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    mercury 1981 v6 carb

    i have a carb on my merc v6 150 middle carb pours out gas motor runs terrible. i took carb out turned it upside down and blew air with my mouth to see if floats would shut off and i can still blow air througjh gas inlet on carb. took carb bottom off then turned float bowl upside down again...
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    merc 150v6 gas leak found'

    I found my carb gas leak problem there is a crack in the float. Now I cant find a float for a 1981 v6 150 . Iboats and sierra now longer have the part available , what am I gonna do now? thanks for the info on rebuilding the carbs. any ideas? STEVE
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    gas leak on carb mercury 150 1981

    took boat out today it ran terrible no speed . when i got home i took cover off my carbs. 3 dual carbs , i squeezed primer bulb hard and i have gas pouring out the carb.the carb on top is okay the one on the bottom is okay but the carb in the middle pours gas out when i squeeze primer bulb...
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    Water Pump Not Working

    installed a new high pressured pump in a 150 merc yesterday it showed 5 on the psi gauge , today it shows 0 . did I burn the impeller up. No water comming out the pee hole. thank you,.
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    no reverse

    dropped lower unit on mercury 150 to change impeller. When I put back I matched lower unit and shifter in forward, I ended up with forward and neutral no reverse.I put lower unit in neutral shifter in neutral and got reverse and forward backwards. what am I doind wrong? thank you wunderman.
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    what tilt trim motor and pump to buy

    I have a 1981 skeeter boat with a mercury 150 serial#5578763 my trim motor burned up . It was the old square type with the round metal bottom pump assy. I do not know what motor I need to buy or if I have to buy the whole unit together. any help would be appreciated. help I cannot go fishing...
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    carberators

    Is it a big ordeal to rebuild carbs I have 3 on my 1981 merc 150, boat will not plane but otherwise runs fine.
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    boat will not plane

    I have a 1981 mercury 150 skeeter bass boat that will not plane .I can start this boat right up and she runs fine at slow speeds,when I step on my bigfoot the boat will not plane. coils are good,getting spark.I replaced fuel pump and it still does the same thing. any way to clean carbs out...
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    boat will not plane

    I have a 1981 mercury 150 skeeter bass boat that will not plane .I can start this boat right up and she runs fine at slow speeds,when I step on my bigfoot the boat will not plane. coils are good,getting spark.I replaced fuel pump and it still does the same thing. any way to clean carbs out...
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    compression readings

    checked my compresion today on my 1981 merc 150v6 it resd 149 to 150 this is pretty good for this old motot isnt it? steve
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    mercury 150 v6 missing

    my mercury 150v6 is stumbling , the boat will not plane or pick up speed. I found one bad coil on cylinder#5 replaced it . I have new plugs but I can feel it missing when I try to accelerate. I have a new rectifier on motor, it looked melted. do you think the fuel filter inside the fuel pump...
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    #5 cylinder not firing

    my mercury 150 1981 v6 #5 cylinder has no spark . I have new coil, wires still no spark. whats my next move? Steve
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    no spark to #5 cylinder

    hi everybody in april my 150 mercury 1981 v6 over heated and I replaced the waterpump. my #5 cylinder has no spark, I replaced the coil and still have no spark. I was wondering if the switchbox could have went bad from the motor overheating. I would appreciate any help.thank you Steve
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    150 MERCURY 6 CYLINDER OVERHEATING

    DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY DIAGRAMS ON HOW TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND IMPELLER ? I AM NOT SURE OF YEAR 81 OR 82 SERIAL #5578763 MERCURY 150 6 CYLINDER. I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT OUTBOARDS. I ORDERED A REPAIR MANUAL TODAY BUT IT MIGHT TAKE 3 WEEKS . I WOULD SURE APPRECIATE ANY DIAGRAMS ON HOW TO GET TO...
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