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    Engine thump noise then full stop

    Check oil in the drive.
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    Sputtering Johnson V4 90hp - 1994

    Agreed----Clean carburetors / jets are very important on a 2 stroke.-----Clean them and post the results here.
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    HELP - Mercury Motor Won’t Start - Carburetor is suspect

    Those primers rarely fail.----Up to the owner to read the owners manual.----Learn how systems work.---Operating the red lever and squeezing the primer bulb is the same as using a spray bottle.------No wonder folks buy new motors with " turn the key " starting computer.
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    HELP - Mercury Motor Won’t Start - Carburetor is suspect

    But this motor has the wonderful electric primer valve.-----Pushing the key in while cranking does the same thing as a spray bottle!-----It can not be made simpler.
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    HELP - Mercury Motor Won’t Start - Carburetor is suspect

    The motor is black ??----Or a novice?----Perhaps the poster should post the procedure vused to try and start it.-----Pushing key in and holding it in when starting the motor?
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    Should I change prop pitch/ go to stainless.

    Why would you say that the 15"prop is not stainless?----Some stainless is indeed magnetic.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Folks often learn about outboards / and water pump operation the hard way.----Through an empty wallet.
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    1988 125 HP Force Rebuild

    Water MUST be 6" above the impeller in a test bucket.
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    Sputtering Johnson V4 90hp - 1994

    I doubt there is an air leak.
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    1976 Evinrude 9.9

    It will start easy / run well on 1 cylinder.----Check the reed valves.
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    115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue

    These inline 6 motors run very nice / slow when in good condition.-----Folks often start guessing / adjusting things.----They mess them all up.
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    Just bought a 70s 16-17ft Springboke with a 85 johnson is this a good Outboard

    Agreed----I've seen a lot of boats listed / sold that just need TLC.-----Death traps is what they are.----I am about 3 hrs west of you.----Remove the floor and see what it needs.----And it takes a lot longer to build / repair a boat than what they tell you.
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    power loss and shaking motor

    Some of these 4 strokes can NOT be revved up in neutral.----ECU prevents this.----Test with it in gear and post a video of a test run.
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    1976 Evinrude 9.9

    Revisit the fuel pump.-----Location of UP marking.-----Dome spring location relative to outlet nipple.----Check valves in the pump.
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    Just bought a 70s 16-17ft Springboke with a 85 johnson is this a good Outboard

    Canada is quite big.-----You might be next door to some folks that can help with older motors.
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    Johnson won't start

    I believe you spent way too much.----Only my opinion.
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    1976 Evinrude 9.9

    Checked reed valves ?
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    1976 Evinrude 9.9

    These pumps are used on 3 HP (1968 ) to 25 HP.----Pump plenty of fuel.----But it can be assembled with OUTLET and dome spring in different position.----Also marked with UP .----Make sure it is correct for your motor.----Pump may have been swapped out and they all look the same.
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    125 HP fails to rev up

    On 1/4-20 screws the torque is 60 / 80 INCH LBS
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    1976 Evinrude 9.9

    I would never buy a new pump.----They are so simple to repair.----Checked for PRESSURE pulses from the crankcase that drive the pump?----Any small creatures build a nest under the cover over the winter?---Checked pick-up tube inside your tank?
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