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    1974 85 hp Johnson controls problems

    I have a 1974 85hp Johnson. I am sick and tired of the controls. It seems every other time we take it out, I have to take it completely apart and get the sprockets/gear/cog (whatever you call it) realigned so they work correctly. The controls are also very tight I throttle response feels more...
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    Tilt/Trim 1974 Johnson

    I have a 85 hp 1974 Johnson that runs great but I have been cleaning it up and trying to get it a little better shape. The person I bought it from said it used to have tilt/trim on it but it quit working and he took it off and put a manual tilt on it. I would like to add tilt/trim back to it...
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    Convert to electric start

    Does anyone feel like giving me the nitty gritty on a quick conversion from a pull start to electric start for a 2002 Mercury 40 HP 2-stroke? I can find serial # if that would help. Any tips for saving money? Thanks for any help.
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    Can I use this tilt/trim?

    I have a 2002 Mercury 40 hp 3cylinder 2 stroke motor. It has a tiller handle. Every time I need to adjust the tilt of the motor I have to practically hang off the back of the boat to try to lift the thing. Somebody dumped a boat on my property that had this tilt/trim on it. Does anyone know...
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    Motor falls into gear

    I have a 2002 Mercury 40hp 2 stroke. It is a tiller handle with a pull start. I have attempted to work out this problem before but can't seem to make headway. My problem is that I can't seem to get the engine to stay in neutral when trying to start or if I'm just idling. It wants to "fall"...
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    Wow - just Wow

    This is insane. Poor dad.
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    Remove Water Pump Base Assembly

    I have a 2002 Mercury 40 hp 3 cyl. I have had a steady leak in the lower unit that I can't see to locate. As a result I have decided to replace all the seals in the lower unit. Is there a way to remove the water pump base assembly so I can replace the seals without removing the driveshaft...
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    Funny/personal embarassment

    So, since I figure some of you will get a chuckle out of this - I figured I would tell you of an amusing incident that happened to me today. I have a 2002 40 hp Merc. I have had a leak in my lower unit somewhere. I have tried to figure out where several times but have come out empty. So...
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    Lower unit or prop damage?

    I have a 2002, 40 hp 2 stroke, 3 cylinder Mercury with tiller handle. So I went duck hunting this morning in about 35 degree temps. We went about 3 miles from the launch. On the way out, the engine sounded like it was skipping everyone once and awhile. Finally, when we were almost to the...
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    Replace Swivel Tube Bushings

    I need to replace the swivel tube bushings on a 2002 Mercury 40HP (3cyl). Do I have to remove the entire lower unit to replace the lower bushing? I was told I had to remove power head for the upper bushing - but I was going to try replacing the lower bushing first to see if that fixed the...
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