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  1. greasemonkeyjmj

    cant find the year by using serial number

    my buddy bought a remote steer 35 horse merc. i pulled up a serial number list but cannot seem to find anything on it. the number is oc144132 any help on the year would be great. thanks
  2. greasemonkeyjmj

    fuel pick up problems

    i took my procraft, with a merc 2.5 efi out today for the first time this year. it ran good for about the first hour. but coming back down river, i was running at around 5k RPMs it started surging, i could back out of the throttle and it would do o.k. but then i got to wher it would only run for...
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    25 HP flywheel torque

    I have to change the flywheel on my dads 74, 25 horse johnson this weekend. i was wondering if someone could give me the torque number for the flywheel nut please ? thanks
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    jack plate question

    i was told by a mod to post in the prop section. sorry if it is in the wrong place. i have a 95 procraft v200B with a merc 2.5 XRI it has a 10inch setback manual jackplate on it. i have never ran with a larger displacement engine, or with a jackplate, therefor i am lost on how to set it...
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    anyone know how to operate a pinpoint 2700sx trolling motor

    i have a pinpoint 2700 sx trolling motor and fishfinder combo that came uninstalled with my boat. i have heard nothing but bad things about these motors. i am wanting to see if it works, if idoes i am going to sell it and use the funds to help purchase a different unit.when i hooked the motor up...
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    how big of trolling motor do i need ?

    i have a 20ft procraft bassboat with a 2.5 merc, it was a bank repo, and before the bank took it, the guy who had it, took off the trolling motor.so i will be buying one. i was wanting some imput on amount of thrust i will need. i am mostly going to be using it in the river oxbows and low...
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    saltwater catfish

    what is the deal with saltwater catfish ? i have heard that they are not fit to eat, like the freshwater cats . if so, has anyone tried them, and what is the taste like ?
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    computer display help

    i have a emachines w3107 with a amd sempron 3100 processor. it has the integrated video card using nvidia geforce 6100. a few days ago the screen turned a bluish green color. sometimes it will turn back the correct colors, and may stay that way awhile, and then it may not. i know it shouldnt be...
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    merc tilt and trim guage jumps around

    i have a 95 merc 200 xri when i trim up or down, my trim guage needle jumps around like crazy, when you let off of the switch, it settles down. this is the first boat that i have owned with the TNT guage. is this jumping of the guage normal ? or should it move at a smooth and steady movement? if...
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    steering cable measurement

    i have a teleflex twin rack and pinion cable setup on my boat, and one of them is in need of replacement. i was needing to know how to correctly measure the cable length. do you measure end to end on just the plastic outer housing ? or do you measure from the end where it hooks to my engine to...
  11. greasemonkeyjmj

    merc TNT guage

    i have a 95 merc xri 200 engine and my trim guage stays at the full tilt position. can anyone clue me in on the best place to start to troubleshoot the problem ? THANKS
  12. greasemonkeyjmj

    balancing act

    have you ever noticed how sometimes things kinda even themselves out ? the downside.today my wife was coming home sick from work, and ran a red light, and had a crash with another car. she is o.k but her car has a few missing parts now.the upside, i took my new to me boat to the river today and...
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    200 efi water pump not peeing

    i just bought a 95 merc 200 efi engine one of the previous owners had ran it hot and burnt a piston.the next owner spent 3grand on it having a full rebuild done, with 6 new pistons and everything else. they also replaced the water pump. i started it up today and the telltale was not working, so...
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    higher hp engine dependability

    i am looking at buying another boat. but what worries me is, it seems like i see a lot more higher hp engines needing a rebuild, or being sold with a blown powerhead, than i see of the smaller hp engines. are the larger engines less dependable than the smaller engines ? say 50 versus 200 hp. in...
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    97 merc 150 EFI good, bad, or ugly ?

    i am looking at a bassboat with a 97 150 efi on it, how good were these engines ? i was thinking i read that somewhere around that year model, merc used some kind of lining in the cylinders that made the engine not hold up to well.but i dont know what years and size engines they actually were...
  16. greasemonkeyjmj

    tach is suddenly misreading

    can someone tell me why after changing my stator, trigger, and my powerpack on a merc 500. my tach is suddenly reading way off ? before the parts change, it was reading 5100 at WOT now it is reading 6100.we used a handheld direct drive tach held to the top of the crank, and at idle the handheld...
  17. greasemonkeyjmj

    mercury prop questions

    have a 1977 50 hp mercury on a 15 foot bomber fiberglass bassboat.with me (370 lbs) and my dad (205 lbs) my gps showed 25mph. with my engine trimmed out, my tach was showing 6 thousand to 6,100 rpm. correct me if i am wrong, but i think my engine is rated for 5,500 max. i am currently running a...
  18. greasemonkeyjmj

    50 horse merc tach

    i replaced the stator, trigger, and the switchbox on my 77 500 merc, after doing this, the tach needle was moving real slow, and not showing the right reading. now it has stopped moving completely, any ideas on what is going on with this thing. i checked all wiring aat the connections and they...
  19. greasemonkeyjmj

    bilge backflow problems

    i have a bomber 15 foot fiberglass bassboat. the bilge is routed with a thru hull fitting, going through the transom. i am having problems with water backflowing into the thru hull and collecting in my bilge area. i have tried looping the hose and routing it as high as i can . i also went to...
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    leaky tilt and trim cylinder

    i have a leaking TNT cylinder on my 77 merc 500. it is the factory style mercury setup. does anyone have any ideas on whether there is a seal kit or a rebuild kit available for these ?
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