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    1991 evinrude 60 timing issues

    Yeah I know that's what I'm confused about it's a brand new timing light and everything
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    1991 evinrude 60 timing issues

    Motor sat for a few years. Previous owner said something was wrong with the timing so he just tried turning some screws to fix it. Doing a link and sync and when it comes to adjusting the idle timing the timing light is showing its 180 degrees off and the idle timing screw does not change the...
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    Pulling to the right

    Just got my boat up in running. It's a 73 sport craft with a 73 merc 850 on it. It's pulling hard to the right and adjusting the torque tab to right didn't help at all.
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    1973 merc 850 falls on its face when warmed up

    I got a 1973 merc 850. Just did a link and sync on it to fix an idle issue I had. Now when I take it out on the water after it gets warmed up.it has an issue staying running. It idles fine but if you try to give it throttle too quickly it dies out. Was thinking could be the throttle opening up...
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    73 850 high idle

    I got a 73 mercury 850 that I took off the carbs to clean over winter. Put it all back together the other day started it up and it was idled way to high. I adjusted the throttle cable as far as the distributor would let me and it idled down a little bit. But it's definitely still too high. Just...
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    MerControl high idle lever issues

    Just put new cables on my mercontrol box. Took it out to the lake and now everytime I try to put it in forward the high idle lever moves up. It does the same when you go from reverse to neutral. Just wonder what I did wrong.
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    Mercury 850 no water coming from tell tale.

    Hey guys I just bought a merc 850 thunderbolt and the guy said it had a weak water pump. I took it apart and the impeller looks really good. The fins were bent back from rotation but no cracks or anything. The tell tale was plugged but I cleared it and can blow air through the hose. I hooked it...
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