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    Bait Well and Boat Plug confusion

    I have just bought a 18ft bass boat that has two bait wells in the center of it, one in the front of the boat and one in the back. The first time I took it out I put the plug drain plug in that I have done on other boats but I did not put a plug in the other hole b/c I assumed it had to do with...
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    Trolling Motors - What to look for?

    I have a 18ft bass boat that I use in saltwater (fl.) where there are lots of flats. I am looking into getting a used trolling motor and have seen some inexpensive ones w/ 30 lbs. of thrust and some more expensive ones with 50 lbs. of thrust. What should I be in the market for for my size boat...
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    Cleaning out saltwater motor when living in an apartment.

    I have an issue that I'm sure many others have had to deal with. I live in an apt. complex and don't have a place to flush my motor after a day in the saltwater. We have carports to store our boats but no flushing area b/c the complex it technically on a nature preserve. How can I flush my...
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    Carpeting Boat - Need Advice

    I have a bass boat that I want to carpet b/c it is black and the sun will cook my feet. The body of my boat is similar to this pic Im uploading but my boat is a fixer upper. I am also going to be using this boat to fish of course. So here is what I need to know. 1. Can I use outdoor carpet or...
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    Should I buy this ???

    I am about to purchas a boat, motor, trailer deal. Boat is a 1975 17ft. orlando clipper in decent shape, little cleaning up needed. Trailer is a 1975 no rust (not really concerned about trailer) MOTOR is a 1986 VRO50 Johnson w/o trim and tilt. Compression is 138 psi upper, 140 psi lower...
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    Swapping short shaft for long shaft??

    I have an 85 VRO50 Johnson with a long shaft and I am about to obtain an 86 VRO50 Johnson with a short shaft. The 85 has a fffd up piston but I want to know can I use it's long shaft on the working 86? Is it just a matter of swapping them out?
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    2 stroke @ 60 psi upper and 150 psi lower

    I recently did a compression check after a month w/o one and I found that a cylinder that was at 160 psi was now at 60 psi and the other one dropped from 160 psi to 150psi. This is an old 1980 40hp motor and I am wondering if I do a decarb if this may fix the compression a little? I wanted to...
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    Compression Check left me SAD!!!

    I have been working on a project motor 1980 merc 40hp and have fixed and replaced and fixed many things. A month ago or so I did a compression test and the upper cylinder was 160 psi and the lower was 160 psi. Then after running it about 30 miles or so in a month I had various issues with it...
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    Motor runs great for when cold but bad when hot.

    I have a 1980 merc 40hp that runs fine the first 20 minutes on the water but after that it starts getting loud and does not seem to go nearly as fast. If I stop and fish for a while, it will run 'ok' the next time I start it and go but not nearly like the first 20 minutes Any Ideas?
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    Motor is LOUD as HELL!

    I have a Mercury 1980 40hp and it is so fn loud i can barely take it. Any tips? Are old outboards supposed to be so deafening.
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    1980 Mecury 40hp - Engine Lacking Power

    I have a project motor that I have done SOOOOO much too and now it seems to need some fine tuning. When I'm out on the water is seems like it is surging (lacking power) when I have the throttle all the way forward. It barely runs when the flap on the front of the carb (labeled 37 in pic) is...
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    Clogged Pee Hole

    I have a pee hole that I can not blow through. Water does not flow right either. I have put a hose right to the nipple on the block and blow as hard as i can but no go. I don't have a compressor or pressure washer. Any ideas where and why this is clogged and how to unclog it?
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    Keeps stalling unless I pump Primer bulb constantly

    I have a mercury 1980 2cyl 40hp motor that has been my little project lately and I recently am having trouble keeping it running unless I pump the primer bulb every 4 to 5 seconds. I have replaced ALL of the fuel line from tank to fuel pump to engine. I noticed my bulb does not stay squeezed in...
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    Pee Hole not peeing

    I JUST replaced my impeller on my 1980 40hp 2cyl merc. and after I was done the water did not shoot out in a nice stream like it is supposed to. I then had been running it in a bucket while doing some throttle work for a couple weeks and it gradually got to the point where the water just...
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    Need help figuring out Throttle set up.

    I have a Mercury 1980 40 hp and when I bought it the throttle was jimmy rigged to hell. I have since hooked up the throttle cables from my boat to it but again it is a jimmy rig job and i feel very unsecure about taking it out in the water more than 100 yards :eek:. In fact I barely have a...
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    Motor revs high in neutral

    I have a Mercury 1980 40hp that is reving really high in neutral. After trouble shooting a little I noticed that the lever under the fly wheel is always sitting in the high idle position, as if my throttle was all the way engaged. Im attaching an image. Nothing is pushing this thing to this...
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    Replaced Impeller but now can't get motor back together

    Mercury 1980 40hp I put my water pump back together with a new impeller and then while I was attempting to seat the bottom part of the motor it would not go past the last inch that was left. Every time I try, it just stops at about an inch left to go. There is a brass pipe that feed the motor...
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    Mercury 40hp 1980 - Motor revs high in neutral

    I have my motor in neutral and low idle but when I start the motor it revs like a biotch. It revs so high that I immediately turn it off so as to not damage the motor. I checked my carb and the flap is closed so this makes no sense. It started doing this the other night after taking it out for...
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    Mercury 40hp 1980- How do i remove impeller

    I took my water pump apart but I could not figure out how to get my impeller off of the shaft. I tried prying it gently but it will not budge. I looked for a lock washer or pin bud did not see one.
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    1980 Mecury 40hp - Throttle set up issue

    The throttle controls that came with my boat and set of throttle controls that I tried both do not quit work right with this motor. ATM the best we could get it to do was be in nuetral at idle speed and then engage the gear into forward while increasing the throttle. There is no throttle control...
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