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    Hard starting '76 merc

    This is a 20 hp, manual start. It can take 10 to 20 pulls for a cold start. It runs fine once it starts. It's got worse last year. I've taken apart the fuel pump and replaced all parts and I know it's OK. The fuel bulb and line are new. I understand from reading the posts, that the choke...
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    20 hp mercury stalls

    It's a 1976, 20 hp outboard. The fuel pump has apparently failed. It is integral with the carburetor. If we pump the bulb, it will keep running, otherwise, the motor stalls after 5 min or so. We have the pump rebuild kit, BUT there are two fuel check valve sheets in the kit [along with the...
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