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    Motor Fire

    Motor Fire 1983 80 HP Merc Out on the water, I ran a 6 gal tank dry, then hooked up a fresh tank. Primed the bulb, apparently one or both carbs were flooding from floats/seats not sitting properly after running them dry. Motor would not start. Apparently loaded up motor with fuel. Motor...
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    1983 80 hp Merc, missing carb plate

    1983 80 hp Merc, have been working on cleaning up this neglected motor with a carb rebuild, fuel pump rebuild, water pump kit, new fuel lines, etc. Waiting on a tach to do a link and sync. The carb plate, carb plate seal, and air silencer cover seal are missing on this motor. Was wondering...
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    1983 80 hp Merc Complete Water Pump Replacement

    1983 80 hp Merc complete water pump replacement. A two part question for you pros: Dropped LU and disassembled water pump. Lower case part of water pump pried off easily, leaving behind the lower round piece, which has a seal inside it and an o-ring around it, and is in there pretty good. I can...
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    Compression test with carbs removed?

    1983 80 HP 2 stroke Merc question: CAN a "cold" compression test be done with both carbs removed? Thanks.
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