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    88 Mercury 135 HP Hard Starting and wont idle long

    I have the above motor, all rebuilt with great compression all round. Motor works great 1/2 throttle and up but idle to half throttle very rough. When cold its very hard to start, did the 10 count and no difference, enricher valve seems to be working because I hear the click. Motor seems to idle...
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    88 Mercury 135 HP Running Hot

    Hi All I have another question. I just got the motor last year and rebuilt it, top 2 cylinders were dead. I started it and it seemed to run very hot so I replaced the water pump and that seemed to work. I've had it out a few times and my high temp alarm has been going off, I noticed that the...
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    1988 Mercury 135hp 2L Outboard Running Hot

    I don' know the temperature but water coming out of the pee hole is very very hot. The motor is new to me and I've never have it in the water yet. I rebuilt the motor over the winter and have only had it on muffs so far. It takes a good 30-45sec for water to start coming out the hole and when it...
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    2.3L Distributor Shear Pin

    Hello All I read that there have been problems with the shear pins on the distributor gear. Has anyone fixed the problem and what was done to do so.? Thanks
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