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My son was given a 1988 Ranger bass boat with a 1988 175 HP Mercury. The motor has not run in two years since it had a few wires catch on fire. After inspection, all the wiring was there but some insulation had melted. I repared it and when I tried to crank it was hard to turn over by hand...
