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    2008 merc 15 h.p. stalling when throttled

    Hello. Working on a 15 hp fourstroke. It idles fine but when throttled it just dies unless you fether the throttle. I pulled carb to clean. When i went to put back to geather i noticed the carb bowl oring gasket had really shrunk. I managed to get it back on. Pit carb back on motor and primed...
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    whats this prop for?

    Hi. got a boat prop and not shure what it fits. The only marking is it says michigan and pi80 on it.
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    tach stopped working

    Any idea where to start looking for problem. My tach stopped working. Boat is a smokercraft with an optimax on it if it matters.
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    oil drain plug size lower end

    I got a optimax that i put the oil in with one of those tread in pumps that attatch to oil bottle. Got it done no problem then went to put new oil in my 8 h.p merc four stroke kixker and it is a differnt size thread. I figured merc would have used same size plugs for all ther motors. Any idea...
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    mercury 18h.p. revs high after quarter throttle

    Hello I just purchased a used boat motor a mercury 18 XD i tried it out today and soon as you went over quarter throttle it just reved high and it seemed like you spun the prop off then slow down start over and just do the same thing. If anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated...
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    crank shaft has play in it causing no spark

    Hello I have a 1973 or older 20 HP mercury 200 series with thunderbolt ignition, any how I discovered I had no spark in my cylinders so I pulled the fly wheel off to check the wiring all looks good so I pulled the cover off that exposes the points and discovered that if I rotate the crank Shaft...
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    Suzuki carb setting

    Just wondering if anyone has the carb setting for the high speed and the idle speed screws on a DT150 hp suzuki outboard.
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    Boat stalls on idle

    Hello I have a 150 suzuki that sometimes cuts out on idle when it gets warmed up. For example I was out last weekend and went for a 8 mile boat ride and when we came back into the marina i brought it to an idle and it stalled about 5 times before it would stay running. Also if we run out to...
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