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    Water in oil on my mercrusier

    I have water in my oil on my 140hp 4cyl inboard mercruiser i changed the head gasget ,checked out head made sure it wasnt cracked,installed new head gasket,but still getting water in oil,has anyone used ceramic seal to stop this problem
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    Need wiring diagram for hooking up trim and tilt harness

    I have a sylvian boat with 200hp evenrude trying to wire up tilt and trim picked up a three buttton three wire harness anyone have a pdf or diagram of how harness is supposed to be hooked up with relays,any help would be apreciated,have manual but doesnt give me correct info.
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    78 grady white with 4cyl omc tilt trim problems

    I picked up a 76 grady white 120 hp omc motor and outdrive i got it running great,the outdrive did not work when i got it also it just swings up and down with no resistence like it is not attached to anything,i put in new tilt motor old one was siezed,motor works now but the outdrive(OMC) does...
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    78 grady white with 4cyl omc tilt trim problems

    Just picked up a 78 grady white with 4cyl omc,went to try tilt all it does is selonoid just clicks,Has four seloniods how can i determen which one is bad or any other ideas why it just clicks that may help me with this problem would be greatly appreciated
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    76 200hp evinrude thermostat

    My alarm kept going off on my 200hp evinrude,noticed that prior owner took thermostat out what would be the reasoning for this?Also would it cause alarm to keep going off?Motor runs great other than alarm going off.Any input would be greatly appreciated,thanks
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    50hp Evinrude Lark Speed On 24ft Pontoon

    I recently put this 50hp evinrude lark on my 24ft pontoon boat at first i was only getting about 10mph,I have since done a complete tuneup and cleaned carbs now im getting approx 18-24 mph speed is bieng calculated with my gps unit ,does this seen correct for this size motor?Just curious how...
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    45hp chrysler no spark to plugs

    I picked up a 45hp late 60s motor,i hooked everything up after a lot of priming and messing around got it to fire up for abrief second assumed it was good to go.I mounted it on boat now it is not getting spark to plugs.Got juice going to wires going to coils, no spark to plugs any ideas?What...
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    50hp merc shifting problem

    I recently installled a new impeller late 60s early 70 motor spent days lining up shiftshaft finally got it today where it will shift in forward nuetral and reverse but seems to bind when putting in forward have to really put some force to it to get it in forward but it does go in,it goes in...
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    71 evinrude lark 50hp fuel problems

    My 71 50hp evinrude lark is acting up,was running great now the only way i can get it started is put gas in carb,runs until gas is burned up then quits,has new fuel tank,new fuel line and primer,i cleaned out fuel screen unit.Primer is as hard as a rock but its not getting fuel to carbs,any...
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    How Fast Should 50hp Evinrude Lark Move My Pontoon Boat

    Anyone know how fast a 50hp evinrude lark should move my 24ft pontoon?Best i can get is 10mph according to gps
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    200hp shifting problems

    Okay i posted other questions about this problem,I put a new lower unit on my 200hp evinrude,i followed all directions,i can shift the motor manualy and have all gears,as soon as i hook up cables i either have forward neutral or reverse and neutral,no matter how i adjust cables cannot seem to...
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    Tilt/trim Problem

    On 200hp evinrude i drained the oil from tilt/trim because it was milky,i refilled it,now i can raise motor up and down and raise lower unit up but it will not bring l unit down.
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    45hp chrysler no spark

    I picked up a 45hp chrysler outboard put on boat turns over great but no spark to plugs any ideas?Coil or something else?
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    50hp Evinrude Lark Mounted On My Pontoon Boat Really Throws Water Into Tramson Area

    I put the 50hp evinrude on my pontoon boat runs great but when i speed up it really kicks back water into transom area,and all over back of boat between tubes almost like its bearly in water at higher speeds is there something i can do to correct this?My other motor was same length and did not...
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    71 evinrude lark runs great,runs better with hood off

    Anyone ever had this issue?My 71 50hp evinrude lark runs good,but a little rough with hood on,when you take hood off it runs almost perfect,any ideas why?
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    77 200hp evinrude shift aligment

    I put a new lower unit on my 77 200hp evinrude,how do i adjust shift shaft to get forward and reverse gears adjusted the correct way.
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    71 Evinrude Lark Fuel Problem

    I installed a 1971 50hp evinrude lark on my pontoon boat runs great but after driving a bit it sucks the primer flat everytime,i changed rubber primer changed tanks checked vent on tanks but still after driving around lake it sucks the primer flat and engine quits any ideas.I also made sure the...
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    Still Having Trouble 68 Mercury 50hp Lower Unit Reinstallation (help)

    Still having trouble with lower unit installation I have searched the forums for ideas but nothing.I put a new impeller in and CANNOT GET GEARS BACK it is stuck in forward and cannot move lever to shift to reverse or vice versa,i have taken it apart 10 times cant seem to get reverse and forward...
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    71 evinrude lark Impeller Installation

    Does anyone know what is the correct way to install impeller in housing on a 50hp evinrude lark?A pic. would help thank you
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    68 50hp Merc Lower unit shift algingment Installation

    OK i have taken this apart five times searched the forum for picts,everytime i try to reinstall lower unit after putting new impeller in the shifter binds and will not shift forwar or reverse,if it does it either locks up in forward or i cant move shifter at all,if i back off the screws for...
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