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    Not getting any power

    1985 75hp mercury hey guys wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction I had my motor firing up and running BUT it would not run for very long I adjusted my carbs After this it became a little harder to start...it seemed like my battery was dying out but it would still spin the...
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    Forgot to put in forward cant reset it. What am I doing wrong

    hello, 1985 75hp mercury I had to replace my impeller but before I took the bottom off I forgot to put it in drive. So now from what I understand. I push the lever all the way forward on the control? Then I turn the actual drive cw until it locks the propeller at which point it can not spin...
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    How do I set my float on my carbs?

    Hey... trying to figure out how to adjust my floats on my carbs.....I believe this may be why my boat will run in throttle only .690 / .665 is what it says in the instructions not sure how to use this. I read its 11/16" or 17.46mm on this post http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=480443...
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    1985 75hp mercury starting trouble

    1985 75hp 4 cyclinder Serial # 6616110 If someone wants to double check that I got that right. Ive been going at this for a very long time. My motor will not start properly. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Compression readings from top cylinder to bottom...140, 140, 130, 130 Is this...
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    Prop not spinning

    Hey guys, Thanks for all your help last time. 75HP mercury 1985 four stroke Last I was here I had problems starting my boat. It would spin but spark was weak and would not fire up. Found out it was my harness wires that go from switchbox to the coils. Now it starts up and runs great when in...
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    ok im close to getting this motor going

    so an update My motor wouldnt stay running on idle. So I cleaned the carbs to potentially fix the problem. In the process I must have disrupted something else. Or it just happened at the same. Anyways my motor wouldnt start up and run after that. (Fly wheel would turn...it would sound likes...
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    what are my possible issues

    1985 mercury 75hp 4 cyl...2 carbs Trying to get my boat running It wont spark and turn over I have compression....all 4 spark plugs working....fuel.... But I have noticed that throttle lever and the spark advance lever do not move at all when I try to start the carbs dont move open or closed...
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    1985 75hp Mercury not working

    Mercury 1985 75HP I had it running this summer on the water. It ran great. It would shutdown in idle tho so I attempted to fix it. The motor would only run when I had it going forward out of idle. I cleaned the carbs and set the idle speed. After doing this, it still would not run in...
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    Outboard wont run properly! Please Help

    Hey guys, Ive been having a problem with starting my boat. When I try to start it in neutral it will try to start but wont fire up. But when I push the button(throttle only) in on the Quicksilver controller and move the arm forward and then start it. It will start everytime. When I move it...
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    Outboard wont turn over..Quicksilver NSS problem? PLEASE HELP

    Hey guys, Ive been having a problem with starting my boat. When I try to start it in neutral it will try to start but wont fire up. But when I push the button(throttle only) in on the Quicksilver controller and move the arm forward and then start it. It will start everytime. When I move it...
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