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  1. jdeloney

    Is my motor too high?

    1984 Sunfire V-15FS, 15.25 feet long and weighs 725 (pounds dry). 1984 Merc inline 6 with a hydrofoil. Just bought the boat and it wants to porpoise at lower speeds. That's probably why it has the foil. I have to give it negative tilt at low speeds (5 to 10) to help it run level. Above 15 or so...
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    Fuel Dripping From Front of Carburetors

    I have a 1984 Merc 90 "tower of power" inline 6 with 3 carbs. When I tilt the motor up for storage fuel drips from the carb openings and gets all over the carb bodies and some hoses. It also seems to be dripping from the gold "screws" depicted in the photos. At the lake, the bulb pumps up fine...
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    Want to see what sand does to an impeller and insert?

    I received troubleshooting help in this thread. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=471180 Here are the impeller, insert and plate photos. That impeller looks pretty rough. I assume the engraved circles are bad and will replace the parts. There was still some sand on one of the gaskets...
  4. jdeloney

    Need part number for impeller or impeller kit.

    1984 90 HP ELPT inline V6 2 stroke SN 6571399 "Tower of Power" Thanks
  5. jdeloney

    '84 Merc 90, Impeller seems dead, no water from hole.

    Noob here. I have a new boat that I just hooked the muffs to and turned on the water and started the engine. I thought if the impeller/pickup was working that water would come from the indicated hole. If this is wrong, let me know. If the impeller/pickup seems bad, what are the chances of...
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