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    Does a 1977 85 hp Evinrude have a tell tale?

    My cousin just aquired a 1977 Evinrude 85 hp model 85799S. We haven't been able to find a tell tale anywhere. When on muffs it pees from a hole on the front of the gear case but it is under the water line. We checked the impeller and it looked fine but I would like to have a way to make sure...
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    What is the fuel mixture of an Evinrude model 85799S?

    I need to know what the fuel mixture is for a 1977 Evinrude model 85799S. I'm fairly certain it is 50:1 but I wanted to make sure before I try to firing it up? Thanks
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    1977 1500 water intrusion in #4 cylinder, spark plug steam cleaned, how do I fix it?

    Yesterday I was sure I finally had my motor running good after a lot of work. I fixed the fuel delivery problem but the boat still has little power and won't go past half throttle. The motor ran great going out to the swimming hole but coming back it was having trouble. Then all of a sudden...
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    What adhesive for new transom seal and u-joint bellows?

    I am rebuilding my transom and I need to know what adhesive to use to put it back together. I bought a new transom seal and u-joint bellows. I was planning on using 3m 4200 on the transom seal but I saw a video where they glued the transom seal to the housing first with bellows adhesive then...
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    1977 Mercury 1500 starving for fuel at half throttle and sucking primer flat.

    My 1977 Mercury 1500 is hard to start and is starving for fuel at half throttle. They only way to get it to start when it?s cold is to squirt some fuel into the carbs or choke it with your hand. The flapper chokes on the top two carbs don't seal good enough to pull any fuel into the carbs. I...
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    Rotten transom (you won't believe why), how do I fix it?

    My dad has a 1989 Stratos 4.3L with an OMC Cobra drive. Last year we had it out and the bilge pump could barely keep up with the water leaking in. After reading numerous posts I finally accepted that the transom could be rotten. It was hard to believe because this boat has probably not...
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    Fuel starving need help finding correct fuel pump rebuild kit for 1977 Mercury 1500.

    I have a 1977 Mercury 1500 (S/N 4750384) that is starving itself for fuel. I have cleaned the carburetors but the only way I can get it to cold start is to manual spray some fuel in the carbs. Motor has good compression on all six cylinders. It has eletronic choke on top two carbs but it...
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