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    Not good...definitely not good

    Running at 90% throttle and motor dies abrubtly. '87 115hp tower of power. This motor has always been a good runner and I've kept up with maintenance properly...new water pump/impeller, carbs properly tuned, etc. When I removed the plugs, I noticed a piece of aluminum molded into the shape of...
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    WMK's

    Anyone know where I can get a good used set of WMK carbs for a '86 115hp tower of power? Chris
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    Fishfinder issue

    I've got a lowrance global map 2000 that's having a strange issue. When the boat is on the trailer in my driveway, the unit wont turn on at all. As soon as I put the boat in the water, the unit comes on, but won't really stay on for long. Seems like some type of short, but I just cant figure...
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    Gas Tank Issues...

    I've got (2) 6 gallon Quicksilver gas tanks for my 115 mercury tower. It's my understanding that when transporting tanks the vent should be closed and only opened when motor is running. Problem is, my tanks try to blow up like a balloon from vapor build up when the valve is closed. Is this...
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    Leaky Carbs

    1987 inline 6...115hp with WMK carbs. finally tracked down replacement welch plugs and got these carbs back on the motor and adjusted according to clamscasino's thread on lync and sync. Motor fired up and ran fine fine, but still a couple'a issues... 1. When I trim up the motor, I have fuel...
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    Welch Plugs?

    Hi All, Just rebuilt the carbs on my '87 115hp inine 6. It has the WMK carbs. Prior to getting the rebuild kits in the mail, I had already disassembled the carbs and pulled out the welch plugs. To my surprise, the kits I got from iboats didn;t include new welch plugs! The old ones are pretty...
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    Trim Cylinder Making Cracking Sound

    The starboard side trim cylinder on my 115 inline 6 makes a creaking sound when the motor engages and dis-engages it. It seems like it's sticking a bit. I haven't overhauled these trim units before. Does this sound like a bad seal in the cylinder? Thanks Chris
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    Rectifier

    1987 115hp inline 6... This is a new to me motor and the gray wire that should be on the left/negative/stator side of the rectifier is removed and taped off. Why would they have done this??? Motor runs fine. Wiring tends to be a thorn in my side...
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    Water coming out spark plug holes!

    1987 115hp inline 6... Just changed water pump and the motor fires up and runs nicely but I noticed that water is shooting (at a pretty good rate) from the hole for spark plug # 1 and 6. All the plugs had a bit of milky residue on them like water had gotten on them. The #6 plug looks dry but...
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    Unidentified hole?

    There is a small threaded hole next to the #1 spark plug hole on my '87 inline 6 tower of power. What is this hole and should it be plugged?
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    Carb rebuild - no welch plug included?

    Just bought sierra carb kits for my WMK's and they don;t include the welch plugs. Where am I supposed to get replacement welch plugs? I thought the ONLY place to get them was in a rebuild kit. Any ideas?
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    1987 115hp power trim issue

    Just replaced my lower unit and bled my pt system. The motor sounds ok and operates for the up and down circuit, but won;t actually go up or down. it was working fine aside from a slight creaking sound when the motor would lower down onto the trim cylinders. Now the trim motor just runs but...
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    Carb Rebuild Question

    Upon cleaning my middle carb from a '87 115hp, I stripped the screwdriver slot a bit. Does the rebiuld kit include new jets?
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    Quieting down the beast!

    How can you quiet down a big inline motor? I know they're pretty loud regardless, but how quiet can you get them? Does the rubber exhaust leg seal in the lower unit have anything to do with it?
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    Tower of Power in the Salt??

    My mid-80's 115hp tower of power has been used in freshwater only. Is it out of the question to run such a motor in the salt? Obviously, it would need to immediately be flushed after each use, but what else should be considered?
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    2 units...

    I've got 2 lower units and I'm trying to determine their model type and exact year manufactured. I roughly know the year of each, but I can't seem to find any info with the part numbers. Any Ideas? These are the only numbers I found on the units which both came off 115hp inline 6 motors...
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    Speedometer Tube??

    Just pulled the lower unit from a 1987 115hp tower of power and I'm wondering about a couple'a things... - There's a tube coming up near the leading edge of the unit...is this the speedometer tube and what's its purpose? Seloc manual makes no mention of it. - I'm having trouble determining what...
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    Parting out...

    my 1984 115hp inline 6. I was going to rebuild, but I think that I;m going to sell some parts from this one instead and make a little ching to put towards a newer motor. Everything's in very good condition. Question is, what's everything worth??.... 1. Lower unit (great condition with faulty...
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    Pulling a 115...

    I'd like to pull my 1984 115hp I6 off the boat, but I'd like to leave the transom bracket/trim/tilt on the boat. It looks like it's just 4 bolts or so from what I can see. Is it that easy?? Of course the SELOC manual doesn't say anything about this procedure....come to think of it, the SELOC...
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    In-Line Fuses??

    I'm taking down all the wiring form my switchboard and some components have in-line fuses. What's the purpose of these fuses?...Is it simply to protect the entire board from frying in the event of a short? Given this, should bilge, lights, etc have inline fuses for each circuit? Thanks!
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