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    15 HP 2 Stroke suffering from fuel starvation.

    I have an 88ish 15hp 2 stroke Merc that belongs to a friend of mine. It will start and idle great, but at anything much over idle, it just bogs and dies. The fuel bulb is constantly firm at all times, before/after/etc, the fuel filter bowl shows no signs of air in the system. If you take a can...
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    Help identify Johnson outboard

    A friend of mine just picked up a Johnson outboard at an auction. It's going to need some parts so we need to identify it. The problem is the Mod/Serial plate is missing. All we have to go by is the serial on the freeze plug. That number is E3435191. Is there any way to identify this motor by...
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    89 Merc 8hp question about 3 position knob for tilt operation

    I was recently given this motor with no manual. Every outboard I've dealt with in the past, had a moveable tilt pin, so this design is totally foreign to me. I'm not sure if it's working properly or not because I don't know what the 3 positions are supposed to do, and I can not see any...
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    Bearing carrier removal 89 8hp Merc

    I need to remove the prop shaft on my 1989 8hp Mercury. The manual shows the use of a special tool (bearing carrier tool 91-13664). Doing some searching on here and the net, it seems there is an alternate method that involves using the thrust hub to remove the bearing carrier and there is the...
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    Trying to find out what Mercury outboard I'm dealing with by serial

    A friend has a Mercury outboard that was given to him. The serial (freeze plug) is C208505. From what I've found, I believe it's a 1989 model. What I haven't been able to determine is what HP rating this motor is. It seems that the 6, 8, 9.9, and 15 hp all use the same parts with the exception...
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    Problem translating johnson model number into year model

    I'm working on a 9.9 johnson that is in need of some parts. My buddy read the model number off while I was writing it down. The problem is, that it's not converting to a year model correctly for some reason. I'm not sure if he read the numbers incorrectly or maybe I heard him wrong and wrote the...
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    Problem solved Lower unit

    1975 20hp.
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    How to install tiller handle mounting bracket on 75 Mercury 20hp

    I have a 1975 Mercury 200 20hp that was previously set up for remote steer. I would like to convert it back to tiller steer. I have the parts needed, but need some help. What is the easiest way to get at the 3 nuts that bolt the tiller mount bracket to the motor. The 3 bolts and nuts in question...
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    1975 Mercury Thunderbolt 200 remote control connection problems.

    I have a 75 Merc 200 #4293438. I received this boat and motor with several problems. The remote control connections were some re-engineered concoction done by a previous owner that I am attempting to correct to the best of my ability without spending too much money on it. I've got the throttle...
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