G'day I have an old (unsure of year) Mercury Blueband Thunderbolt 500 2 stroke 4 Cylinder. Serial 8001049 A.
I've been to the dealers and they can sell me parts but cant tell me definitively what year it is.
After changing the impeller, I now get a stream of water come from a little hole on...
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Took the boat out last week and it didn't want to start. Battery was fully charged.
Starter would spin hard but not go up.
Looked under the cover and seen a badly corroded wire from the starter motor to the solenoid, played with it and off she went.
Replaced the wire and now she's...
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Could someone please tell me what year my Mercury is ? I've opened up the sticky and checked out the 4 links/charts and have had no luck.
My serial number is 8001049 A or 800t049 A.
Its a 50HP 2 stroke 4 Cylinder, E-start w/pull start aswell. Its the type where the cowling pulls apart...
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I have a Mercury 50Hp Outboard which is rough to tilt to the left and right. I bought it from someone who left it on a paddock for some time. I have sprayed some WD40/RP7 in there and it freed up abit but not enough. Is it a big job to fix it up ? Im thinking of pulling it...
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Went for a dive in my mates boat the other week, got the leg stuck in sand and sucked up some mud. Was overheating on the way home over 2000rpm.
Yesterday flushed the cooling system, pulled the puffer valve out and cleaned it and thermostats. Got alot of sand out...
G'day from Australia.
Went out fishing last night and I drifted into the shallows. Got stuck in the mud and couldn't get out for about 15 minutes. Tried throttling the engine but nothing was happening, when we finally got out of the mud, we drove for about 2 minutes, then I noticed steam and a...
