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    9.9 Honda mystery piece

    Hi, My 9.9 Honda (2000) works great but when the engine is tilted up and turned so that the carb is down, it leaks gas out of the carb. The gas is leaking through a small diameter (1/8" or so) stainless steel shaft that rises vertically out of the top of the carb. The rubber bellows that...
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    in-line 6 165HP - end of it's days?

    Dear All, The problem: A small amount of water is making its way into the oil of my in-line 6 165 HP mercrusier from 1975. The quantity of water is very small (after sitting for a week, the water in the oil settles to just barely touching the dip stick end). The water doesn't seem to boil...
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    BF9.9 impeller vane blockage

    I replaced my Honda 9.9 HP's impeller but discovered that at some point one of the vanes disappeared into the engine. The water pump now works fine but the engine overheats when idling (and the tell tale water runs hot!). What do I need to do to fish out the rubber impeller vane? Any help...
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    9.9 manual tilt/run mechanism

    My 1982 9.9 is running great (thanks to this forum) so now I am working on getting the tilt/run lever and manual tilt mechanism to work again. I have multiple issues and would really like to see some kind of description of how all those loaded springs and levers that are buried on the transom...
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    '82 9.9 Carb questions

    (1) I've just replaced the rusted-out float bowl on my 1982 9.9 carb. In the process of cleaning, I seem to have lost the little spring that ensures that the float valve pin moves up with the float. I suspect that the carb will work without it. True? (2) My long leg sail version of the...
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    9.9 Evinrude- spark yes, gas maybe, compression not so much

    This is part two of a question posted earlier this month. I have spark and I replaced the head gasket on my now un-seized 9.9 Evinrude from 1982. The compression numbers are still grim (60 and 90 psi) but I understand that it should start even with those poor numbers. It doesn't. I got it...
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    9.9 Evinrude 1982 -- spark, compression, and ?

    Hi, Many (probably 6) years ago my 9.9 Evinrude died (leaving me in a bit of hell of a pickle but that is another story!). At the time I diagnosed the problem to be a spark issue. I put the engine in the garage, imagined a fitting end for the thing in a dump but could't quite bring myself to...
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    Mercruiser IL6 165 -- more dumb questions

    I am winterizing my Merc 165 IL6 (MC165 outdrive) for the first time and, as I read through the manual and other posts on this site, I wonder about a few things (I guess I seek reassurance!): (1) How does the water pump in the out-drive drain? I mean, once I haul the boat onto land and block...
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    Merc 165 in line 6 - fuel filters

    I am amazed that my new to me 1973 Mercruiser has run happily for years without any fuel filters. On my sailboat's gas auxiliary engine I have a racor primary filter and an in-line polishing filter between the fuel pump and the carb. Does anyone see a problem wirh installing a racor type...
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    Merc 165 in line 6 - trim operation and limit switch

    I am new to out drives but I am having fun with my old but new-to-me 1973 starcraft American with an in-line 6. Three (related) questions... (1) The power trim dash control has a three button control labeled up - up/out - in . From the manual I think I understand that "up" and "up/out"...
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    Mercruiser 165 - in line six - basic questions

    I am new to mercruisers and this thing looks much more complicated than the atomic 4 in my sailboat that I have worked on for years (repairing and maintaining). I have an 18 (or is it 17?) ft Starcraft American from 1973 or so with a mercruiser 165 in line six, and associated outdrive. It...
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