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    Mercury Tempest, Turning Point Mach 3 or Michigan Wheel Apollo?

    MW still has a prop wizard for inboard props.
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    Mercury Tempest, Turning Point Mach 3 or Michigan Wheel Apollo?

    Gee, I found a place on the net that said Michigan Wheel no longer makes OB and sterndrive props. Yikes - is that true?
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    Lowe 185 Ski & Fish with Verado 150 – bow won’t lift

    I saw your video. It sure looked like the boat was plowing water, much more than usual, IMO. If trimming up won't lift the bow, you need to look for other causes. Check the hull with a long straight edge from the transom forward. The straight edge should sit flat on the hull. Check both...
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    Best "free" fish scanning and verifying/regulation app?

    Fish often look different in different waters, so get a guide that is as local as possible. e.g. Black Drum in the bay in the spring are quite silver and grey. Except for their distinctive drum shape, that could be mistaken for other kinds of fish.
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    Water pump parts

    Amazon likely carries it as well, as do ebasicpower, crowleymarine, iBoats, Marineengine.com, and your local Mercury dealer.
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    Mercury V6 XR2 - Does this Stator looks bad?

    Gee, that top combustion chamber on the cylinder head is steam cleaned enough to eat off.
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    Finally. Some warm times.

    The forecast is for 24" of snow here at the Jersey shore. If course, that presupposes the temp drops at the right time. If not, maybe just a bit more rain and less snow.
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    Mercury V6 XR2 - Does this Stator looks bad?

    If your latest idea doesn't pan out, run the motor for a while, anyway you can, to soil the spark plugs. If they are still clean like new, suspect cooling water getting to the spark plugs during running, steam cleaning them, and killing the power in that cylinder.
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    Mercury Tempest, Turning Point Mach 3 or Michigan Wheel Apollo?

    All, I am considering the title, three props, all in 3 blade and 21" pitch for my speedboat. My speedboat is an old Avenger, 16 footer, 670# w/o motor. I have a 135HP Merc V6 on it. I have used 21P props for years, and they work pretty good. Max speed is 55 - 65MPH, without anything...
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    2002 Johnson 150 (Carb) Oiler Delete

    Gee, the standard oil reservoir in that motor is good for at least 75 gallons of fuel. I fill the oil reservoir each time I fill the gas tank. It is a habit like putting oil in the fuel tank. Oil injection is so nice. You get a fresh fuel mix to the carbs each time. Smoke is diminished...
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    Mercury V6 XR2 - Does this Stator looks bad?

    The early 90's and older Merc V6 motors had fixed idle jets. My '93 has adjustable idle jets. I would have thought your motor would have adj jets. Merc's without accelerator pumps have a history of needing a bit more richening of the idle jets to allow acceleration. The IL6 motors were...
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    Wiring a 3 wire trim/tilt pump to throttle handle switch

    My '77 Merc used a solenoid on the up circuit only. The PTT control switch was pretty robust, and the wiring was heavier on the down circuit switch, so no solenoid was necessary.
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    Mercury V6 XR2 - Does this Stator looks bad?

    Link and synch? Replace any fuel filters. Richen the idle mixture to allow easier acceleration.
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    Mercury V6 XR2 - Does this Stator looks bad?

    A lot of V6 Mercs do not have a telltale until the thermostats open. On a flusher, that may never happen at idle. Does that motor have an idle relief tube, exiting the lower cowling at the rear? Is it connected on both ends? If it leaks, exhaust will get sucked into the carbs, killing the...
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    4.3 crankshaft/housing oil leak - next steps?

    Check the oil pan for rust. They can rust thru pretty easily in the salt water. Obviously, they are easier to replace when the engine is out.
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