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    Will a 6 cylinder trigger work on a triple?

    Last summer I was working on a 83 70 hp triple. I got it to run, but on examining the trigger realized it had been glued together. I ordered used trigger from ebay but ran out of time and didn't install it. I checked the other day and realized I had bought a trigger for a 6 cylinder. I did a...
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    How important are shocks?

    I purchased a Merc 70 hp triple project motor last summer. Someone beat me to the motor and bought the power tilt/trim off the motor, but I got the rest. After a number of repairs--carbs, switchbox, I got the motor to fire and run. It has good compression, and I think it will make a nice motor...
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    1983 Mercury 70 Timing Way Off.

    When trying to time and synchronize this motor, I set TDC using a dial indicator on the #1 piston. The motor had no timing pointer, and when it was at TDC, the timing marks were directly above the throttle and spark advance lever on the port side of the motor. I guessed that someone at some...
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    1978 80 hp Weak Spark

    I've done a good deal of work to this motor, and finally got everything back together. It was leaking water into the bottom cylinder from multiple , so I fixed that and replaced a piston. I have great compression on all 4 cylinders now, but I can't get it to start because the spark plugs won't...
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    79 80hp Sync Question

    I've been trying to get this motor to run correctly. I went through the carbs, replaced the fuel pump diaphragm, but still couldn't get the motor to run while in gear. I followed all the procedures to do a link and sync using the directions from Clams Canino. However, I have a couple of...
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