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    Mercury 175hp won't rev over 3000 rpm

    Please help. I am about to loose all my hair. I did some work to make it better, now this. I have a 24' pontoon with a 1979 merc 175hp 2 stroke. Under a load my outboard will rev up to 3400 rpm and drop back to 3000 rpm instantly. Last year it ran 4500 rpm under a load all day. No load it...
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    Do I have the wrong or bad stator

    I recently purchased a pontoon boat with a Mercury outboard. It is a 1979 175hp V6. It ran fine on land. When I put it in the water it quits gaining rpm at 3000 rpm. There is still half the throttle remaining without any rpm gain. I rebuilt the carbs with no change. The stator and trigger were...
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