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    Rotational play in flywheel, cause for concern?

    I have heard that having any rotational play in the engines flywheel is a sign of bad bearings? or something iam not sure. I was wondering what this means and if it is going to end up causing problems for me in the future. 1983 150hp XR-2 Black Max. any info would be greatly appreciated!( no...
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    Peeling paint on block but runs great?

    about a year ago I bought a boat with a 1983 150hp Merc on it, it has great, even compression of 125 across all cylinders, runs, and idles great. I have had no problems at all with it.when I bought it I made the rookie mistake of not noticing some peeling paint on the one side of the block and a...
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    1983 150hp Merc XR-2 peeling paint/overheat question

    about a year ago I bought a boat with a 1983 150hp Merc on it, it has great, even compression of 125 across all cylinders, runs, and idles great. I have had no problems at all with it.when I bought it I made the rookie mistake of not noticing some peeling paint on the one side of the block and a...
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    150 Black Max idle too high...how to adjust?

    As the title says I have a 1983 150hp Mercury Black max that runs awesome and idles good....just higher than the recommended rpm's. So my question is how do I adjust the idle to be lower? idle adjustment screw/s? it says no more than 750rpm while in gear and im quite a bit higher than that. any...
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    1983 150 Black Max...Mystery tube....what is it and where does it go?

    So its hard to describe where this probably one day clear, now yellowed, plastic tube is coming from. I shall do my best lol on the front of the motor, going down into the L/U is a small clear tube, its not attached to anything right now, not sure why, probably came loose during transport, none...
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    1983 150 XR-2 ....tilt/trim issues! help!

    so I just bought a boat with a great running 150 XR-2 on it, the catch was the trim/tilt isnt working(price negotiated accordingly). so what happens is I can hear the solenoids click when I go to raise/loser the motor, checked connections, all seem good. any ideas where to look and what to do...
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    Help!...What kind of boat do I have?PICS!!!!

    Sooo I bought a new(to me) boat, 18 ft. with a 1979 140hp Johnson o/b. Yes I purchased it without knowing what kind of boat it was...liked the boat, not knowing what it was, wasnt going to deter me. So now after goin over it and looking just about everywhere for some sort of sign of make or...
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