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  1. Nandy

    NADA website motor retail value

    Im not sure if this belongs here, but there is not general questions forum for motors. I have been using the NADA site to check weigths but their retail value for motors seem a bit off. I mean, and 1987 suzuki 85 hp motor $215 retail value? I doubt that. Anyone knows a place that can be used...
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    Evinrude Website

    Im looking for information for a evinrude 1975 70 hp. I have found a few websites with parts but they dont show prices. go figure. Thanks!
  3. Nandy

    1989 SUZUKI 85 hp, parts and advise.

    I have a gentleman selling me this motor. He is asking 250 for it. He was running it in the lake when it quit. It would turn over but wont start. He was told at the shop that the oil injector quit working and it had a bad cylinder. He decided to buy a johnson and not repair the Suzuki (over 1k...
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    Dripping carbs

    I have a Mercury 500 / 50 H.P. Four motor s/n 2479050 year of manufacture is probably 1968, it has thunderbolt ignition. When I get ready to start the motor I go to the bulb to prime the gas a few times. I have noticed that if I squeeze the bulb a couple times after it gets hard my lower card...
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    Merc 500 wont start, Ignition problem?

    I have a Mercury 500 / 50 H.P. Four motor s/n 2479050 year of manufacture is probably 1968, it has thunderbolt ignition if I recall right. Short story, I dipped the motor and my transom for less than a minute in the lake. I cleared the carbs from water. With the carbs and the sparkplugs out I...
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    Merc 500 Spark missfiring

    I have a 50 horse power merc 500. Built in 1968. This motor has been running with minimal need for service and the usual yearly maintenance for the last 4 season or so. The last few trips the motor was not running at it's top. It generally does 27mph at wot but now it was doing about 24mph. It...
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    Why is the Merc 470 a bad motor choice?

    In another post a member mentinoned the Merc 470 as a non desirable motor to buy. I read the reasons why OMC might be a bad reason. Some mention that it is a discontinued motor with hard to find parts and little support. Some argued that point. So anyone wants to share why would a 470 be a bad...
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    Mercruiser parts and advice.

    Im looking at a boat that the Mercruiser crank but will not start. I have not tried it myself, that is what the current owner told me. He believes the problem is electric. Said that, what are and how much are the most expensive electric parts for this motor? I could not see much of the motor...
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    Floating foam, to remove and replace or...

    I read a lot here of people removing soaked floating foam. Now, after you remove it, do you replace what you took off? I dont recall much talk about that so I think most people dont. If not, is that a violation of the law? Thanks!
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    Questions about a 1979 19 ft Baretta boat

    I'm looking at a 19 ft 1979 Baretta boat with an inboard motor. The guy that is selling it bought it as a project boat (sounds familiar) and then realize he is not up to the task. Anyone can give any general information about these boats/inboard? Like what type of motor they have, horsepower...
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    Is this Fish Master worth $350.00?

    Here is what I have been offered. 17 1/2 fishmaster tri hull with a 125 evenrude. This boat is a "project" boat from the current owner. He was going to try to change a few things on it. Now he has to move and he is selling it. I don?t mind a project boat myself. Here is some of the information...
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    Automotive forum

    This forum is one of the most helpful sites I have visited. Does anybody knows a site like this for automotive help? I need help with my nissan.<br />Thanks!
  13. Nandy

    Mercury 500 no spark

    Mercury 500 / 50 H.P. Four Cylinders<br />Motor s/n 2479050 Year prob. 1968<br />Here I go, working motor and I have to try to make it work better, Right???? Well, I found that the cables jackets of the internal harnes for this motor are comming appart. This was causing me problems trying to...
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    Mercury 500 will not charge battery.

    Mercury 500 / 50 H.P. Four Cylinders<br />Motor s/n 2479050 Year prob. 1968<br /><br />The motor has never charged the battery since I bought it. I attributed the problem to the rectifier since at a glance you could see it burned. I decided to fix the problem and bought a rectifier and installed...
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    Critters on your boat

    This is unbelievable. I finished working on my motor a few weeks ago. I am on the breaking process and I have not really run this motor too many times. Last time I ran the boat, two weeks ago, everything was going ok.<br />Today when I started the motor no water was coming out of the motor...
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    Critters on your boat

    This is unbelievable. I finished working on my motor a few weeks ago. I am on the breaking process and I have not really run this motor too many times. Last time I ran the boat, two weeks ago, everything was going ok.<br />Today when I started the motor no water was coming out of the motor...
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    Problem, Mercury 500, start at home, won’t start at lake

    Mercury 500<br />50 hp<br />1968<br />Continuation of the initial post.<br />Ok, I took the motor apart and found that the one reed petal for each piston 3 and 4 was broken. These pieces made it to the two mentioned above pistons. Cylinder 3 did not get scratched but the top ring was damaged by...
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    Mercury 5000, start at home, won’t start at lake.

    Mercury 5000 - 50 H.P. Four <br />4 Stroke<br />Motor s/n 2479050 <br />Motor built somewhere from 1965 - 79 Possibly 1974<br /><br />I had this motor for over 3 years. It always dripped water on the water exhaust port instead of shooting the most common know tattletale stream of water that most...
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