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    OK ......... at my witts End

    94 merc 115, steering cable is still stuck in the tilt tube I've tried aero kroil I've soaked it, I've tried heating it with a propane torch, I've beat on it till I'm blue in the face. Dealer can't even look at it for three more weeks Sat around the house for memorial weekend. no fishing makes...
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    1993 Mercury 115 4cyl

    Guys, I checked the archives already So go easy on me! Steering is frozen, outboard pivots with steering arm disconneced. I loosed the big nut on the cable starboard side, with the big nut backed all the way off I can turn the helm and watch the cable, or part of the cable retract from the tilt...
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    THE BIG JOHNSON V8300HP

    Anyone ever own one of these really BIG Johnnyrudes? is this one something I should stay away from?? I've come across a boat at the right price (just sold my LagunaCC)and I'm interested but I was really in the market for an I/O or straight inboard this time around. this outboard model is at...
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    Mercury Mechanics?

    Question for ya: why do some mechanics drill holes in the lower unit? my 175 has holes that are not from the factory a lot of water comes out of these while on the hose, my tell tale just trickles. and I'm wondering if these relief holes are the cuase? when I submerge the lower unit at the ramp...
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    posting pics

    <br />Don't mean to ruffle any feathers,just seeing if i can make this work. would be nice to have a preview feature to check the image links
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    BEFOR YOU RUN OUT AND BUY A HPDI YAMI

    READ THIS: http://www.insidesportfishing.com/dcforum/DCForumID6/87.html# <br />THIS ONE IS ON POWERHEAD#3 @600 HRS. :eek:
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    MERCURY OIL TANK

    After having my boat inspected and serviced I ran it and had the low oil alarm go off a few times while running on smooth flat water, <br /><br />when I got home I called my dealer and he said after a boat sits for long periods as this one did, the oil has a tendancy to gel up, he suggested I...
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    MERCURY CONCERNS

    I expressed some anquish over my 175'S oil pump drive to my local dealer, I had just purchased a 1991 searay laguna with a 175 merc the boat has 51 hours on it and was seldom used hadn't been run in a year. i installed new bats and ran it, had a poor idle but revved well, tell tale was weak and...
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    I'M BACK FROM MY TEXAS BOAT TRIP

    Well I decided to go ahead and purchase the Searay Laguna with the 175 mercury, this is boat number 11 and my third Mercury outboard, upon arrival I tried to run the engine it would rev up fine but no idle, the boat supposedly had been serviced, and was ready to go other than having one year old...
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    MARINE ENG vs. PASSENGER CAR ENG

    After much debate on the subject, I did some investigating, heres what I found out (350 chevy) some earlier mercruiser blocks (not all) had a higher nickel content, the marine spec Camshaft had ten thousandths more intake valve lift and held the exhaust valves open for 8 degrees additional...
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    Mercury Guys Set me Straight please

    I've read a couple things here that have me a little bit confused, maybe you guys can set me straight: one guy says his merc 150's have about 100#'S compression after a rebuild, another says he has a used 200 for sale that has 125 across the board, what should the compression be on a '91 175...
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    Dealer says compression test is good

    Hello everyone, I'm new here names Don, getting ready to head down to texas to pick up a '91 searay laguna 20 with a 175 merc dealer says the compression test is good @ 100-95-110-100-100-100 this sounds too low to me, the boat is from a private party owner has no mechanical knowledge, boat has...
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