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    What does Throttle adjustment do on front side of Mercury Quicksilver Commander 2000

    I have a 1991 Mercury with what appears to be a Commander 2000 controller. It appears to work fine except in one area. I need to rev my Force 70HP a little before I am able to shift it in to gear and have it stay running. I can use the fast idle but was wondering what the adjustment knob is...
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    1995 Merc 9.9 4Stroke water tube

    Hi, I am a newb at this outboard stuff. I dropped my lower unit today to inspect and replace the impeller. The water tube came out with the lower unit. The water tube and the boot which fits in the water pump cover were all together but not in place, it was loose. I have the impeller in and...
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    Force 70 HP 1991 Serial # 0E10792?

    I bought a boat last summer with this motor on it. Would like to tune it since I do not know when it wa last done and it doesn't always want to idle when trolling. Is there a certain kind of spark plug that runs better in the Merc Force motors? It seems odd but I have run into cars that will run...
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    Mercury Throttle and Shift - Neutral Safety switch problems?

    I think the neutral safety switch has gone out of my mercury throttle. Is there anyway to test and find out for sure? Last Fall I drove 4 hours to the lake, got there and no start. battery was charged but wouldn't turnover. I made the best of it and fished all day with just trolling motor, then...
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    What is this black button on the side of my boat? There are two

    New to boating and I noticed I have 2 black cap type things on the side of my boat. There's an opening on the bottom side. Can you tell me what they are?
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    Tube on lower unit?

    Lower unit has a tube sticking out of it. Can anyone tell me what it is and should it be hooked to something. And Why do I need a URL to post a thread.
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