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    need steering cables

    I own a 565 Minn Kota and need the steering cables for it. The part number for each is 2887400(left) and 2887401(right). If anyone can find these for me, let me know please. I have called manufacturer and several service centers looking for these cables and are now obsolete. Thanks for any help...
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    sending unit and gauge

    I just bought a teleflex temp gauge and a stewart warner sending unit. How do I check both gauge and sending unit for ohm reading. I found out they have to match one another. Also, do sending units have different ohm ratings with different manufactures even though they may be for same temp range ?
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    transom to bow mount trolling motor

    Hi everyone ! I was wondering, could I buy a transom mount trolling motor, and reverse the head to make it a bow mount ? Just a thought.
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    fuel tank size is ??

    HI everyone! A friend of mine has a 1990 Bayliner Capri with 4.3 litre V-6 I/O on it. He needs to buy a new tank because it leaks, but he does not know the size. He says he needs to remove the tank so he knows what size tank he needs. i was wondering if anyone could tell me or knows the size...
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    water pump replacement

    Hi everyone. I need to replace the water pump unit in my 1978 1150 tower of power motor. I just ordered parts today at Merc dealer ... going to be 91 dollars. Just a bit ago, I looked on this site and found the same thing for 41 dollars. Easy choice huh ? However, I am new to boating, so I have...
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    check a tach

    Before I connect my tach, how do I check it with a multimeter to see if it is going to work. And how do I hook up the tach? I have a 1978 Mercury 1150 inline 6, 2 cycle.
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    pressure gauge for what ?

    I have a 1978 mercury 1150. called the tower of power. I am replacing some parts and noticed a rubber tube coming from the head between spark plug #3 and #4. I followed the rubber hose to a pressure gauge on the dash. It doesn't work whatever it is. Anyone know what it may be ? IS this thing...
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    what kind of wiring ?

    My motor is a 1978 merc 1150, tower of power. Did merc use aluminum wiring at that time for these motors ? Some of mine just crumbs and I am afraid to move it around too much as I make repairs and adjustments to my motor. Mr. M
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    question about rectifier ....

    I have a 1978 merc 1150, the tower of power. I am in school and learning about ac/dc circuits. I am wondering, if I want to increase the output voltage to my battery while the motor is running, would I have to build my own rectifier, or is there an aftermarket, or even OEM part of a newer Merc...
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    Looking for idle tube .. need help.

    I currently have my WMK-18 carbs off my motor. Motor is a 1978 Merc 1150 with serial # 4856855. I have found a kit that includes everything, except the idle tube. I want to replace all the plug screws and jets and the idle tube in these carbs. However, the places I have been looking, with and...
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    what is back drag ???

    I have 3 WMK-18 carbs on my 1978(yr), 1150 tower of power, a merc. It smokes realy heavy at idle to lower midrangre rpm .... screams like a raped ape at Wide Open Throttle. I do not know the rpm's because I don't know how to hook it up, plus, I am not sure if the tach does work. I also have...
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    who makes and info on my carb

    I have WMK-18 carbs on my motor. Who manufactures them ? Do they have a web site ? I want to find out anything I can about them. I do know they are a back drag carb which I know nothing about how that works. Anyone who can help me out or lead me in the RIGHT direction to find out, I would be...
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    side bowl, back drag carb ??

    I have wmk-18 carbs. They are side bowl, back drag. There are two nipples sticking up from both places on each carb in bowl side and main carb body. I asked the two people who adjusted the idle on my motor about them and they said, "don't worry about it." However, from what I am reading and the...
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    1978 wmk-18 carb

    HI everyone .. first time here ... I have a 1978 hydrasport 18 ft bass boat with a '78 1150 EL 6 cyl. 2 cycle motor on it. The tower of power as I have found out so far on the net. I have (3)WMK-18 carbs and this thing is hard to start. I have found some info as to them being a side bowl back...
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