at this point in it's life.
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    Help this rookie Read Timing

    Your motor looks to be 80's or 90's. Not many Mercs of that vintage have traditional woodruff keys. Those Mercs have a "W" shaped where the flywheel and crankshaft mate. The inner flywheel can only go on one way. Now the outer flywheel can go on 6 or 8 different ways......
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    1989 Mercury 115 fuel/air issue

    You might check the fuel pump diaphram. If they get a hole, raw fuel gets into the crankcase, flooding some cylinders and causing hesitation.
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    OMC Remote Control Neutral Lock-out

    Susie, Johnnyrude outboards differ from Mercs in that they push the throttle open, whereas Mercs push the throttle closed. Both brands pull the shift cable forward for forward and push the cable for reverse. Some controls have 4 cable connections, as they are universal fit. You need to pick...
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    sheared woodruff key?

    If you find the key is sheared, you will need to get the broken part out of the crankshaft, and replace it with an OEM key. Normally it takes a small chistle or punch to get it out. Usually the keys shear when the flywheel is not torqued properly, so get the factory torque setting and tighten...
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    2000’s merc 90hp 2 stroke

    You can look up parts for your engine on the crowleymarine web site. You will need a serial number or year and HP.
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    loosing fuel pressure

    Your circle looks to be on the pressure side. No air should be sucked in there. I would look upstream of your fuel pump. Maybe the air is coming in slow, between the fuel pump and the fuel tank, and accumulated in the part you circled?
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    2000’s merc 90hp 2 stroke

    Since I do not know the exact year of the motor, you may have coils or CDM Modules. Trace the wires from the coils back to a box about the size of 2 packs of playing cards. That will be the switchbox. See if it has a yellow/black wire on it and disconnect it. I am not real familiar with...
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    REPOWERING A 72 GLASTRON NEED HELP.

    OK, but that is not what you asked.
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    2000’s merc 90hp 2 stroke

    Disconnect the black/yellow wire at the switchbox. If she then has spark, the trouble is somewhere in the wiring harness or control box.
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    REPOWERING A 72 GLASTRON NEED HELP.

    I would not expect you to use a steering link with that cable steering. If you punch up some 1960's boats with your kind of steering, they did not use steering links. If you convert to single cable steering you will need a steering link. if sticking with that steering system, just bolt her up.
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    Help this rookie Read Timing

    Remove all the spark plugs. Stick a screwdriver into the top spark plug hold and turn the flywheel until the piston is nearest to top of cylinder. Timing marker should be pointing very close to TDC mark. If not remove the 5/16" bolts from the outer flywheel and turn the outer flywheel only...
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    Trim and tilt on 150 Merc

    Remove the bolt, and turn the manual release valve. I would expect your motor to have two power trim relays. The others are likely for EFI or other functions. Make sure you swap the right relays.
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    OMC Remote Control Neutral Lock-out

    Normally you push the button on the pivot of the control, and push the throttle forward for throttle only operation. Your 1996 motor could have quickstart, which increases the RPM of the motor, when it is cold. With Quickstart, one hardly ever needs to push that throttle only button.
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    REPOWERING A 72 GLASTRON NEED HELP.

    The steering rod on the motor is likely threaded. Find a bolt (likely fine thread metric) and see if you can bolt on that cable steering clamp. You may need to loosen the cable clamps a bit, if she is too tight. I would put a nylon lock nut on the bottom of the bolt, after it clears the...
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    1973 Mercury 115 2 stroke engine questions

    Yes, rebuild the fuel pump. Make sure there is no air leaks into the fuel line, and no restrictions like dirty fuel filters.
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    Boat Cover

    Some marine stores actually stock replacement canvass for popular boat models. See if they have one for your boat.
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    Idle 2001 Mercury 150 carb

    Idle RPM is set by a screw that moves the throttle arm. You may also need to adjust the throttle cable to push the throttle closed more. Once the idle pickup and max spark advance are set, leave them alone, and adjust throttle opening to set idle RPM.
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