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    Oil leak or....

    HI guys. Rebuilt the carb and waterpump on my '78 9.8 merc. The engine sat for 1.5 years. Ran it for a while in a barrel; runs better than it ever did, but when I was finished there was a lot of oily foam on the water and dripping out at the prop. The oil in the lower unit (which was fresh)...
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    inlet needle spring?

    Hi guys, last season the impeller went on my 1978 9.8hp 110. Decided at the same time to go through the carb. In my merc repair manual, the exploded view drawings are pretty crappy. I cannot tell if there is supossed to be a spring with the inlet needle. The old needle was sticking, so I got a...
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    Merc 9.8 stalling problem

    Hi everyone, I just bought a late '70s-early '80s Merc 110 9.8hp that is causing me a bit of grief. The engine usually runs fine but every now and then it'll just up and die- it's happenend at idle all the way to full throttle. Sometimes it will restart within 5 pulls other times I'm (actually...
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