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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Ill check when i get off work. I have the original owners card from mercury in the glove box of the boat.

Tuesday at 8:37 AM
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Engine has been doing wonderful
Monday at 7:05 PM
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Yes the shocks. Yup those

Saturday at 6:25 AM
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Those shocks on the motor? Are they designed to help lift the motor or just to lower it slower? Cause they dont seem to do much of...

Jun 19, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Seems to have fixed the issue. A solid stream now at idle, but id have expected a bit more pressure on a new pump.

Jun 19, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Gotcha. It's all new now. And from what I read it seems I was fighting with that pin on the driveshaft.

Jun 18, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

That little pin in the end of the drive shaft? Yeah if thats what your talking about. It didn't really wanna move for me? And I...

Jun 18, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Weird pics are clear on my end. And yes. Spun the lower clock wise as I installed the pump housing. Correct right?

Jun 17, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.
Jun 17, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Finally did the water pump today. It seemed to be fine, but I noticed the stream at idle was kinda lousy so I went ahead and did it...

Jun 17, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Oh I wasn't running it while up on the tabs. I'd kill it floating up to the bank go back pull the motor up put it on the tabs and then...

Jun 12, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

I also noticed there is in fact a little transom flex. I can still Bear all my weight down on it but it does flex just a bit.

Jun 12, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Does anybody know if it's common for these engines that if you tilt them up like if I'm getting the boat close to the bank but I pull...

Jun 12, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

Prop pitch is 19 also

Jun 12, 2026
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Bman2895 replied to the thread Mercury 850 85hp. Good engine or stay away?.

16ft. And id have to look this evening. Do you know if you add the switch to the controls or if its something id need to pick up a...

Jun 11, 2026

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