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    1980 Mecury 40hp - Overheating

    I think now that I FINALLY got my boat in the water with this project motor that it is now overheating. It will run forever when in idle and neutral but about 3 to 5 minutes of actually moving the boat in the water at a higher throttle speed the motor dies out and I smell a little bit of crispy...
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    Mercury 40hp 1980 Switch Box is Bad

    I have been troubleshooting a motor I bought (Mercury 40hp 1980 2cyl 2stroke) and have found that there is only spark coming from one power pack. I troubleshot the power packs that the plug wires plug into and they are ok and since I am getting spark out of one wire I am ruling out the magneto...
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    Towing w/ a Honda Civic

    I have a 15.5 foot Siracco boat (duel haul) with a 1980 40hp 2 cylinder mounted to it. Is it possible to use my 1999 Honda civic ex (1.6 liter V-tec, frt wheel drv, manual transmission) to pull this boat in and out of the water? I need to figure this out before I go spend the money on a hitch. I...
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    1985 Johnson 50hp needs piston rebuilt

    I bought a boat w/ a 1985 Johnson 50hp (2cyl, 2 stroke) and it turned out one of the cylinders had zero compression and the piston is chewed. I have since bought and mounted a 1980 Mercury outboard but I was wondering what the chances are of rebuilding this piston/cylinder on my own w/o any...
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    Mercury 40hp 1980-40 runs only when carb cleaner sprayed in carbs

    I have a 1980 2 cylinder 2 stroke outboard that I just mounted on my boat. At first there was problems with how the previous owner set up the ignition but it would start up fine. Now after rewiring the ignition the engine will only start and run when carb cleaner is sprayed directly into the...
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