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    Mercury 150- not running on all cylinders. Please help!

    I have a 1992 Merc. 150 that is having a problem. The last 2 times that I had her out, she ran well for about 2 miles then suddenly lost power and sounded very bad. I hear a clanking when the motor is running bad as if it is not running on all cylinders. I brought it home to flush it and felt...
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    merc. v6- rusty spark plug tips

    I have a 1992 Merc. 150 that runs well. I took the spark plugs out and noticed what looked like fine rust on the ends of the spark plugs. It had been about 2 weeks since last running it. Only the spark plugs on the port side showed this unusual coloring. Is water getting into these cylinders...
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    Lower Unit- mechanic help

    When I went to replace my lower unit oil in my 1992 merc. 150, it was full of water. I took the lower unit off, removed the water pump, and inspected the drive shaft seal. It is obviously bad and I think all the seals need to be replaced. I called a few local marina's and they told me they could...
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    Merc. 150 oil injection settings

    I have a 1992 Mercury 150 Blackmax and need advice with oil injection settings. When the linkage between the oil pump and the throttle is adjusted to the manuals specified mark where the 2 notches line up, the motor runs very rich on oil and smokes excessively. When I say excessive, I mean a...
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