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    2011 mercury 60 4s died

    Motor was running great while trolling and died. The motor will turn over but it will not restart. Normally when the key is turned on I will get a start up beep and hear the high pressure fuel pump run for a few seconds. The beep and pump both are not coming on now. I took a spark plug out and...
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    Steering Cable

    I have recently noticed a small amount of play at the end of my steering cable where it attaches to the steering arm. In the picture I am pointing to the area where the gap opens and closes. It is small and around the size of 1/32 inch. Is the something to be concerned about?
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    Carb for a 40 hp Force

    I posted a few weeks ago that I had problems with the seat on my carb (1999 40hp) and it was pressed in. I took a carb for an older model with the same seat by cutting it out with a hacksaw. I pressed it in my carb and I think I am going to be better off. On a different note this week I...
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    1999 Force 40 carb

    A year ago I made the mistake of puting my carb in a dip overnight. The inlet seat now has the chrome lining eat off leaving the brass finish. It is not sealing as well but still runs. It is a press in seat and says to not remove. I purchased an older carb from a 50 power head and the 50 carb...
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    Mercury change out

    I have a 1999 Force 40 that seems to always be needing something. A local shop has a 2002 Mercury 40 that had the driveshaft broke on it. He has the motor without the lower unit for $1000.00. It looks like my lower unit would hook up and the connections look the same. Part of the drive shaft is...
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    Trigger wear

    I have a 1999 40hp force. I replaced the trigger 2 years ago. This weekend I inspected everything and noticed wear on the inside collar of the trigger. The inside collar is smooth black plastic with raised humps. One of the humps is wore down to bare metal. The motor is not running as smooth as...
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    Electrical shock question

    My motor started to run a little rough like an occasional miss. I then noticed the tach going all over the place. I though I may have a wire loose and reached my hand under the dash to feel. I guess I touched the back of the tach and it fried my left arm. We are talking about the full 40,000...
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    1999 Force Carb issue

    I have rebuilt the fuel pump and was putting a new needle in the carb when I noticed what looked like rust in the seat. I prevented my old needle and new needle from seating properly. I was getting too much gas and a miss at high speed along with black plugs. Upon further inspection I believe...
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    1999 40 link and sync

    I removed the power head and all attachments to replace the gaskets under the motor because water and exhaust fumes were getting under the cowl. I thought I would start from scratch with the link and sync. I adjusted the carb plate to horizontal at full throttle and adjusted the timing to 34 BTC...
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    1999 Force 40

    I use sparkplug L76v and recently L78v. Will the L78v cause damage. Can I use a traditional plug B9HS-10 and if so what is the gap? I would like to use a traditional plug if I can find one that is safe. Also, My motor runs good except for a studder between 1500 and 3000 rpm. I can shove the...
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