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    Mercruiser 165 water & oil issues

    Hi, In advance, sorry for the novel: Have recently purchased a Bertram 25 with apparantly rebuilt 165 Mercruisers in it. One motor is a charm, the other on the otherhand has an issue or 2. Cruising speed it is fine, idles like a charm, at around 3000 RPM there was a water leak/weaping out of...
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    Getting more out of 1975 50HP Johnson

    I have just purchased a 14ft glass boat with a 50 HP 1975 Johnson. After a weekend of fishing with 4 people in the boat, it is a bit too underpowered. As the motor is in top condition I was wondering ways to boost up the performance a bit - I dont have heaps of cash to throw at it but was...
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    What ignition do I have?

    How do I tell what sort of ignition my motor has? it is a 55hp chrysler M/N 557HG S/N 3873.<br />I have a picture of the coils on my car website http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/419000-419999/419421_15_full.jpg <br />and<br />...
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    1973 55hp Chrysler probs

    Hi, this is my first post (hopefully of many), I come to you from down under Australia, and am having a bit of trouble with my outboard.<br /> :mad: <br /><br />It starts first time, every time - unusual for an outboard, but when I get it to about 1/2 throttle it misses big time, perhaps bout...
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