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  1. DJ_Allatoona

    What is this part? Mercury switch assembly?

    I'm chasing down a weird electrical thing and I see this in the diagram: Part #58124A19 Mercury Switch Assembly. What is it for, and what happens if it's bad?
  2. DJ_Allatoona

    Can this CMC tilt cable be replaced?

    I have a CMC power tilt on my Starcraft. The cable running out of the top (pictured below) has been pinched a few million times where it crosses the transom and it's damaged in one spot. I've fixed it for now with liquid electrical tape, but I can't seem to find JUST this cable. Is it...
  3. DJ_Allatoona

    Motor & everything suddenly shut down

    1986 Mercury 75HP. Yesterday I was puttering along at about 25% power when everything suddenly just shut off: motor shut off and all my electrics went dark: radio, fishfinder, dash. After about 3 seconds, the 12V stuff came back on, but the motor would not start. It turned and turned and...
  4. DJ_Allatoona

    Anybody done new decals for their outboard cowling?

    Just repowered my boat with a mid-80's Mercury. The graphics on the wrap-around cowling are sun-faded and cracked and look terrible. Plan is to get some new decals for the main and lower cowlings LIKE THESE. What's the best technique to get the old crappy decals off? Heat? Scraping? Some kind...
  5. DJ_Allatoona

    Seized steering cable. It's about to be the death of me.

    Repowering my mid-70's Starcraft with a used 75 HP motor that sat for many years. It's all ready to go, except for the steering cable. Just telling you that it is "stuck" does not do justice to the word "stuck". It is Excaliber. The cable on the helm side had been just cut off when I got the...
  6. DJ_Allatoona

    First time starting after sitting for years.

    I just bought a used motor. Mercury 75hp made in 1986. Dude says it was sitting on a junk boat in his neighbor's backyard for at least 5 years that he knows of, likely many more. When I picked it up, we did a compression test, 130-ish on every cylinder and the starter seems capable. It...
  7. DJ_Allatoona

    Inline fuel filter under the cowl?

    I'm going to look at a used motor in a couple of days, and this is one of the pictures the seller sent me: https://i.imgur.com/3nfjcL5.jpg This used motor and my current motor are EXACTLY the same, identical model number and year: Mercury 1075726 (75 HP) made in 1986. My motor (that I bought...
  8. DJ_Allatoona

    I'm looking at an older motor. Is good compression THE MOST important thing?

    My current motor is dead. An older motor I'm considering has (reportedly) 140 compression on all cylinders. I have no powerhead experience at all...but I feel comfortable with everything fuel, electric and lower unit related. So if the compression is good, and other stuff is fixable, what...
  9. DJ_Allatoona

    Can I put a 115hp motor on a '75 Starcraft SS 16?

    I've long wanted to replace my problematic 75hp Mercury and got a possible good deal, but it's a 115 hp. I wasn't looking to jump up in power that much, but I'm wondering if it's OK. And is the issue stern weight or too much power? My old motor is a 1986 model and the 115 is from 1992.
  10. DJ_Allatoona

    My older motor died. Might be able to fix it, but probably going shopping.

    1986 Mercury 75HP. Serial #0A984714. After eleven years of mostly rock-solid service, something very serious-sounding happened the other day. I launched and idled fine, then crept out of my creek at no-wake speed for about 15 minutes. When I throttled up out of the hole, I knew immediately...
  11. DJ_Allatoona

    Trim tab adjustment. Why can't I get my head around it?

    Interesting side effect of long-overdue replacement of my control cables is that my steering is now so one-finger buttery smooth that the torque-pull to starboard is very pronounced. And it seems my trim tab/anode is gone. Probably fell off ages ago, but I never noticed. So I bought a new...
  12. DJ_Allatoona

    Need advice on control cables and warm-up lever.

    Motor is a 75HP from 1986. Has the Quicksilver side-mount control box. I've noticed my warm-up lever has lost nearly all of its effectiveness, because it doesn't actually do anything until almost the end of its limit. Example, if the full travel of the lever is 10, it doesn't engage a cable or...
  13. DJ_Allatoona

    Throttle cables at Walmart: $2.25

    Someone who needs 20 foot control cables better jump on this before they realize the error. (I mean, I assume it's an error...) https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mercury-Mercruiser-896145A20-896145A20-Standard-Throttle-Shift-Cable-20-ft/967267454
  14. DJ_Allatoona

    I am the dumbest man alive.

    For two days I couldn't get my older, but usually reliable Mercury 75hp to start. It would just turn/turn/turn/turn and not fire. It usually gives me a harder time in the winter, but this was different. No pop, nothing. I exhausted my main and backup batteries before I gave up. That was...
  15. DJ_Allatoona

    Replacing control box: 14-pin? 8-pin? 100-pin?

    My motor is a Mercury 75HP made in 1986. Time for a new right-side mount control box as the current one (probably original) is banged up and sticky and the idle control arm is stiff, etc. Most of the new ones I see for sale have a 14-pin cable, but I also see 8-pin and 10-pin units. I can't...
  16. DJ_Allatoona

    Does my motor have recirculating lines & check valves?

    My motor: Mercury 75HP 2-stroke made in 1986. I was describing an occasional issue I have with one of those "Fred's Shed" technicians at a boat show. My issue is this: sometimes when I finish running and I'm trailering the boat, I get this oily slime dripping out. Here's a picture...
  17. DJ_Allatoona

    Oily slime leaking out. What's going on?

    Ran for about an hour yesterday. Noticed this when I trailered up. Never saw it before. It has the same color and consistency as old gear lube. Popped the cowling and all looks good inside, no evidence of this stuff in there. I wiped it off and none of it dripped out from anywhere afterward...
  18. DJ_Allatoona

    My 1975 SuperSport with new floor/carpet/sliding doors/top/electrics

    Got that old motor humming pretty nicely, too. Finally. Video here: https://streamable.com/kunhq
  19. DJ_Allatoona

    Look what was clogging my fuel line

    75hp Mercury outboard. So the other day I had some lurching at high throttle, and a sudden stall. I look back and my primer bulb is flat as a pancake. Tank venting is good, maybe pickup is dirty. Switch to other tank, 2 minutes later, lurch/stall. Bulb again is squeezed flat. Decided to just...
  20. DJ_Allatoona

    Cheap voltage regulators on Amazon

    I'm going to add a voltage regulator to my older Mercury. 1986 model, 75hp. It's got a rectifier, no regulator. I'm having issues with my fishfinder and other electronics registering high voltages, shutting off, etc. CDI seems to be a favorite maker of these things, but Amazon carries some...
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