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  1. greasemonkeyjmj

    Bits of steel on sparkplug probably not good

    I have a 74 johnnyrude 50 horse. Twice i have pulled the bottom plug and have had small pieces of dark colored metal stuck between the electrode and the edge of my plug. Both cylinders have around 120 psi. Any ideas what the pieces may be ? I know they are steel because they will stick to my...
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    cold start lever not advancing throttle

    i have a 73 evinrude 50 horse. when i lift the cold start lever up, it will not advance the throttle but just a very tiny amount. it seems to have a lot of slack in it.i was wondering if there was any way to remove the slack from the cable on the remote end.
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    best repair manual

    I have a 74 evinrude 50 HP, that i am wanting to do a link and sink on. i was wanting to get thoughts on which repair manual is the best to buy. thanks
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    how hot is too hot ?

    I have a 1989 evinrude 25 horse that was bought not running. the PO said it ran hot and died. i did a compression test and got around 65psi on both cylinders. what i am wondering is ,can you get these engines hot enough to ruin the block ? this one got warm enough that the plastic clips that...
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    Carb dip preferences

    hi gang i I am needing to renew my gallon bucket of carb cleaner. I was wondering what everyones recomendations were as far as brand cleaner that they prefer.I current dip bucket is berrymans, but to me it doesnt seem to get the job done like I think it should...
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    77 chrysler 15 horse grinds when shifting to reverse

    hi folks. I used my 15 horse chrysler that i saved from the junk yard for the first time this past weekend. after some on the water carb adjusting, it ran great all weekend. but I have a problem. when shifting into forward it does fine. but when going to reverse, it grinds everytime. it doesnt...
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    can a telltale be added to a 77 chrysler 15 horse ?

    I currently have the 77 chrysler 15 horse that i recently acquired torn apart to replace the impeller. i was wondering if anyone has ever tried to add a telltale to one of the chryslers around this size and vintage ?
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    77 chrysler 15 hp no fuel getting into engine

    hello I came into possesion of a 1977 chrysler 15 hp the engine was running until the fuel bowl corroded and developed a leak in it. well it set for approx a year without running. i took the bowl off and patched it with some quick steel. now the engine will not run. it gets fuel into the carb...
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    need ideas on finding a cowling trim part

    hi gang. i recently acquired a 1964 evinrude fisherman 5.5 horse motor. someone years before had repainted the cowling. well instead of going back with polychromatic blue towards the botom of the cowling, they went OD green. well i decided to clean her up and bring her back to her glory.i am...
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    90 horse merc telltale concerns

    i have a 1989 merc 90 horse on my pontoon. last year when i put it up for the winter i had a nice heavy telltale stream. when i started it up today for the first time this year, the stream is about a fourth of what it was last year.i am going to pull the lower and check the impeller as i have no...
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    1973 evinrude 85 lower unit mystery plug

    hello my dad has a 1973 evinrude 85 horse. 2 weeks ago the lower unit locked up on it, well he had another unit that needed a seal kit, because it got to where it was getting water in the oil when in use. we installed the seals, and bolted it up to the motor, but when we started adding oil to it...
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    how many amps does a 90 horse merc rectifier put out ?

    hello, i was wondering how many amps does a rectifier put out on a 1990 merc 90 hp ? thanks
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    proper way to bleed air from tilt and trim

    hi there. i just replaced my trim motor on a 1990 mercury 90hp. this is the first time dealing with a mercury unit. what is the proper way to fill it with fluid and bleed the air from the 3 cylinder type units ? thanks
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    quicksilver controller help

    hello i have a 1990 merc 90hp with a quicksilver control box. can anyone tell me how to find out what model number the box is ? and also a good online place to find parts for it, i am in need of a trim switch, and the handle that the switch fits into thanks
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    tilt and trim on a toon

    just how important is TNT on a toon ? i bought my first toon, it is a 29 foot aloha with a sundeck on top and a 90 merc. the trim motor is out, and i was just wondering how much working trim would help this boat ?
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    90 hp getting tt oil in trim motor

    I have a 1991 merc 90 hp on my pontoon boat, the trim motor quit so i tore it down and found that it is getting TT oil into it, is there a replaceable seal or o-ring somewhere that i can replace ? or what is the way to fix this problem. the system is not too full of oil.
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    trying to decide, repair or city dump

    i have a 95 procraft v220b bassboat. overall it is a nice looking boat. well i noticed today that my transom is weak and cracking.it is bad enough that i can push down on the cavitation plate and watch the transom flex. it was suposedly replaced a few years ago, whoever did it only removed about...
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    dissapointed, so whats my motor worth ?

    i was looking at moving my engine up on my jackplate. well while looking at it all, i notice some new cracks in the transom so after further looking and some tugging around on the engine i have determined that my transom is rotten. this i really dissapointing, since it was supposedly replaced...
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    what rpm for a 95 merc 2.5 liter XRI

    i have a 95 model merc 2.5 liter XRI. i was wondering what RPMs i need to be maxxing out at on this engine ? thanks
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    primer buld sucking flat

    hello again folks, it's been awhile. I have a 95 merc 2.5 liter EFI. it runs good at high rpm for 15 minutes or so, then it starts starving for fuel. when it does this, the primer bulb is sucked flat. i drained my built in tank and found a foil seal, like off of a bottle of fuel treatment, I...
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