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    Merc 1150 help

    Hello all. It has been some time since my last post, but find myself again in need of greater knowledge. I recently acquired a Merc 1150 thunderbolt with power trim and ptt pump. The motor looks to be in good shape but needs some TLC including a new lower unit. The old one is freeze damaged...
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    78 Merc Thunderbolt starting problems

    Chapter 1: Long story short... missed the summer opener because when I launched my motor would not turn over... just a click. So I spent a few hrs and thought I had figured it out... I figured it was the solenoid. My battery was charged. I can jumper directly from the battery to the starter...
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    1250 cooling problems

    1968 Merc 1250 water flows through the block just fine, brand new pump and housing... can't make it pee water. Please help... I'm just about at wits end.:mad:
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    Tips from my shop

    Re: Tips from my shop I had a problem with a stuck prop on a boat that was given to me. (gift... best birthday present ever!!!) I did not want to spend big money on a prop puller and did not want to pay $100+ to have a mech do it. So I made my own. You need: 1: A harmonic ballancer puller...
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    79 Merc 90 Thunderbolt Charging problem

    Hello all, Had trouble finding info on this issue. Ever since I got my boat it seems to have charged at about 17 volts. (seems high to me) Then one day the motor died on me out on the sound, and couldn't get more than a click out of the motor. Kicker home, run some tests on it. Check the...
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