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    Hard to start Evinrude 4 sroke

    Hello, I recently purchased a 2002 Evinrude 9.9 4 stroke outboard. When I bought the boat with the motor the owner said that it was a typical 4 stroke and it was hard to start. I've had other 4 stroke motors (not boat motors) before and thought this would not be a problem. The first day I took...
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    1973 mercury 850 won't run

    Hello, I have a 73, Mercury 850, a friend of mine installed rings and bearings. The motor has good compression on all 4 cylinders about 130 psi. The motor starts right up and idles fine (in the garage), but when I get it out on the water it won't rev up and go. It acts like it wants to when I...
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