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  1. swamp-fox

    Thanks To All!!

    I know we say thanks after a question gets answered, however I want to thank everyone on the help of getting my '78 90hp Tower going!!! A little back ground is, this is the motor that powered the boat for my mom and dads first date. He bought it new with the skeeter in '78. After giving it to...
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    Water coming out back exhaust hole...

    On my '78 90hp. I changed the water pump. Water started coming out the 2 square holes in the back...It's peeing good but there is pretty good bit coming out the square. I hope it's something I did, but I know I lined up the tube, that's the only thing I know it could be. Can anyone give me some...
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    Starter is hot and wires are smoking...

    I put back together my '78 90hp Merc. While I was trying to start it I noticed the wires were smoking from the wiring harness inside the motor. It seems the ground that goes to the cowl is getting the hottest. I checked the polarity on the battery and it was right. I had taken the harness out...
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    Question on coil...

    I have a '78 90hp merc with distributor. Do i have to put this jump/ground wire like this.. I have a new coill and it has a little metal ground looking piece
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    What timing light?

    My 1978 90hp is drying from a new paint job right now. Hopefully Saturday I will put it back together. I know I need a timing light, so I went to the local auto part store. There was a digital and inductive....Which one should I get? What is the difference, besides about $60 in price.
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    What the heck are these pieces??????

    This is the state of my motor right now..LOL While washing and degreasing 33 years from the motor and bottom cowl. I found these little pieces and this little bushing thing. My guess is the black pieces are from the casting of the block or something. I can't find anywhere that they might...
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    Any way to add a temp gauge/sensor?

    I have a 1978 90hp merc. Is there anyway I can add a temp gauge? I noticed on the 115 of the same year, there is threads going into the block by the #1 spark plug. I was thinking that is what they were for.
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    Mercury paint

    I bought some Mercury Quicksilver Phantom Black to repaint my outboard. I did a test on a extra cowl support bracket. After letting it sit for about 24hours when I touched it, I left a white film..I have the Quicksilver clear coat on the way, but I couldn't wait so I just gave it a try. My...
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    90hp Tower of Power rebuild...questions

    Hi everyone, I'm fairly new here and some of this is kind of new to me. These are my '78 90 and 115 towers. I plan on taking the distibutor off the 115 and putting it on the 90. One of my questions is, why would the distributor go out on the 90 in the first place. My dad took the cap off and the...
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    Do these distributors swap?

    I'm new here and would like to start off by saying hello and thanks for the help in advance! I have two 1977 mercurys, one is a 90hp and one is a 115hp. Everything that I have read and heard is that the distributors (and some other things) are interchangeable. My goal is to take the distributor...
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