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    175 Hp Mercury sport jet

    I have a couple of questions,,what would cause failure of a switch box ? I changed it out and only got a few hours and it has failed again, could the voltage regulator be the problem? When changing a switch box do you have to change both of them?
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    Sport jet power lose

    My 1998 175hp sport jet sat for app 3 weeks it ran perfect when I used it last. But when I tried it recently it was sluggish out of the hole and max rpm was 4500. I have traced the problem down to electrical in that number 2 and 5 cylinders have weak and intermittent spark. But I don't know...
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    1998 Sea Ray Jet Boat

    I have a 1998 Sea Ray 175X2 Sport Jet. There is a hose that runs from the top of the engine to a cover plate on the bottom right hand side of the engine. I took the cover off to replace the gasket, because there was water in the cavity and it froze over the winter and blew out the gasket. When I...
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    Winterizing 175 Sport jet {troubles]

    I have tried to attach a schematic of my engine so here goes. 3 years ago when I started up in the spring gasket #40 was leaking.I replaced the gasket . The next year gasket leaked again,[ smarter now] I replaced it again but while winterizing in fall I poured rv antifreeze into flushing...
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    Rideau canal

    Anybody cruise the Rideau? I was thinking of doing this trip next summer with friends, hopefully renting a house boat as my 16 footer is a little small for 6. Do you know of a good rental spot ? do I need charts etc. ? Bob
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    25 hp mariner

    Not sure of the year but, SER.# oc172636 . The motor has to be in forward to lift it up is this normal or is there an adjustment so it will tip up in neutral ? It is on a 14' with single lever controls. My first instinct when touching bottom is to shift to neutral but then it won't raise. Bob
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    Mercury Service Manual

    I have a Merc. outboard manual part # C-90-68647 .I purchased it years ago for my 1968 50hp ,, it seems to cover all motors from 1966 thru 1974. I would like to give this to someone who could make use of it . If your interested PM me. Bob
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    service manual

    Does anyone know what C-90- 68647 means or stands for on a Mercury service manual ? Seems to cover from 1966 thru 1974 and is over 1" thick.
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    stators

    I have a 175 Sport jet ,with stator gone south, want to replace it with the new red one . But can't seem to find one Merc. dealer says my part #398-9873-A36 has been replaced by #398-9873-A39 but doesn't know what colour it is . Also price is $273 "oh my"where to go LOL.
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    RED stator ?

    What is a red stator ? do you tell merc. dealer you don,t want black you want red ? I B confused LOL TY for any comments. Bob
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    Laddies please help throttle cable broke

    Here are some pic's of my control box .It is a 1998 searay F-16 jet boat there is no identifying marks on the control so I don't know what make it is. The cover is plastic and I can't pry it off . Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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    control box

    My 1998 searayder throttle control is broke , Would anyone know how to remove it from the boat ? It must come apart but I can't figure out how.:|
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    searayder control box

    My controls for my 1998 jet boat are broke,: the jet still lifts but the throttle doesn't move .I tried to take control box off of boat but can't figure out how to get it out of the hole in boat .Anybody know what i'm talking about and how to do this ? :%
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    Smokey sport jet

    My 175 merc. sport jet has started to burn a lot of oil . Is there a setting on the oil injection? The compression is good, it is a little sluggish to get on the step but then runs fine. Any suggestions would be appreciated thanks again for any help.
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    Looking for online parts supplier

    I am looking for online parts supplier for mercury jet boat. I need a stator seal and the dealer price here is $45.00 canadian there must be somebody CHEAPER. Thanks in advance.
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    stator& timing

    When a stator is replaced is there anyway that it could affect the timing? :o
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    reed block

    I have a small chip out of 2 reeds in one block assembly on my 175hp will them chips affect it from running properly? Bob :
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    rusty flywheel magnets

    I installed a new stator on my 175 sport jet and now have a sluggish acceleration and wot miss could rusty magnets be a problem thanks in advance Bob
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    175 merc. sport jet bad idle

    I have a 1998 searay FX16 with a 175HP merc.at 1200 rpm which used to be a smooth idle it is very erratic like 2-3 hundred rpm jumps but not constant it does not stall but very annoying, I have changed plugs, checked for spark, cleaned out gas, changed filter etc.all were good and no change. it...
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