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    Tranducer and speedo question

    Hi all I am fitting a Lowrance x75 fishfinder, on the rear of my boat is a 4 inch wide tranducer mounting bracket, my fish finder also has a speedo one the ones where the wheel spins, what I want to know is can I mount the tranducer and the speedo side by side on my mounting bracket. thanks...
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    This has the boat mechanics stumped

    I have a 1982 40 hp mariner, the problem with it is it idles too fast, now some details about the motor, compression 120 on both cylinders, timing spot on, mixture correct, carby's clean and idle screw backed of so it is not touching and the butterflies are compleatly closed. The only way the...
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    Manual for a 40hp mariner

    Hi I have a 1982 40hp mariner serial no 40e 6e9l 405360 I am looking for the correct manual for this outboard can someone point me in the right direction. thanks macca123
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    remove pwerhead

    Hi all I want to remove my power head to remove some broken bolts from the exhaust cover, how do I go about removing the gear leaver linkages, I have a manual but it does not seem to cover my axact motor which is a 1982 40hp mariner/yammy. The manual I have says it covers 2hp to 40hp 1 & 2 cyl...
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    Exhaust plate cover 40hp mariner

    Hi all I am doing some maintenance to my 1982 40hp mariner/yamaha, new thermostat, water pump ect the mechanic at my local boat shop suggested I also do the manifold gaskets on the fuel pump side of the motor, where the tell tale comes out. so try to gently do first bolt snap, stainless steel...
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    Tachometer for a 40 hp mariner

    Hi I have a 1982 40hp mariner built by yamaha, serial no mariner 40e 6e9l 405360 I want to purchase a tachometer for this motor would any marine tacho do or does it need a special tachometer, I remember reading a post something along those lines cannot find the post now. thanks macca123
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    Will this prop fit ???

    A question for the prop guru's out there, I have a 40 hp mariner/ yamaha serial no 40e 6e9l 405360 a 1982 model and the prop no is 48-73136 a4 13p, I want to go to a bigger pitch so I have found this prop f10. 13x15p it is off a mercury don't know what model, will this prop fit my engine need to...
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    Prop pitch recommendation

    Hi I purchased a 1982 mariner/ yamaha 40hp model no 40e 6e9l 405360, the prop is stuck on solid tried everything except burning off or cutting it off, the prop is pretty rough anyway so it wouldn't hurt to buy a new one. The current prop no is 48 73136 a4 13p best I can tell, what pitch should...
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    A dilemma

    I recently purchased a Mariner (yamaha built) 40hp, engine no is Mariner 40e 6e9l 405360 which I am told is 1982 model what I want to do is this, I want to run the engine on the water, it starts and runs fine in a drum, compression I am told is 130 in each cylinder it does have issues with the...
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    Waterpump repair

    Hi to all I am replacing the seals in my 40hp 1982 mariner waterpump, there are 2 seals that go together in the main housing, what I need to know is do they both face down or is the bottom seal facing up and the top seal face down. I have a manual but it does not explain this. regards keith
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    Mariner 1982 gearshift shaft

    Hi I am trying to remove my gearcase on my mariner 40hp 1982 seial no 6e9l 405360 I have the 6 bolts undone around the leg and it drops down about 1 inch thats as far as it will go, it appears the gearshift shaft is the problem where do I disconnect it from. thanks for any replies...
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    Fitting new high tension leads to starter motor

    Hi My 40 hp mariner 1982 model 6e9l 405360 would not crank over, so after some fault finding I discovered that the battery leads to solenoid/ starter were at fault so I removed the old leads and purchased new leads the problem is that there are 2 metal retaining brackets that bolt on ,one to...
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    40 hp mariner year of manufacture

    Just joined the forum and would like to say what a wonderful source for all things boating, glad to be onboard. Now for my problem I am tryng to find the year model for my mariner 40hp the information on the identification plate is as follows, made in japan, mariner 40E, 6E9L 405360. thankyou...
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