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    1974 115hp Upper shift shaft rusted through

    On my 1974 Merc in line 6 the upper shift shaft is exposed just above the lower unit. It is there that the shaft rusted through and I am stuck in FWD. I removed the lower unit and the female end of the upper shift shaft came off with the lower unit. I have the Mercury shop manual for years...
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    Mercruiser 350 1990 I/O

    My step father has just given me his boat as he is now too old and infirmed for boating. It is a 1990 Wellcraft 233 Elipse. It has not moved from his carpart for at least 10 years. The cover is off the engine and much dirt and some leaves have fallen in the the engine compartment. My question...
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    Wellcraft 233 eclipse - What am I getting into?

    My step father has just given me his boat as he is now too old and infirmed for boating. It is a 1990 Wellcraft 233 Elipse. It has not moved from his carpart for at least 10 years. It is VERY dirty but the seats look to be in good condition. There is however serious rotting of the cabin...
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    Should I repair or replace my motor

    My 1987 Merc 'Classic Fifty' 45 hp has blown up. I removed both carbs and found holes behind the lower carb beaten out from the inside. <br />Would this motor be worth fixing or would it be cheeper to replace?? How about rebuilding the power head. I dont think I could rebuild it my self but...
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    45hp 87 merc siezed up

    2 months ago I rebuilt both carbs on my motor. Yesterday(on my birthday, at 4am) I was running about 4500rpms and the moter mad a funny noise. It sounded like when I was running with a bad prop. I stoped and checked but the prop was fine. I tried to restart and it turned over fine once. Now...
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    Rebuilt carbs wont go fast merc 45 1987

    I rebuilt the carbs on a 1987 Merc classic 50(45hp). It idles of for a minuet then stalls. however if I tap the choke when it slows down I can keep it Idleing. Also it only goes 3000rpms at WOT unless I pump the prime ball then it revs up to 5000rpms. Adjusting the mixture does not seem to...
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    Wont Idle 1987 merc 45hp

    I have a 1987 Merc 45hp Classic 50. I was told by the previous owner that the top end was rebuilt 3 years ago. It has run great until yesterday. Now it wont start unless I open up the throttle quite a bit. It wont idle. If I open it up it runs at about 3500rpms for a minuet then clears up...
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