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    96. 9.9 dies when accelerating

    Hey guys Have a 1996 merc 9.9 4 stroke, electric choke Starts and runs great but bogs down and dies when accelerating. It's a low hours motor but has sat most of its life. Cleaned the carb thoroughly twice to no avail. Also cleaned fuel filter. Choke seems to work, on start it has high idle...
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    cleaning a gummed up coolant system

    Hey guys. Working with a 1996 merc 9.9 4 stroke with with very low hours over the years it has been in service. Just a few at most. So it has sat most of it's life. Got the carb cleaned up and running good but no water. Purchased new impeller for good measure but to my surprise the original was...
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    Underpowered and hard to plane

    Hey guys, I just acquired a 1995 18.5' alumaweld sea skiff (center console) It has a 40hp 2 stroke merc and a 9.9 4 stroke merc. Got it out on the water today to test some things out and it will barely plane the boat. It was me and one other passenger. Fuel cell is up front and nothing other...
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    4hp 2 stroke water impeller fitment question

    Was just installing a new impeller on a 1995? 4hp 2 stroke mercury. The new Impeller fit over the shaft very snug. Got it slid down and went to put the housing over the impeller and the impeller fins are to wide to fit. They are about 1/16th inch to wide. Am I supposed to bend them a little to...
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    1995 4hp 2stroke lower unit removal

    Looking to replace the impeller on this model OD977617, 1995 4hp, 2stroke. It has been ran in salt water and not properly flushed afterwards numerous times in the last few years... I acquired it for free so. It starts on first pull and for the most part seems to run smooth other than randomly...
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    1979 75hp stinger rough starts/idle

    Another new guy. New to Boating as well. Bear with me as I'm sure these might be questions youve heard a 100 times. Appreciate any help in advance. Just recently acquired a 1979 75hp stinger. Was told it was recently gone through. I'm sure we've all been told that. It has a serious hard time...
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