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    Problems starting the engine UPDATE!

    I am having problems starting my 62 merc500. I have a spark on all of the plugs and cleaned the carbs also, but still it won't start, sometimes it seems it want to run but then again nothing. I dont know where to look now. Has anybody got a suggestion?
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    No complete reverse

    I've changed the impeller of my 62 Merc500 and have put my lower unti back on. When i shift it everything seems normal but the reverse isn't as good as it seems. Soi adjusted the cable as far over as she will go but the gears only clatter. If I take the controls off I can push the shift lever a...
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    What is the right way to place a new impeller?

    Today i received my new impeller parts out of the States (thanks to Brains Marina) and i am glad that they came so soon. Because this is the first time for me i want to now how i can do it the right way. In the picture below is the housing with the hole for the impeller and the new impeller...
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    Help Needed

    I am looking for someone who could be so kind to help me order a mercury part and ship it to the Netherlands. I am looking for the part with mercury number 20270a2. I now i can order it in a internetshop but i don't now if it is gonna make it in time for my vacation over two weeks. Is there...
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    Another start problem

    When i was testing today and started it a few times it ran great. But when i wanted it to start after an hour it wouldn't engage, it kept trying to start the engine but it was no use. The starter now only clicks, ive tried to charge the battery for 2 hours but still it only clicks. Is the...
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    No water out of pee hole merc 500

    Last winter i bought a merc 500 that wasn't running. Now iv got it running but when it runs for a minute or so there is still no water coming out of the pee hole. Is this right or wrong, or is it because i let the engine run to short? The engine felt warm during this minute and some parts i...
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    Lower unit and impeller??

    I wanna know if on my 61 model merc 500 with a impeller house cover in shape of a disc (partnr 20270A) the newer cover of a 71 model will fit. Is it possible to do this and make a change with the cover to a complete housing of a newer modelyear? Do i need to change a lot or is it completely...
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    Tacho on old merc500????

    I have a tacho in my garage that was supossed to be mented for a car. There are 3 wires coming out wich are ground, 12v and signal. Is it possible to hook this tacho on to my merc 500 thunderbolt? If it is possible how do i fix this? And what is the right rpm for my motor in neutral and in...
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    Wich parts???

    What are the right type of spark plugs that i need for my 67 merc 500 thunderbolt? And what is the right type of impeller? Can't find it anywhere:confused:
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    Blue flame out of exhaust!!!!!!????????

    When i start up my merc 500 with thunderbolt ignition it starts running. While it is running there are sometimes coming blue flames out of the exhaust. Does anybody now what this is and how it is coming? Is it possible that it is from the sparkplugs that are a little fatty? Or is it because i...
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    Rotor/distributor on a merc 500????

    Today i wanted to test if my merc 500 with year 1965 would run and i found out that underneeth the distrubutor cap the rotor was broken off. Now i found a new one how do i now how to put it on the right way over the axle. Is there something that i should now or can i just put it together...
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    Old Merc 500 with a new control box question?

    I made it a new topic so someone wil read it again. See topic; http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=286521 In this topic Ladies told me how to hook up my new control. To now it for sure because i am a little insecure. I have hooked up the wires as shown in the following picture like...
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    HELP WANTED! rebuilding lower unit 1965 Merc500

    I have bought a 65 merc500 where i have replaced the waterpump from. Is there something that i should now before i put it al back together. Any kind of advice will be welcome Here are some pictures of the motor. Sorry for my language, i am a foreigner.
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    Neutral or reverse? Help please!!!!!!!!!

    I have for some of us maybe a strange question but considering this is al new for me i am going to ask it so. How do i now when my motor (merc 500 thunderbolt) is in neutral? This because when i turn the prop by hand and move the lever in front or backwise the prop cant spin freely in both...
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    Wiring/control problems HELP NEEDED AGAIN 4 jan 2009

    At first i am sorry for my bad English but that is my first language is Dutch. I am a student from Holland with a few problems with mounting on my new controls. I have a 50hp mercury thunderbolt from 1965 where i want to hook up my fathers old (new) mercury 881170A20 control but i am having some...
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