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    How much water should I see from tell-tale hole?

    My fiance's father gave us a boat he had sitting in his backyard for about 3 years. It has a merc 140 outboard that I just got started for the first time today. Everything I read in the manual said I should see water coming from the "tell-tale" holes. I'm running it out of water with a hose...
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    Starting a Mercury 140 after sitting for 4-5 years

    My Fiancé’s Dad let us have a boat he had sitting in his backyard for about 4-5 years. There was no battery in it. I put a new marine battery in it, cleaned up the connectors and connected it. The hydraulics work and the starter motor turns the engine just fine (just tried it for a second to see...
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