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    bad rectifier, 86 merc 60HP

    could a bad rectifier cause my outboard to run very poor, almost like it is not running on all 3 cylinders? i did some wiring when i lost my key, and now it barely starts, and when it does I am at WOT and the motor is spitting and sputtering.
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    starting and idling issue

    I have a 1986 merc 60HP and lost the key this spring. I bought a new tumbler assembly and installed it in the throttle body assembly. I have fired the engine twice without issue, but today when i wanted to take it out and make sure everything was o.k, and it wouldnt start. So i brought it home...
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    Lost my key, need help!

    I just pulled the boat out for the summer, and seem to have mis-placed the only key i had. I have a 1986 60Hp outboard merc, and it is controlled by a Quicksilver throttle, ignition assembly. the key tumbler has the number 305 2C on it and my local marinas cannot help me get a key for this. Any...
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    86 merc 60Hp- warning horns

    I woke up this morning and my boat was making a peircing whistle of a sound. They boat was parked in my laneway on the trailor, and the key was not in the ignition. It didnt rain so i doubt anything got wet, the only thing i have touched on the boat was to siphon some gas out yesterday for my...
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    steering cable I/O 1974 OMC

    I broke the steering cable on a 1974 Browning 18 foot bowrider with a 155Hp OMC I/O and need a replacement. The local shop told me $800.00 for the new conversion part and cable, but the boat was only $1000.00 i dont want to spend that kind of cash. The cable is a Morse E49568 15 foot cable. Any...
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    1974 OMC 155Hp steering

    A friend of mine just broke his steering cable on his I/O and the dealer said a new one with a conversion will cost about $800.00 Any help would be great as the boat was only $1000.00 It is a Morse E49568 15 foot long cable out of a 1974 Browning boat. We need to replace the cable, or make...
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    blue or red band?

    i have a question about the merc bands. blue, red, brown, etc... what is the break down. years? etc... and what years serviced what bands? besides the year of the motor was their any reason behind the bands? i have a 1986 60hp merc, just trying to understand everything about it, as i will likely...
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    prop lost curve

    i just bought a boat 15 foot marvac, with a 60hp merc. the former owner had the old prop stating it had lost its pitch or curve in the blades. this may not me the right place to ask this question, or maybe it is a merc issue, but could this be caused by excessive pulling, or pushing? if so which...
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    great HELP

    just want to thank "Laddies" as well as "Saumon" for all their help with anything i asked. these people really seem to know their SH*@! i will always look to you for help. i know this isnt a repair issue on my merc, but i think these 2 people deserve credit. over the past 4 days of me being...
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    HELP HELP HELP, 91 merc 60hp

    My 1991 Merc 60hp is giving me a head ache. i bought the engine a week ago, and cannot get a tell tale flow. I have changed the impeller, cleaned the housing for the impeller, pumped water from the tell tale back through the motor and that worked fine, then i pumped a hose from the bottom end...
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    1991 merc 60hp- good or bad?

    i am in the process of buying a boat with a 1991 merc 60 hp oil injected motor. original owner, used mainly for fishing. is this a good motor? are there anythings i should look for when i purchase the boat? i know the boat is solid, and cheap to replace, but motors run $6000.00 or better to buy...
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