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    mercury 650 carb issues

    Well I dug in to remove and rebuild my own carbs. I'm very mechanically inclined but I know absolutely nothing about outboard engines. I managed to get everything removed to access the carbs for removal. I unbolted and removed the upper carb. Only to realize I broke the piece that connects the...
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    engine comes up

    Not sure if this is in the right group or not. If not feel free to relocate. But i took my project 1975 glastron out for a quick trip yesterday. I quickly found out that if im in reverse and give it any throttle at all it slings the engine right up out of the water. I know this is not normal...
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    mercury 650 cold start

    Ive just purchased a new to me glastron v156 with a 65 horse merc on it. I havent had a chance to mess with it due to the weather. But to my understanding it will not cold start without a squirt or two of fuel in the carb. After its started it will aparrantly start fine the remainder of the...
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    New to me 1972 glastron v156!

    I've just purchased a 72 v156 with a 65 horse mercury outboard. The engine runs just doesn't like to cold start. The boat was badly neglected but the last owners. However the floor still feels solid and everything still seems to operate appropriately. So this project will mainly consist of...
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