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  1. Clams Canino

    60hp 4-stroke enricher issue.

    Yes.. I actually have a question - becuse this is no tthe type of motor I usually deal with. 2001 60ELPT BF (Big Foot) Serial OT293630P As I understand the operation - when choking for cold start an AC voltage is applied to the enricher valve unit (via the ECM) to RAISE the valve needle out...
  2. Clams Canino

    Merc Inline NNTP Newsgroup Issue

    I don't know how else to disseminate this info to the Mercaholics except for here. For those of you who are members of the NNTP Mercury Inlines newsgroup on the news.kraits.org server...... The "outage" isn't a server failure. The DNS lookup expired to transfer pointers from the old server to...
  3. Clams Canino

    December 31st 1969 at 07:00pm

    Is the last time I visited this board. (according to the board) If only today was Jan 1 , 1970 - I'd have it made. (sigh) Anyway the new board looks good - page load times are MUCH better. Looks like I can visit more often. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna run right down to the local...
  4. Clams Canino

    3.0L RingSwap - ON the boat??

    Ok here's the tale of woe. I just got done replacing the #3 piston on a friends 1999 3.0L EFI. All went well, and with some creative use of magnets, string and assembly lube, I managed to swap out the piston by just pulling the intake manifold and not splitting the block. Went very well, all...
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    Late model 50hp knock??

    Hi! It's MY turn to ask advice. :D New arrival to the Clamshack(tm) is a very late model 50hp triple ser# OT218646. It has a slight to moderate knock in the what sounds like #1. Owner wants it found and eliminated, and a new powerhead is $4500 so I gotta go in and find it the old fashioned...
  6. Clams Canino

    73- 74 merc 1150 /// 115 hp

    Distributor will interchange just fine. You're gonna have to get the manual and troubleshoot it the long way. -W
  7. Clams Canino

    91 Force 70 - Is it Yamaha?

    Force 70hp triple with one carb.<br /><br />Flywheel desn't pull with a Merc puller, looks like the Yammy puller will work. ??<br /><br />Also to me the lower unit looks Yamaha?<br /><br />-W (Merc guy - not force)
  8. Clams Canino

    I got this WMA1-3 Carb from Hell!

    That WON'T clean. Off a 1984 44ci Merc. <br /><br />I tried soaking, spraying, etc etc and it STILL won't let me use the idle circuit. Fuel pump on it is rebuilt. Carb seems fine, but the idle circuit is hosed. It works fine off the main circuit. Anyone got a good used WMA1-x carb? Seriously...
  9. Clams Canino

    402 Trigger Question?

    My book don't go that small. I'm ooking at a late seventies 40hp twin (known as the 402).<br /> <br />Trigger only has 2 wires coming down - it think white and brown. What kind of ohm reading ought I be getting across them? I'm getting NOTHING, so I'm pretty sure it's DOA. But I'm just asking...
  10. Clams Canino

    It's Alive (I think)

    The past month has read like a bad sceenplay for "Two Weddings and a Funeral" /sigh<br /><br />I'll be afoot from tomorrow till the Christmas break, now that the winterizing stuff has slowed down too.<br /><br />-W
  11. Clams Canino

    44ci Power Trim Correction

    Myself and a couple others once posted that they didn't think any of the four cylinder 44ci ("Super Thunderbolt") motors ever came with factory power-trim.<br /><br />I have a later one (90's) here now with intigral factory tilt and trim. Looks like it would retrofit to the earlier models...
  12. Clams Canino

    My Timing and Synch post ???

    I just tried to search for it to link it to someone.... I can't find it? Do old posts expire? Did anyone save the complete text of that? I'd hate to re-type it.<br /><br />-W
  13. Clams Canino

    Serial Number Question........

    OK......... time for me to play the "fishing game".<br /><br />Some dear old friends up north have an old party barge with a venerable Merc 4 cylinder 44ci "super thunderbolt" powerhead. They want me to rebuild the carbs the next time I visit up north. OK.<br /><br />All I have is the serial...
  14. Clams Canino

    It's Not Fair.............

    I'll ask a question to meet the rules. How this happen - to me???<br /><br />Brand new NOS powerhead, fitted with ceramic coated hi-dome pistons - and I got the dreaded #3 melt-down at 5800 rpm. I removed the #3 plug and was greeted with a wall of aluminum. <sigh><br /><br />I'm thinking there...
  15. Clams Canino

    Merc 402 Question

    A buddy of mine has a 40hp twin model 402. Visually, I put it at 1971 - 1972. (3406535)<br /><br />My question is if the 402 EVER came with a power-trim? OR if the trims from the later 4 cylinder 40-45 hp Mercs will directly bolt up to the leg?<br /><br />I'm not real fast on the nuances of...
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    "Authorized Dealers?" - Think Twice

    Looking at the end of Headhunts "40hp Salvage" thread compelled me to make this post.<br /><br />His is the third time this year I've either personally seen, or read about here, of a well meaning boater taking an older Merc to an "Authorized Dealer" to the result of not only not getting the...
  17. Clams Canino

    OK what did I miss?

    First I had to reformat my hard disk, a C:ostomy if you will.<br /><br />Then I had to do all the "windows updates" with a dial-up connect.<br /><br />Then I had a "perfect excuse" to convert the master bathroom over to ceramic tile when the toilet threw up all over the carpeting.<br /><br...
  18. Clams Canino

    Beware Boysen reeds in Merc Inlines !!

    Specificly regarding the inlines. More tomorrow. Just saw a whole day go away. <br /><br />I'll give the defense the 1st post.... I'm that sure... :D <br /><br /><br />-W
  19. Clams Canino

    Looking for a GPS - specs.

    After getting lost a couple times out on Hartwell, I think a GPS might be in order. :D <br /><br />I'm looking for an "all in one" unit that meets the following specs:<br /><br />Color screen - bigger the better.<br />Loadable with accurate map of Lake Hartwell S.C.<br />Depth finder<br...
  20. Clams Canino

    Timing and Sync of Merc Inlines (to 1988)

    Manual specs are different for each but this is close enough to get them all REAL close. This assumes nothing is broken or "wrong" with it. This also assumes that the timing pointer is properly adjusted (if adjustable) to accurately read TDC of the #1 piston.<br /><br />This basic procedure will...
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