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    How to fix a 1973 Mercury 1150!!!

    After two years, a lot less hair, NO boating or skiing and finally succombing to my fathers advice, I fixed my old Mercury 1150. <br /><br />I bought a 1986 Evinrude VRO 110. <br /><br />Been to the lake 3 times this year. Got sun burned, bruised, had father try to kill me with a tube and a long...
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    1150 Spark control or what?

    I have been working on this '73 1150 for what seems like an eternity now. I finally broke down and took it to a local repair shop. Problem was it started and idles great. would not accelerate.<br />I rebuilt the carbs. Fuel pumping fine, good compression across all 6 cyl. thought i had found all...
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    Float level Adjustment & Synchronization

    I just got the Seloc manual for my 73 Merc 1150. Was having trouble that motor started fine, idled great but wouldn't open up. was revving up just enough to get a wake. Plugs were wet when I took them out, had some people tell me to check floats. I took the carbs off cleaned them out thoroghly...
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    gas tank leaking out vent when parked.

    I have a 12 gallon gas tank mounted under the transom of my 16' starcraft. The fuel fill is in the top of the transom and right below it on the side of the outboard well is the vent. I overfilled the tank ont eh way to the lake and of course got some leakage out the vent. Went tot he lake and...
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    backwards steering on Telelflex Rack & Pinion

    Just got this boat and after dropping it in the water found that someone has put on the teleflex back mount rack and pinion steering unit and wheel. Problem is that it steers backwards from the way it should be. Am looking for info on how to swap the rack back to its right position. <br /><br...
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    Merc 1150 Won't accelerate, Starts & Idles great.

    I have a '72 Merc 1150 that starts good, idles great but will not accelerate. It will rev the engine with the warm up lever some. But when you put it in gear, you have to run the throttle full forward and you get the boat moving just enough to create a wake. It's not even trying, doesn't bog...
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    '72 Mercury 1150 Need Schematics

    I have a '72 Mercury 1150 Thunderbolt that I cannot get to start. I bought the boat a week ago, it was a mess, cleaned it up, had to rewire the console and several things under the cowling. But I am sure I didn;t mess up the wiring itself, but may have a bad connection in something I did. I need...
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