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Hi all. My 3-wire tilt/trim motor from a 1979 Mercury 70hp doesn't work. It doesn't rotate when I connect either the green or the blue wire to +12V while the black wire is connected to battery ground. I've dismantled the motor, done all the first-stage checks (looking for continuity / shorts...
Hi everyone,
I've just bought my first motor boat - an unfinished project with a Mercury 2-stroke 3-cylinder clamshell-type engine. Can anybody tell me which part is missing from the side of the engine circled in red please?! I don't have the experience to identify parts that aren't there...
