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    73 merc 500 50hp

    hello guys does my 73 merc have a thermostat because i changed my impeller and it still not peeing any water...???
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    wanna start motor

    can i start an outboard without the lower unit bolted on???
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    1972 mercury50hp with LU problems

    hello i have a 72 merc 50hp that i replaced the water pump in when i reinstalled the LU and tried to start eng. the prop was spinning and it seems to be in gear so i dropped LU shifted the box to full foward and spun the shift shaft all the way forward still didnt work ... the prop rachets to...
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    73 merc 50hp please help

    replaced water pump in lower unit put LU back on motor went to start motor it fired once or twice then i saw the prop start to spin everytime i turn the key and try to start motor what happened i thought i was careful enough to not turn the shift rod in the LU what can i do??? PLEASE HELP
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    what year is my evinrude??? please

    model #408720 40hp electric shift ...
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    1972 johnson 50hp

    hey guys motor runs excelent just bought it for 350.00 not a bad deal controls and all mounted it on the boat a 1960's 15' runabout "swiss 6 " had to beef up transom a little water logged but did a great job should last a season or two question is takes a long time to plane witch way do i move...
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    73 merc questions

    hey guys JUST BOUGHT A 72 MERC 50 HAD TO SOAK CYC. CAUSE THEY WERE A LITTLE STUCK BUT THEY R FREE NOW TRY TO START IT AND FUEL LINES ARE BAD LEAKING EVERYWHERE CARBS PROB. GUMMED UP HASNT Ran In over a year anyways question is i just checked compress. 120 in top three cyc. and 105 in #4 cyc. is...
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    In Desperate Need

    HEY GUYS IM IN NEED OF SOME HELP i have a 68 rude lark 40 hp selectric shift put new lower unit on fired it up hit foward gear goes in nuetral hit nuetral goes in foward wired up the same way it was very confussing any way another problem is when i turn the key off the motor doest not shut off...
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    68 lark selectric shift problems

    just fired up motor and the prop was spinning in forward turned key off and the motor did shut off but it ran smoother and the prop stopped what the heck was that... did some looking around found out the wires in the very bottom was chewed up took the bottom apart and the magnets i think that's...
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    1968 lark x 40hp wont start

    hello guys new to site and fairly new to outboards i just bought a 1960 boat and it came with a 68 evinrude lark selecshift the guy started the motor with jumper cables from battery to the starter it fired right up ran a little rich but ran when he went to shut it off he pulled the plug wires...
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