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    removing throttle cable

    I have all of the engine off my boat except for the reverse, and forward throttle cables. How do i get these off the engine? They run though the port side of the motor, and then they are "bar" looking peices with threads on them. On the tip of them there are little square "pin" looking things...
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    mercury 80 hp reverse locks

    My boat has an 80HP mercury blue stripe motor mounted on it. I can see the hooks on the back side of the motor, and I have the pin inserted into the correct place. When I lower the engine, the hooks go over the pin, but will not lock. When on the water I shift into reverse and the motor comes...
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    80hp merc steering cable

    I started to remove my outboard motor last night and I got to the steering cable and could not figure it out. There is a large black nut next to the motor tilt tube, and then there is a large silver nut next to that thich looks like it is built onto the steering cable. When i tried to turn the...
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    Broken transom

    Went outboating today and once we were out there the wind picked up and start drifting my boat towards the weeds near shore. The engine of course would not stay running in gear to get us out of there. So I turned on the motor and presed in the neutral button and started to rev the motor to get...
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    Idle stop screw

    I have an (I think) 83 80 bluestripe thunderbolt mercury motor. While I had the engine cover off trying to adjust the high idle, I saw a screw that says "Idle Stop Screw". It is pretty far extended (almost all the way out). What is this screw for? Is this the screw that I adjust to adjust my...
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    Water spitting from exhaust?!?!?!

    I have a mercury 80 thunderbolt and I took it out on the lake today. When I have it in the water idling, water was spitting out of the pea hole. But also, there are 2 holes at about midway up the engine. During idle, and neutral rev it was spitting water from these 2 holes. see picture Is this...
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    Spark plugs. Is this normal?

    I pulled the spark plugs on my 83 mercury 80 and all 4 of them had what looked like oil/gas mix on them. Not a ton, just a little. They are the gapless type plugs. Inside the spark plug holes smells like gas. Normal or no?
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    first test drive today, got problems.

    I just got a boat from a guy basically for free. I got a 1983 Mercury 80, thunderbolt ignition I hooked the motor up to the flush muffs and started the engine and it runs fine. I can rev the motor fine, and when I put it into drive or reverse idle, it works fine. I got it onto the lake today...
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    Starting boat out of water

    I have a mercury 80 engine. I went down to the store and bought some "muffs" that hook up to the Garden hose and started the motor using that setup. However, I bought the boat from a guy, and I have not had it out on the water yet. The engine starts and idles fine, but it has not been on the...
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    2 stroke or 4?

    I got a boat that has a motor that reads "Mercury 80" It is mounted to a 16ft fiberglass boat. How can i tell if this is a 2 stroke or 4 stroke?
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    Battery charging

    I have a Mercury 80 outobard motor on my 16ft boat. I plan to run my fish finder, and my stereo, and maybe my navigations lights if needed. My question is this. Does the battery ever get charge from the engine once it is started? Because if I am out fishing, and I start the boat to move to a...
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    80 HP motor won't start

    I want to start off by saying I am new to Iboats.com, and I have just obtained my very first boat. It is a boat I will use for fishing, and some water fun with the family. Here is it's back ground as I am sure it helps. I have a Versa Craft 16ft fiberglass boat. The guy I just got it from had...
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