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    Bass Tracker TX-17 Motor ???

    Hello, Just wanted to get some opinions on this. I have a 1993 Bass Tracker Tournament TX-17 bass boat. The boat came with the johnson 40hp that does ok but I bought a 1983 Mercury 80hp im going to put on it. The boat says it is rated for Max 70hp which i think is kinda low. I think the 80 will...
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    crankshaft bearing cage

    1983 mercury 80hp motor. Would it be ok to reuse the metal cages if i replace all the needle bearings on the crankshaft. Thanks in advance.....
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    Transfer Ports

    As I was checking out the bleed restrictors I noticed how rough the beginning of the transfer Ports are. Can these be smoothed out without hurting anything? I attached a pic to show what im talking about.
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    Cleaning pistons ???

    What is the best way and safest to clean up pistons esp the ring grooves? Thanks in advance for your help.....
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    Mercury 80hp lower unit hose ?

    Can somebody please tell me what the hose is for on my lower unit. I have a 1983 mercury 80hp and right in front of the shift shaft there is a hose sticking up about a foot long. Is it to help vent something and where does it go when I reinstall the lower unit. Thank you in advance.......
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    1983 mecr 80hp

    I am working on a 1983 merc 80hp and the crank is bad so I bought one off ebay. The crankshaft I bought is from a 1975 85hp motor. I looked up the part numbers and they all seem to match. The pistions that came on the 1975 85hp have 2 rings and the pistons on my 83 80hp motor have 3 rings. Would...
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    Cylinder honing question

    Just a quick question on cylinder honing. I have a 1983 mercury 80hp I am rebuilding. What honing technique is better? The ball hone or the regular stone hone on these engines? Thank you in advance for any help....
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    1973 mercury 500 50hp compression test

    Ok guys here is what I have. I bought a 1973 Mercury 500 50hp outboard motor for 50.00 bucks that came with controls also. I panned on putting this motor on my bass tracker next spring. The motor has been setting a long time from the looks of it. I have the motor stripped down and got around to...
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    1983 Mercury 80hp power head removal help !!!

    Can anyone please tell me how to get the power head off. I have all the bolts or nuts removed it is just stuck. I dont know if its the bolts or the gasket but it wont budge. Thank you in advance for any help you guys can give me.... PS: This is a 1983 4-cylinder 80hp sn= 6234303
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    Johnson 40hp fuel pump

    Hello and thank you in advance, I have a 1993 johnson tracker 40hp that I removed the vro system on and installed a new fuel pump. The motor runs great from mid way to wide open but doesnt seem to want to idle very good. The carbs have been cleaned several times compression is 125,129 spark is...
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    Thermostat stuck open !!!

    Hello all, I have been having a terrible time from my 1993 johnson tracker 40hp idleing. It use to pur like a kitten but lately it just doesnt want to idle worth crap. I have been reading older post on here and saw several talking about the thermostat being stuck open and that causing their...
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    What do you think about this ???

    Ok I recently purchased a 1993 bass tracker tx-17 and it came with the tracker 40 johnson on it. The motor ran great when i purchased it. I even started it several times at home on muffs and it ran great. I took it out to the lake about a week ago for the first trip. It started up fine idled...
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    johnson idle jets

    I have a 1993 johnson 40hp (TJ40ELETB) and I noticed that the idle jets have two different numbers stamped on them. The top carb has 33 stamped on it and the bottom jet has 35. Shouldnt they be the same number jets? Thanks in advance......
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    Help Another Tach question !!!!

    Hello, And thanks in advance. I have a 1993 bass tracker tx-17 bass boat with a johnson tracker 40hp motor also 1993. The tach doesnt seem to be showing accurate to me so I checked the setting on it and it is set to 10p. I thought it was suppose to be 6p for a 12 pole. My tach only has 4p,8p,10p...
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    Abu Garcia Vengeance rods

    Anybody have one of the new Abu Garcia Vengeance rods ? Thinking about getting some but wanting to see what others are thinking about them. Any input you can give will help alot....
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    Please help with carpeting boat !!!

    Hello everyone, I am redoing my 16' Jon Boat. I built new decks and stuff in her. My problem is that im ready to carpet now and just cant figure out how you would cut the carpet to fit inside the deck lid openings. I figured out the cuts on the lids but the deck openings I just cant figure out...
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    Warning Stay Away From This Place !!!

    I have been looking around on the internet for a stainless steel prop for my mercury 25hp outboard. I found one that I liked and searched around for the lowest price. I went to several web-sites and finally found one that was 18 bucks cheaper so I ordered it from them. They were boats.net and...
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    Peel Away Marine Paint Stripper

    Has anyone used this before? I have a 16' aluminum jon boat that has been painted black and I want to strip it back to the shiney aluminum again. From reading the web-site about it and watch it on youtube it seems very promising. Here is the link to it http://www.paintremoval.com/Qstore/p000035.htm
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    Mercury 25hp lower unit bearings

    Hello all, I am new here this is my first post and I want to start off by saying I have read alot on here and noticed how informative this place really is. That is what made me want to join this awesome forum...... Now I have a 1995 Mercury 25hp long shaft outboard. I am in the middle of...
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