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    2001 mercury 40 hp 4 stroke issues. Shop and Mercury stumped.

    The shop has no clue as well as tech support at mercury. The basics, 225 compression in all 3 cylinders plus or minus a little but strangely high Somehow 0% leak down in #1 and 2% the rest Perfect spark with carbs completely cleaned and inspected Timing is good, valves didn't even need...
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    2001 Mercury 40 HP 4 stroke stalling issues.

    Hello all, I am currently stationed in Hawaii and am a mechanich for the military but obviously not on outboards. That being said I recently purchased a boat with a 2001 Mercury 40hp motor and it is very clean and well maintained. The only issue the previous owner noted was a failure to charge...
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